Letters

Published
August 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Maine taxpayers supported radicalized Freeport man

So, let me get this straight. The Iranian refugee Adnan Fazeli came to this country to escape religious persecution from his own government. Then, after a period of time, he became self-radicalized and joined the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) in Syria to kill people who did not follow the Quran according […]
Published
August 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Rhetoric, not the homeless, is what needs to be ‘cleaned up’

The rhetoric about people experiencing homelessness in Portland these days is appalling, especially to me, as a Christian faith leader. In an Aug. 8 Portland Press Herald article about a new city project to “clean up” West Bayside, one man said (partly paraphrased) that the problem is ” ‘the regulars’ and the people who are […]
Published
August 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Trump’s poll ‘observers’ anything but patriotic

Recently Donald Trump began recruiting what he’s calling “election observers” on his campaign website. This should alarm any person who values democracy, no matter what their political affiliation. Mr. Trump’s current poll numbers are miserable, and as it stands he could be facing an absolutely humiliating defeat in November. In response, instead of changing his […]
Published
August 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Poliquin owes us his stance on Republican nominee

With recent events and the raging controversy surrounding this election, it is impossible to imagine that the congressman would not have a position. That he chooses not to share that opinion with the people of Maine suggests both cowardice and a slippery desire to avoid the consequences of a decision. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, U.S. […]
Published
August 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Trump’s vitriol toward Obama is off the scale of reason

Suppose for a moment that either Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson or our beloved first president of the United States, George Washington, were opposing Donald Trump in the current presidential campaign. I can only wonder at the depths of the slanderous labels and verbal distortions that Trump would create to discredit their character. His recent barrage […]

Published
August 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Collins, King should publicly oppose trade deal

President Obama recently put Congress on notice that he will send the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement to Congress for approval after the November election. The TPP is a massive deal that incorporates 40 percent of the global economy, was negotiated behind closed doors by roughly 600 corporate advisers, while Congress and the public were locked […]
Published
August 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Loving Italian mother gives prescription for living

Gina Barreca’s Aug. 20 column, “My destiny: Making sauce, chasing chickens around the yard,” perfectly describes how we are quietly drawn to what we have learned growing up, no matter what we may accomplish professionally. Like Gina’s, my mother’s Italian family provided a strong and loving prescription for living. This time of year, no matter […]
Published
August 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Downeaster service can be expanded without spending millions of dollars

I write regarding “Downeaster to boost Brunswick service by building new track” (Aug. 17). Plans to spend another nearly $10 million on the Portland North Downeaster extension, on top of the nearly $60 million spent to date, are a monumental waste of taxpayer money. Why? Because the proposed siding is wholly unnecessary. If you read […]
Published
August 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Adopt message of love, reject Trump’s brand of hatred

My 16-year-old granddaughter was adopted at the age of 21 months from Romania. My daughter rescued her from an orphanage crib and a bleak future of poverty and despair. Because her biological parents were Roma (or Gypsies), she has a brown complexion similar to that of Muslims and Latinos. Today she is a happy, typical […]
Published
August 22, 2016

Letter to the editor: Recycling is everyone’s responsibility

There are two ways every household in Scarborough can help themselves, their community and the environment: recycling and composting. Our household has done both for 30 years since we lived in Japan, where it is the law. Recycling in Scarborough is extremely easy. The yellow-lidded curbside container is the key ingredient. All recyclable plastics now […]

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