Letters

Published
May 5, 2016

Letter to the editor: Sen. King should support better bill regulating visas

In his April 13 letter, responding to a letter of April 4, Chris Joyce makes the case for Sen. Angus King’s support of the Immigration Innovation Act (S.153). As a Texas Instruments employee, Joyce points out the importance of science, technology, engineering and math education in general and the importance of H-1B visas to fill […]
Published
May 5, 2016

Letter to the editor: Embattled superintendent would best serve SAD 6 by resigning

The School Administrative District 6 Board of Directors wants a “prompt resolution” for the superintendent’s violation of the district’s nepotism policy. For the good of the school system, Frank Sherburne should resign from his position as the superintendent of schools. From Feb. 8 to March 11, Frank Sherburne’s son Zachariah Sherburne was employed at Buxton […]
Published
May 4, 2016

Letter to the editor: Anti-global warming argument overlooks critical science

David Dilley, in his letter of April 28 (“Global warming cycles part of normal sequence of events”), claims that the idea that global warming is man-made is only “politicizing.” He is among the 2 to 3 percent of scientists who still deny that human activity is the main contributing factor in global warming. His denial […]
Published
May 4, 2016

Letter to the editor: Woolwich town meeting chance for residents to speak up on ‘pay as you throw’

The Woolwich town meeting will be at 9 a.m. Saturday. When I was a child growing up in Woolwich, my parents used to take my brothers and me to town meeting every year. We were taught the importance of getting involved in our town. It is one day out of the year that our votes […]
Published
May 4, 2016

Letter to the editor: Letter writer plays fast and loose with climate change facts

David Dilley’s assertion (“Letter to the editor: Global warming cycles part of natural sequence of events,” April 28) that the Arctic is seeing “major ice restoration” is patently false. The facts are exactly opposite: A NASA headline on March 28 announced “2016 Arctic sea ice wintertime extent hits another record low.” (Fact-checkers can Google that […]

Published
May 4, 2016

Letter to the editor: Teens shouldn’t be the only ones who face key political questions

The April 18 article describing Maine teens’ interest in the presidential campaign is encouraging. Youth interest in an election seems positive. Many in high school now will come of age during the next presidency. What are their hopes for the economic well-being of the United States (their own lives included)? What are their concerns about […]
Published
May 3, 2016

Letter to the editor: Justin Chenette deserves support in June 14 primary

I urge my fellow Mainers in District 31 to vote Justin Chenette for Maine Senate in the June 14 Democratic primary. Justin currently serves in the Maine House of Representatives and has been hugely successful as one of the youngest lawmakers in Maine. As a recent college graduate, I identify with Justin’s campaign platform for […]
Published
May 3, 2016

Letter to the editor: Governor offers lame shot at shifting blame from him

“Gov. LePage apologizes for abrupt end to event speech” read the Press Herald headline (Page A1, April 28). Well, no; he didn’t. My Funk & Wagnalls defines “to apologize” as “to acknowledge, with regret, any fault or offense.” Neither of those elements was present in the governor’s statement. What we had instead was a typically […]
Published
May 3, 2016

Letter to the editor: India Street clinic aided ‘Marden’s Lady,’ husband in their time of need

I’m a theater artist, rather well-known in Maine as the Marden’s Lady and stand-up comedian Birdie Googins. I am also a produced playwright and lyricist; my husband, Jerry, was a composer. As artists working at our profession, we never quite managed to get our heads above water enough to finance health insurance. When Jerry became […]
Published
May 3, 2016

Letter to the editor: LePage veto of solar bill a disappointing setback

The most important reason to lament Gov. LePage’s veto of the solar bill is the proposal’s potentially positive impact on climate change. The Press Herald (Page A1, April 30) reported that advocates supported the bill because of its potential contributions to jobs and the solar industry. These are good and important reasons. But there’s more. […]

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