Letters

Published
August 29, 2015

Letter to the editor: Remove bronze plaques from ‘Our Lady of Victories’

The centerpiece of Portland is the statue “Our Lady of Victories” in Monument Square. For many years it has stood where we see it today. Unfortunately, it is no longer in original condition. In recent years, two bronze plaques were bolted to the corner of the base facing the library. So who cares if they […]
Published
August 29, 2015

Letter to the editor: Setting the record straight on Michael Brennan’s strong record

I was shocked by what to me felt like personal attacks on Mayor Michael Brennan recently by a few members of the City Council and members of the school board. That said, I feel compelled to provide a bit of balance in describing who Michael Brennan is. I first met Michael when we both worked […]
Published
August 29, 2015

Letter to the editor: State parks passport gets a stamp of approval

Thank you for the article on the Maine State Parks Passport program in Thursday’s MaineToday Magazine (“A passport to family adventures,” Page M23)! My sons and I discovered this program earlier this summer while visiting the Blockhouse in Fort Kent. Since then, it has become a competitive mission to collect stamps; one boy sneaked off […]
Published
August 29, 2015

Letter to the editor: Mental health treatment, not gun control, is key to stopping tragedies

Lately we have been inundated with stories of tragedies like what happened Wednesday in Roanoke, Virginia. Last week, it was the senseless stabbing of a woman at a supermarket in Saco. A few months ago, it was the shooting of nine people at a church service in South Carolina. The liberals are blaming guns, knives […]
Published
August 29, 2015

Letter to the editor: Limits needed on out-of-state campaign donations

There are limits on the amount that noncitizens can contribute to federal campaigns. Shouldn’t there be similar limits on the amount that out-of-staters can contribute to Maine campaigns? If I remember correctly, the majority of money to Gov. LePage’s last campaign came from out of state. Maine has a proud tradition of local political involvement; […]

Published
August 28, 2015

Letter to the editor: In times of financial fear, keep a calm perspective

In all of the commotion about the stock market, I am reminded of the remarks financial guru Louis Rukeyser made after the far worse 1987 crash. They have always lingered in my memory, and I have heard them quoted before. On Oct. 23, 1987, he opened his weekly TV show with these words, which are […]
Published
August 28, 2015

Letter to the editor: South Portland police deserve kudos for funeral procession

On Monday, my wife was laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in South Portland after a 10-month battle with complications from a severe spinal cord injury. She was a popular and energizing presence in our city. Her battle to live as normal a life as possible, despite being rendered a quadriplegic forever tethered to a […]
Published
August 28, 2015

Letter to the editor: Taxes, costs make it difficult to compete with overseas

Re: “Verso to cut 300 jobs at Jay paper mill” (Aug. 20): It is prophetic what has taken place in the higher echelon. Another of our paper mills will shut down some of their operations. Why? Lack of orders, and taxes eating into cost and profits! Jobs evaporating. Imagine while we clamor for more jobs […]
Published
August 28, 2015

Letter to the editor: Credit to Press Herald for coverage of NOM donor list

Great thanks to the Press Herald for the prominent and thorough report on donors to the National Organization for Marriage campaign against civil rights for Maine same-sex unions (information illegally not identified at the time), and for the excellent editorial on the threat such improper secrecy is to fair elections in a state celebrated for […]
Published
August 27, 2015

Letter to the editor: Protect our forests – bring back Civilian Conservation Corps

Re: “Maine steps up monitoring as emerald ash borer encroaches on state” (Aug. 19): Bring back the Civilian Conservation Corps. They will take care of the emerald ash borer and any other insects that destroy our trees. In the 1930s and ’40s, the primary function of the camps in Alfred, Lewiston, Bridgton and Jefferson, plus […]

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