Letters

Published
December 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: Stranger’s unexpected gift fills my heart with gratitude

Thanksgiving: I found out what it is really all about. I had two invitations with friends but declined after spending two weeks in a nursing home with loved ones. I was burned out, so to speak. On this day around 4:30 I decided to go somewhere for Thanksgiving by myself, but nothing was open except […]
Published
December 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: Social Security’s math doesn’t add up in my book

Like millions of Americans, I recently received notice from Social Security Administration stating that the amount I receive would not be eligible for a COLA increase because, in their words “There was no increase in the cost of living during the past year based on the Consumer Price Index.” In fact, the amount I will […]
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December 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: Ranked-choice voting is a way to empower voters

Ranked-choice voting offers an opportunity for those of us who have felt disenfranchised by the political status quo to take back the power that the constitution intended we should have all along. In five of the last 11 gubernatorial races, the winners took less than 40 percent of the votes cast, and those governors, whether they […]
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December 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: Statoil’s choice of Scotland doesn’t center on LePage

In reading Tux Turkel’s Nov. 22 article, “Statoil’s wind farm will float in Scotland,” one is given the impression that Gov. LePage is the reason why the economics of locating a wind farm off Scotland were more attractive than off of Maine. While the governor is an attractive target, please consider some other factors. Statoil […]
Published
December 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage’s refugee opposition is Legislature’s cue to remove him

I keep thinking that at some point one of Gov. Paul LePage’s outrageous acts will be the last straw. But no, he goes on to trump himself, saying he can’t work with legislators, that he doesn’t have to answer to anyone. This petty tyrant’s overheated opposition to helping Syrian refugees is only the latest in […]

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December 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: Muslims must teach peace, then ally with other religions

Admit it. You have asked yourself, “If there were no religions, would there be fewer wars?” Voltaire enters the discussion, “If there were not God, it would be necessary to invent Him.” Insecurities, fears, uncertainties, anxieties and questions lead to the “necessity” of God. Is God necessary to explain the Boston Marathon bombing, the plane […]
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December 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: Small businesses, workers stand to gain from crude oil

Recently the editorial board wrote in opposition to lifting the ban on crude oil exports (“Lifting crude-oil export ban would help Big Oil, hurt the rest of us“), claiming a commonly repeated myth that only so-called “Big Oil” would gain if Congress were to repeal this outdated policy. But the reality is actually quite different. […]
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December 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: Portland’s sidewalks are best avoided in winter

Add my name to the list of people who’d like to see the end of brick sidewalks. Never mind ice; just rain will cause bricks to become treacherously slippery – I’ve slipped several times, even wearing sneakers. But whenever I think of brick sidewalks, I remember a day when my husband and I left a […]
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December 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: People in wheelchairs also have a hard time on bricks

Addendum to your article on brick sidewalks. Pity the person who must travel them in a wheelchair! At least a minibump at every brick! Setting them at a 45 degree angle helps a little. They should be outlawed except possibly in a complex of historical buildings. Joel S. Look Portsmouth, N.H.
Published
December 4, 2015

Letter to the editor: ACLU lawsuit on abortions ignores moral objections

The ACLU lawsuit demanding that abortion be funded under Maine Care is nothing more than a sneaky maneuver to force taxpayers to pay for the murder of innocent unborn children. If this lawsuit is successful, people with sincerely held moral objections to abortion will be forced to pay for them, and that is unconscionable. I […]

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