Letters

Published
December 25, 2016

Letter to the editor: Don’t be foolish – get a second, even third, opinion

Seven years ago, I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and told by a local doctor that if I were his father, he would not put me through chemotherapy and radiation. In essence, I was a dead man. Fortunately, I got a second opinion at Massachusetts General Hospital and seven years later, I am cancer-free. Just […]
Published
December 25, 2016

Letter to the editor: Botanical Gardens article wrong about ‘controversy’

My wife and I were dismayed to read the article “In Boothbay, controversy blooms in Botanical Gardens plan” (Maine Sunday Telegram, Page A1, Dec. 4). Unfortunately, this story contains misinformation and misconceptions. We have been members of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens since 2005 and have served as advisers and consultants. The Gardens has built […]
Published
December 25, 2016

Letter to the editor: Study of hospital doctors interesting but flawed

This is in response to the Associated Press article “Can hospital doctor’s gender influence chance of survival?” (Page A7, Dec. 20). I believe that the study to which the article was referring was published this month in JAMA Internal Medicine. The lead author was Dr. Yusuke Tsugawa, not Dr. Ashish K. Jha as The Associated […]
Published
December 25, 2016

Letter to the editor: Our need for basic care comes first

Every human being deserves basic care, to be treated with respect and dignity. Care should not be based only on ability to pay. Investing in our people enables them to stay in the workforce and care for their families. As a new administration looks at dismantling the Affordable Care Act, I ask that they/we take […]
Published
December 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Skowhegan propane dealer should accept election results, move on

I’ve tried to keep quiet about the anti-Trump protesters, but the newspaper article Thursday (Page C1) about the gas dealer in Skowhegan who won’t sell propane to Donald Trump supporters makes me speak out. Please, sir: Grow up. You, like many other protesters across the country, are acting like a spoiled little brat because you […]

Published
December 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Writer wrong to smear Clinton by association

Charles Todorich’s recent Maine Voices column (Dec. 8) was mostly piling on and gloating – a wordy equivalent of yelling “Nyah, nyah, we won, you lost!” Dredging up various past charges against Hillary Clinton is in this category. So is rehashing election nght. Equating the mistakes of Tojo and the Japanese leadership after Pearl Harbor […]
Published
December 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Notice Trump’s silence  on Americans who murder

I find it fascinating to note that Donald Trump is concerned over possible Muslim terrorists entering our country but silent on such matters as Dylann Roof and other Americans who shoot and murder other Americans. Apparently it’s OK with him to have Americans killing other Americans, but not OK when Muslim immigrants are fleeing their […]
Published
December 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Let’s urge our lawmakers  to support solar community

Grandfathering existing solar system customers for only 15 years (as the Maine Public Utilities Commission has proposed) is like having the rug pulled out from under your feet (like Lucy in the “Peanuts” cartoon strip). Any sensible new regulation always grandfathers most existing conditions. And why would anyone have an incentive to install solar if […]
Published
December 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Christmas inspires wish to give, live in peace

When I think about Christmas, I see a picture I have someplace of myself when I was about 8. I am wearing a felt poodle skirt, a pink sweater, white bobby socks and saddle shoes. My skin, my hair, my smile, the gift in my hands, wrapped in paper that has been decorated by hand […]
Published
December 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Tackle tobacco use – support tax hike

Your Dec. 12 editorial, “Our View: Life expectancy slips back while inequality grows,” noted that 2015 marks the first decrease in life expectancy since 1993, in part because of the rise in rates for eight of the top 10 leading causes of death. The fact is, tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of […]

Sign In:

Letters