Letters

Published
June 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Sports – and its coverage – should celebrate ‘runners-up’

Everyone loves a winner – until they don’t. The sports news is rife with stories of embezzlement, bribery, cheating and even murder, committed by star athletes and their affiliates. This is likely the fallout from the uber-competitive, win-at-all costs culture that pervades sports at all levels. So much press is given to the team with […]
Published
June 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage needs to lose ‘my way’ approach

The last few days in Augusta have truly proved that a “business approach” to governing a state, often touted as an advantage by candidates with business or commercial background, is a fallacy. The business and corporate world is composed of skilled leaders, but of necessity they are autocratic dictators. A business is like an airplane […]
Published
June 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage’s bullying tactics are embarrassing

I read yet again, on the front page of the June 18 Portland Press Herald (“LePage pledges to veto ‘piggy projects’ in just-passed two-year budget”), how our beloved governor, Paul LePage, has embarrassed all Mainers with yet another of his hideous public exhibitions against our duly elected legislators – Democrats and Republicans. I refer to […]
Published
June 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Police videos show incident but don’t give whole story

This is an open letter to two different groups with two different messages that are forever linked. To my brothers and sisters in law enforcement: Whenever you are in public view performing your duties, regardless of the environment, regardless of the task or regardless of the individuals you are dealing with, assume is it is […]
Published
June 23, 2015

Letter to the editor: Cap-and-dividend policy offers green incentives

A cap-and-dividend policy can be a factor in reducing greenhouse gases while putting money in Mainers’ pockets. Carbon emission producers would pay a tax on those emissions. The tax in a cap-and-dividend policy would be given back to the people in the form of a check. Alaska does something similar with its oil proceeds. Instead […]

Published
June 23, 2015

Letter to the editor: Let’s not allow the state  of Maine to oppress tribes

Bravo to the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Micmac chiefs for their recent Joint Declaration. They’ve demonstrated their resilience and self-respect in calling out the state of Maine for its patronizing and disrespectful behavior. In the process, the chiefs have issued us a wake-up call. We owe them our full support. The state of Maine needs to […]
Published
June 23, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage’s cutting of Meals on Wheels a travesty

Cutting Meals on Wheels out of our budget is a travesty and another demonstration of how little understanding our governor has about what is “fat” in the line items he can cut. As a nurse who has delivered these meals, I can attest to the need to continue to feed our Maine residents. Meals go […]
Published
June 23, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage should learn  from Eves, not denigrate him

Reading the headline article of the June 10 newspaper (“LePage rips Eves, tries to foil job chance”) made me wonder how our governor got re-elected. He thought to issue a letter to try to affect the future employment of someone who’s in his fourth term in Augusta because that person had the audacity to disagree […]
Published
June 22, 2015

Letter to the editor: Smartphones dumbing down the young generation

Technology is the new baby sitter. Now most parents use technology such as iPads, iPhones, tablets and smartphones, and give them to their kids to keep them busy while they finish the work they have. For instance, Einstein Medical Center did a survey to know the percentage of parents giving their kids smartphones, iPads and […]
Published
June 22, 2015

Letter to the editor: Death with dignity shouldn’t be called suicide

I strongly object to the inflammatory headline on the front page of the June 16 Portland Press Herald: “Emotional debate, then split vote on suicide bill.” The word “SUICIDE” then appears in large print on the back page of the section (A8). “Suicide” is a word usually reserved for describing the action of killing oneself […]

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