Letters

Published
November 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Don’t accept ‘new normal,’ get active and undo damage to our country

Is it now the “new normal” for a president-elect to gather into his inner circle a cadre of advisers who, among other things, cozy up to white-power nationalists of the alt-right sensibility, deny climate change, tweet that fear of Muslims is “rational,” and advocate “conversion” therapy for those who do not identify as heterosexual? Is […]
Published
November 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Passage of Question 5 offers great hope for improved elections

I am wondering if those who want a recount on questions 1 and 2 are the same people who fought so hard against Question 5 because having to do a second round of counting to get a majority would cost too much and take too long, etc., etc. Personally, I am tickled to pieces that […]
Published
November 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Deporting undocumented workers would be unfair, immoral

While I agree that our southern border has to be secured by a wall or whatever it takes, and that illegals convicted of serious crimes should be returned to their countries, I believe it would be morally reprehensible to deport most of the undocumented workers. Our government could have stopped illegal immigration long ago if […]
Published
November 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Avoid paper waste and protect the planet: Wrap gifts in pillowcases, sheets

Ho, Ho, Ho, Boys and Girls of Portland, Mrs. Claus and I have some serious concerns about the environment. It’s getting much less icy up here, so our winter wonderland is changing. Can you help us? This year, we’d like you to leave out a bunch of pillowcases and sheets (along with the snacks for […]
Published
November 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins wrong to endorse Jeff Sessions for U.S. attorney general

Sen. Susan Collins’ recent endorsement of Sen. Jeff Sessions for U.S. attorney general is surprising and deeply disappointing. Sen. Collins states she has known Sessions for about 20 years. Given that history, we would assume Sen. Collins is aware that: • In 1986, the Senate rejected Sessions’ nomination for a federal judgeship because of racism […]

Published
November 22, 2016

Letter to the editor: Immigrants are still welcome in Maine

The country continues to reel from the shocking impact of the recent presidential election, and many minority communities are experiencing a heightened sense of insecurity as a result of the discriminatory policies being proposed by the incoming administration. The threat of mass deportation weighs heavily on the minds of many immigrants throughout the country. And […]
Published
November 22, 2016

Letter to the editor: High schools must teach kids how to think for the future

William Vaughan Jr.’s Nov. 14 Maine Voices proposal for preparing high school students for the future is asking school systems – boards of education, administrators and teachers – to use their crystal balls to determine the curriculum. It seems to me that the role of education is not to be a predictive science preparing students […]
Published
November 22, 2016

Letter to the editor: Portland councilors made right call on reporting energy usage

Thanks to the Portland city councilors who voted recently to require the owners of certain commercial properties to begin reporting their buildings’ energy usage. There are tools available to make the process doable, and the delay in implementation will give building owners ample opportunity to learn how the reporting systems work. Over time, benchmarking should […]
Published
November 22, 2016

Letter to the editor: City of Saco should rethink its policy on private roads

The city of Saco should rethink its policy regarding private roads. Why change the policy? The major reason is that these private roads might require upgrading to current standards. The cost of the upgrade might not fall on individuals who created the roads and live along them – it would fall on Saco taxpayers. Upgrading […]
Published
November 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Bannon unfit for Trump’s inner circle

What is racism? Dictionary.com defines it as “a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.” Racism is […]

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