Letters

Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage’s ‘blackmail’ overlooks needs of Good Will-Hinckley students

I am a graduate of Averill High School at Good Will-Hinckley (many years ago) and am outraged at Gov. LePage’s actions. To summarily decide that satisfying his petty vendetta against someone from another political party by putting help for at-risk kids in the crossfire is not the mark of a responsible public servant. His blackmail […]
Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Research shows benefits  of home energy efficiency

An Associated Press article you published about a University of Chicago study (“Home efficiency measures fail to deliver as advertised, study finds,” June 24) may have left some readers with the mistaken impression that all residential energy-efficiency programs cost more than they save. In reality, the study in question covered only one program in one […]
Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Sen. King’s support of Alzheimer’s act shows understanding

I thank Sen. Angus King for his recent support of the HOPE (Health Outcomes, Planning and Education) for Alzheimer’s Act. This bill will give families and health care providers the educational tools they need to help those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. As a Maine family member who has gone through the medical minefield to help […]
Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Thanking Pingree, urging all to support Alzheimer’s act

June was Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and it is important to remember that Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and the only one in the top 10 in America that cannot be prevented, cured or slowed. It is the most expensive disease in our country, with current […]
Published
July 7, 2015

Letter to the editor: Portland should make park of waterfront parking lot

In 2004, the city of Portland obtained Planning Board approval to build the Ocean Gateway facility, including the creation of a large fenced-in paved queuing area next to the facility on the water’s edge. Part of the parcel included a waterfront area just east of Ocean Gateway called the Amethyst Lot. In 2004, the Amethyst […]

Published
July 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: School budget gaming in Scarborough merits ‘no’

On Tuesday, Scarborough voters will again try to approve a school budget for the coming school year. The first budget lost by a margin of 1,719 to 1,408. In an advisory question, 1,761 thought it too high, 617 thought it too low and 709 found it acceptable. The revised budget – $38.6 million, or $500,000 […]
Published
July 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: House Speaker Eves deserves treatment he’s receiving

The consequences that Speaker Mark Eves received are justified. Being unqualified to head a school is reason enough not to be hired. Being the same unqualified person who opposed the type of school being considered for his leadership is another reason that Gov. LePage should withhold not just some money, but all money from the […]
Published
July 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: Answering the call to stand up to LePage

On June 30, the Portland Press Herald had a front-page story (“Legislators request probe of LePage in Eves job loss”) and a letter to the editor (“Lawmakers should stand up to LePage”) that influenced my heart and mind. A former Republican legislator, Robert Daigle, wrote a letter asking other former Republican legislators to respond to […]
Published
July 6, 2015

Letter to the editor: Self-righteous turn vitriol against society’s vulnerable

I was dismayed (though not at all surprised) at the conservative reaction to the recent Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage. What is curious to me, though, is that individuals opposing gay marriage on the grounds of exercising their religious freedom have not taken an aggressive stance to overturn divorce laws; to refuse the issuance […]
Published
July 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: Governor’s tasteless joke shows his lack of awareness

Re: “LePage jokes about shooting Maine political cartoonist” (June 25): I keep wondering what the response would be from law enforcement authorities if I, or another citizen, said that someone should be shot in retaliation for criticism of my actions. The governor’s use of that kind of terminology is another example of how he doesn’t […]

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