Letters

Published
January 22, 2017

Letter to the editor: War profiteering demands protest

Thank you for printing David Sharp’s Jan. 9 Associated Press article, “Under Trump, Navy plans biggest expansion since Cold War.” I now realize that 7,000-plus U.S. nuclear weapons and 800-plus U.S. war bases, on foreign soil, aren’t enough to keep the Homeland safe against “resurgent Russia and saber-rattling China” – even though those 800-plus bases […]
Published
January 21, 2017

Letter to the editor: Republicans irresponsible to have no ACA alternative

Republican members of Congress have been railing against Obamacare for years. Yet repealing it is as far as they can plan. They have no vision for what to “replace” it with. That is not leadership. That’s power play. Before destroying current policy, Congress should show us their plan to replace our health care. How will […]
Published
January 21, 2017

Letter to the editor: Putting a human face  on impact of repealed ACA

I slept three hours last night, spending the rest worrying about what Obamacare repeal would mean to my family. I cannot believe Sen. Susan Collins will vote for repeal without adequate replacement if the effects are given a human face. So here’s our story. My husband and I have been comfortably middle class for most […]
Published
January 21, 2017

Letter to the editor: Lawmakers should ask themselves if they’d opt for any alternative to ACA

There should be one test for any Affordable Care Act replacement plan: Will every U.S. senator and representative voluntarily terminate the health care plan they enjoy as a member of the U.S. Congress and apply for coverage under the plan they are offering us? Jerry Genesio Scarborough
Published
January 21, 2017

Letter to the editor: LePage inconsistent while Pingree acts like Republican

I’m confused. I seem to not understand why 1 + 1 no longer equals 2. Gov. LePage said in 2010 that if he were re-elected, he would tell Barack Obama to “go to hell,” but this week, he said that U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree should resign for not attending the presidential inauguration. Like Donald Trump, […]

Published
January 21, 2017

Letter to the editor: LePage’s meddling in Kennebunk town business was inappropriate

On Tuesday night, Gov. LePage surprised Kennebunk residents by showing up at a joint meeting of our Board of Selectmen and the Kennebunk Light & Power District Board of Trustees. The purpose of the meeting was to address dam relicensing on the Mousam River. Gov. LePage wasted valuable agenda time giving what appeared to be […]
Published
January 21, 2017

Letter to the editor: Sessions would uphold immigration laws

Maine Sen. Susan Collins made a surprisingly strong endorsement of Jeff Sessions for attorney general of the United States. I watched most of the first day’s hearings on his nomination, and time after time, in answer to questions from Judiciary Committee members, Sessions stressed he would enforce the law, including the laws on immigration. I […]
Published
January 20, 2017

Letter to the editor: Before building border wall, key questions need answers

Before we build a wall along 2,000 miles of the U.S.-Mexican border, Americans should have clear and compelling answers to the following questions: • What problem is the wall supposed to address? • Will a wall solve the problem? • Are there other ways to solve the problem? • Is a wall the best way to solve the problem? […]
Published
January 20, 2017

Letter to the editor: Don’t repeal Obamacare, many desperately need it

My family is one of those that will be hurt if Sen. Susan Collins doesn’t help preserve the Affordable Care Act (“Commentary: Maine Sen. Susan Collins should vote for the Affordable Care Act,” Jan. 13). After I worked for the same environmental nonprofit for almost five years, my company was forced to let me go […]
Published
January 20, 2017

Letter to the editor: Courts may have last word on ranked-choice voting

There are a couple of significant issues with Dick Woodbury’s Jan. 17 Maine Voices on ranked-choice voting. I am sure that he overlooked them in his column. Those issues are the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and possibly the U.S. Supreme Court. The Maine Legislature and secretary of state could “do their jobs,” as he urges, […]

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