Letters

Published
November 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Wildlife concerns shouldn’t stymie railroad project

Re: “Letter to the editor: Proposed railroad site a significant wildlife habitat” (Nov. 5): Ole Amundsen III’s concern that a railroad track along Gray Meadow would endanger the birds and wildlife there is totally unrealistic, even if a benefactor were to come forward to fund the entire cost of relocating the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad […]
Published
November 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Insurer’s decision leaves patient without a voice

I recently went to my primary care physician twice regarding an issue that has been irritating me for some time. My doctor tried one fix on the first visit that was not effective. On the second visit, he was going to try another remedy, hoping that it would help. He wrote a prescription for me. […]
Published
November 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Maine forges path ahead for ranked-choice voting

I’m hopeful about one Maine decision this November – passing Question 5. Regardless of who you voted for in the presidential election, a lot of folks were generally displeased with both major candidates. The biggest enemy during the campaigns were not the candidates themselves, but the two-party system and the stranglehold it has on our […]
Published
November 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: Those left behind by economy turn to populism

I understand the appeal of populism; I am experiencing the pain and loss, the desperation and fear that accompany late-middle-age unemployment. I walk down the deserted Main Streets of dying towns in Washington, Somerset, Waldo and Aroostook counties, drive past the empty mills and factories in Waterville, Dexter, Pittsfield, Millinocket and Bucksport. This is rural […]
Published
November 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: Elected mayor might not  be the answer for Portland

Discord at Portland City Hall, according to Mayor Ethan Strimling, paraphrased in a recent Maine Sunday Telegram article, is a matter of “struggling to evolve,” not politics. However, an elected mayor by definition is political and possibly subject to desires of power and aspirations to higher office while appearing relevant to populist interests. Reporter Randy […]

Published
November 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: City Council, not mayor,  the problem in Portland

The image that reporter Randy Billings painted Nov. 6 of Mayor Ethan Strimling, culpable for a City Hall cold war, feels unfairly biased against a leader with less than a year under his belt. Like some, I had reservations about new leadership in the mayor’s office. While I don’t speak on behalf of my organization, […]
Published
November 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: Without a mandate, Republican agenda is toast

Hillary Clinton has won the popular vote by around 1.5 million and the number keeps rising. Now, this is more than some presidents have won by, so let me be clear: The Republican agenda is certainly lacking a mandate, and no matter how the leadership, spins or twists reality, the fact remains they are not […]
Published
November 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: Trump’s tactics don’t deserve respect

Columnist Alan Caron (“Celebrate the system, if not the result,” Nov. 13), believes Donald Trump “won fair and square”? What election campaign was Caron following? Five former presidents, President Obama, leaders of Trump’s own party, Pope Francis and respected leaders around the country and the world have said Trump is unfit to serve as president […]
Published
November 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Domestic-violence victims shouldn’t suffer in silence

To everyone living with domestic violence, from a survivor of domestic violence who is 77 years old: Get help now! In the past several days, there have been reports in the Portland Press Herald of two men arrested for serious domestic violence crimes. As a survivor, I know it’s hard to take the first step […]
Published
November 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Constitution offers source of knowledge, comfort

The answer to your front-page headline of Nov. 16: ” ‘Tell us … that we have a place in America’ “: The short answer is “yes, of course.” Let’s take it step by step. First of all: Stand up and be proud. You have done a very heroic thing. You have left home for the […]

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