Letters

Published
June 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Gun rights shouldn’t trump people’s right to feel safe

I would like to hear somebody explain – coherently, credibly and in a fact-based way – why it is necessary to have, in this country, a legal right for a person to own assault weapons and military-grade ammunition designed to inflict maximum damage to human bodies. Why is there not an equally vehement defense and […]
Published
June 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Kudos to New Balance for breaking silence on TPP

The New Balance shoe company, with manufacturing facilities in Maine, should be lauded for withdrawing its support for the Trans Pacific Partnership. (President Obama, while touting the agreement, said Vietnam would be one of its biggest beneficiaries. Vietnam’s shoe industry is a big part of the agreement.) This marked a change in New Balance’s public […]
Published
June 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Restaurant owner misses out on two-sided gun conversation

A recent article quoted Anne Verrill, owner of Grace and Foreside restaurants in Portland. In a post on Facebook that included a photo of an AR-15 style rifle, she wrote: “If you own this gun, or you condone the ownership of this gun for private use, you may no longer enter either of my restaurants.” […]
Published
June 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Clinton, Sanders both unfairly targeted with personal attacks

As an ardent supporter of Hillary Clinton, I want to encourage Bernie Sanders and his supporters to challenge all the sexism that is being directed at Clinton. At the same time, I want to make sure that all people do not fall into the trap of aiming Jewish oppression (anti-Semitism) at Bernie Sanders. He has […]
Published
June 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Clean up our cars and our electric sector to fight climate change

I’m glad to hear General Motors is working to develop lighter models of their vehicles. With gas prices on the rise again and global warming getting worse, we must do all we can to transition from polluting fossil fuels. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, which sets the first-ever federal limits on pollution from […]

Published
June 17, 2016

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins deliberately choosing not to disavow Donald Trump

A reminder to the Portland Press Herald that the language of reporting should convey fact without bias or misleading readers, as was done in the print headline of your June 8 front-page article “Moderate Collins forced into Trump balancing act.” Sen. Susan Collins is not being forced into her position on Donald Trump by anyone […]
Published
June 17, 2016

Letter to the editor: What will convince Congress to act on assault weapons?

I am a gun owner and supporter of the Second Amendment. I own a double-barreled shotgun, a .30-30 deer rifle, a .357 Magnum revolver and a 9 mm handgun. I do not need an AK-47 to go bird hunting. No one does. Assault rifles are designed and intended for a single purpose: to kill as […]
Published
June 17, 2016

Letter to the editor: Refusal to serve during war blemishes Muhammad Ali’s hero status

This is in response to the overwhelming praise of the late boxer Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) by celebrated Americans, such as President Obama, former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and many more, including professional sports teams and U.S. cities. Ali was called a hero by all the above without their ever mentioning what […]
Published
June 17, 2016

Letter to the editor: Woodfords Corner ‘improvements’ take a wrong turn

Why do we keep reading about the process of choosing a sculpture for the Woodfords Corner “update,” yet are not told about the proposed traffic and road changes? The proposed elimination of the right-turn lane for inbound traffic onto Woodford Street is a truly serious change. (It was reported in the Press Herald several months […]
Published
June 16, 2016

Letter to the editor: Piece on babies in tap house raises questions, disturbs

The “Beer Muse” column “Take it from me: Babies love Little Tap House,” which ran on Page M26 of the June 9 MaineToday Magazine, is disturbing on many levels. I acknowledge that it has been many years since my children were babies, but when did play dates for babies move from playgrounds to beer bars? […]

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