Letters

Published
September 1, 2016

Letter to the editor: Crude, immature governor humiliates the entire state

Paul LePage has been a humiliation to the citizens of the state of Maine since he first ran for office. Time and time again we have been subjected to his crude remarks and bullying behaviors toward anyone he perceives as a threat. The list of offenders is long and includes women, the NAACP, Muslims, college […]
Published
August 31, 2016

Letter to the editor: If governor doesn’t resign, he should be impeached

I don’t know what religion you practice or the color of your skin, but if you’re reading this, please substitute your race or creed for the relevant words in Gov. LePage’s recent comment: “You shoot at the enemy. … the enemy right now …. are people of color or people of Hispanic origin.” For example, […]
Published
August 31, 2016

Letter to the editor: White nationalist views won’t work to state’s benefit

In response to “Letter to the editor: Give LePage a pass on latest racial claim” (Aug. 28): Instead of the word “racial,” the headline writer should have used the word “racist,” because that’s what Gov. LePage’s comments are. I am a young, white woman from Maine, married to a Latino man from away, and the […]
Published
August 31, 2016

Letter to the editor: LePage puts Maine in a sorry state

I agree with your editorial “Our View: Message to America: Sorry we gave you LePage” (Aug. 26) properly interpreting Gov. Paul LePage’s latest libelous comments about minority groups as racist. I cannot, however, join in your apology to America for the election of a racist as our governor. I did not vote for LePage and […]
Published
August 31, 2016

Letter to the editor: LePage has an objective: Rid state of drugs, dealers

The purer-than-thou Democrats and media have been harassing Gov. Le-Page from the time he campaigned for his first term for governor, all through his first term, on through his second campaign and into his second term. A lawyer once told me, in his own words, that it is acceptable to harass a politician. I am […]

Published
August 31, 2016

Letter to the editor: Newspaper be reminded: You don’t speak for everyone

Your Aug. 26 editorial, “Our View: Message to America: Sorry we gave you LePage,” which is presented as an apology from Mainers, puts forth your opinion – which you are certainly entitled to do, as are all Americans. But what you are not entitled to do is represent others as if you speak for them. […]
Published
August 30, 2016

Letter to the editor: LePage shouldn’t speak out against Khan family

Re: “LePage calls father of deceased Muslim U.S. soldier a ‘con artist’ “ (Aug. 25): It saddens me greatly that the governor of Maine would belittle the Khan family, which has lost the dearest thing in their heart: their dear son, serving in the U.S. Army. How dare this governor say such a thing? What […]
Published
August 30, 2016

Letter to the editor: Governor should be held accountable for his threats

In response to Gov. Paul LePage’s threatening and bad language toward others: If I, as an average citizen, had said such things or made such threats, I would find myself under arrest for threatening a government official or any person. Why is Gov. LePage immune from our laws? He continually breaks the law but is […]
Published
August 30, 2016

Letter to the editor: Portland Mayor Strimling challenges critic of renter protection proposal

Last week, I proposed a series of protections for Portland renters. The protections include requiring 90 days’ notice to a family before a landlord can raise their rent or evict them without cause. The proposal also protects Portland taxpayers by preventing mass evictions that strain our social services (like we saw last winter) and ensures […]
Published
August 30, 2016

Letter to the editor: Unfit to serve, LePage should resign

A person who is unable to engage in tactful civil discourse is unfit for public service. A person who is unable to respect all of the inhabitants of the state that he or she governs is unfit to govern. A person who repeatedly engages in vulgar, violent and threatening rhetoric, in public or in private, […]

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