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  • Published
    May 27, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Mailings on term-length bill distorted Topsham Republican’s position

    It is not even campaign season, and yet once again, out-of-state special interest groups are spending money to convince Maine voters what they should do. The only problem is they do not have accurate information. The attack mailers many of us have received accusing Sen. Linda Baker, R-Topsham, of sponsoring legislation to extend term limits […]

  • Published
    May 27, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Death-qualified jury slanted against bombing defendant

    The death penalty was eliminated in Maine in 1886. Maine now has one of the two or three lowest murder rates in the United States. I believe that this is true because in Maine we have a culture that does not see force as an appropriate way to settle differences. Such cultures are likely to […]

  • Published
    May 27, 2015

    Letter to the editor: South Portland High School should have retained Coach Conley

    I am writing in support of former South Portland High School boys basketball coach Phil Conley after reading about his resignation in the May 16 edition of the Portland Press Herald. Boy! Times have certainly changed! It is ridiculous that parents are now taking over the coaching responsibilities of our children from the sidelines and […]

  • Published
    May 27, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Let’s call for cancer-threat labels on cellphones

    May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. Did you know brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among those under 40, and that every cellphone sold today tells you to keep the phone a certain distance from the body? Brain cancer registries around the world are starting to see an uptick in brain cancer […]

  • Published
    May 26, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Repairs to decrepit facade of Schwartz building in Portland long overdue

    In 2014, Congress Street was named one of America’s top 10 great streets by the American Planning Association. This is a well-deserved honor and a tribute to the hard work of leading institutions and businesses in the Arts District to make Congress Square both a premier hub for cultural activity and a tourist attraction. Therefore, […]

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  • Published
    May 26, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Don’t tolerate hate speech; make your objections known

    I read with dismay the “he said, she said” article on May 20 discussing Hyde School’s decision to remove its basketball team from the Maine Principals’ Association competition. I am disturbed that the tone of the article focused on how and when the MPA became aware of the racial taunts endured by the Hyde players […]

  • Published
    May 26, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Hyde School, students show sportsmanship, enthusiasm

    I was quite distressed as I read the account of the Hyde School situation and the reasons for the withdrawal of its boys’ basketball team from the MPA. As a wrestling official before I retired to Brunswick, on many occasions I was invited up from Massachusetts to be the head official when Hyde hosted the […]

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    May 26, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Follow protests of bigotry with policies to fix problem

    Thank you to the Portland Press Herald for reporting on the racism and bigotry within our state and country. Thanks also to the members of the Portland City Council and School Board who attended the news conference to speak out against ugliness rooted in fear, ignorance and poor policy. Though I appreciate the words spoken […]

  • Published
    May 25, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Make sure veterans are not forgotten

    In July of 1965 I came home from the Navy. It was a big shock. Suddenly some of my former high school classmates and total strangers wanted to argue and fight with me. They hated me just because I was a veteran and that made me part of a war they did not like. Then […]

  • Published
    May 25, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Linking firearms, freedom a sadly effective strategy

    Mary Plouffe’s column in the May 3 Maine Sunday Telegram (“Maine Voices: Concealed guns conceal emotions”), explaining the psychology of the gun rights movement, was as “fascinating” to me as it was to her. The National Rifle Association recently held its annual convention, attended by an estimated 70,000 law-abiding, patriotic Americans determined to protect their […]