Letters

Published
June 22, 2016

Letter to the editor: Blaming guns takes away from the real threat we face

You have to hand it to our president, the Democrats and the media for artfully changing the subject regarding a terrorist’s shoot-up of an Orlando nightclub. According to all of the above, an “assault rifle” walked into the club and began slaughtering the occupants. No one with an ideological or religious agenda was behind that […]
Published
June 22, 2016

Letter to the editor: Pay for preschool teachers is just passing the buck

There are certain actions that, while not harmful in and of themselves, are likely to have harmful consequences. For that reason we discourage or outlaw them. Such actions include drunken driving, setting brush fires in a dry season and yelling “fire” in a crowded theater when there is no fire. In other cases, we actually […]
Published
June 22, 2016

Letter to the editor: Boston Magazine stands by Maine developer’s quotes

In the Maine Sunday Telegram story “Boothbay’s juggernaut: If he builds it, will they come?” (June 5), Paul Coulombe claims that Boston Magazine misquoted him. In the year since our story was published, Mr. Coulombe never contacted Boston Magazine to claim he was misquoted. The article was rigorously fact-checked and Mr. Coulombe’s comments during interviews […]
Published
June 22, 2016

Letter to the editor: Please donate to help close the gap in the Eastern Trail

According to a 2014 survey by the Eastern Trail Alliance, almost 90,000 people per year use the Eastern Trail, running from Bug Light in South Portland to Kittery – 62 miles. On this trail, people of all ages, locals and those from away, enjoy exercising in a safe, clean environment. The annual economic impact of […]
Published
June 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Sanders supporters can’t just fall in line behind Clinton

With the Democratic primary process coming to end, and the upcoming convention now looking like a Hillary Clinton coronation, we in the “Bernie or Bust” movement are under increasing pressure to fall in line. Support Clinton, the argument goes, or risk a Donald Trump presidency. Unfortunately, this argument illustrates the Democratic establishment thinking against which […]

Published
June 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Lack of coverage disrespects those who fought on D-Day

I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments expressed by Christopher Hoppin, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, in his June 10 letter to the editor (“D-Day barely mentioned in newspaper on June 6 anniversary”) regarding the lack of coverage commemorating D-Day on June 6. That the state’s most prominent news publication could relegate one of the century’s […]
Published
June 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Don’t have city of Portland politicians speak at LGBT vigils

It was unfortunate that the Portland Press Herald’s coverage of the heartwarming gathering at City Hall on June 13 to remember the victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre did not mention Mayor Ethan Strimling’s comments as the last speaker of the night. Before the mayor took the podium, a particularly eloquent speaker mentioned the fact […]
Published
June 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Invest in our students by fixing four deteriorating Portland schools

Our city is at a critical moment in deciding whether our youngest children’s futures are a priority. I am a proud parent of a child at Presumpscot Elementary School, a neighborhood school in Portland that uses an expeditionary learning model and has a strong, tight-knit community. I love our school, and incredible learning takes place […]
Published
June 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: Medical marijuana growers are not ‘caregivers’

Of the many issues that I have with medical marijuana, the term “caregiver” rankles me the most. How can commercial farmers, growing cannabis on acres of land and selling their crop for $250-plus per ounce, be considered caregivers? The Maine medical marijuana statute reifies the definition of for-profit producers as humanitarians. By this logic, Purdue, […]
Published
June 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: Clinton should counter Trump’s simplistic blasts, not spout proposals

The Washington Post’s “Another View” guest editorial (published June 11 in the Press Herald) hits a number of very important and valid points. But the headline (“Clinton should battle Trump with sound ideas”) and inherent/implied basis of the piece are both flawed. The point being (and this is an important point) that Hillary Clinton can […]

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