Letters

Published
June 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: ‘Death with dignity’ bill also includes compassion

The “death with dignity” bill, L.D. 1270, is known as “the compassionate death bill” for good reason. There could not be an easier way to die. All family members should be fully informed by both the family physician and family clergy of the easiest, quickest, most painless way to go. As a family physician I’ve […]
Published
June 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: It’s not true that poor are jailed for owing fines

Your second editorial in two months on unpaid fines (“Our View: Jail is the wrong way to make offenders pay fines,” June 8) perpetuates the fiction that people are jailed because they are too poor to pay fines. This is not true. Here are the facts: No one is incarcerated because they cannot pay a […]
Published
June 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Zone changes will destroy Munjoy Hill’s character

Thank you to the Portland City Council for making the lives of folks who live on the peninsula just a tad more uncomfortable and difficult, especially during the coming winter months. In the council’s wisdom, it has passed R6 zone changes that will increase density in the most dense part of the city; removed on-site […]
Published
June 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Drivers weaving a lot? It could be a case for DWAP

I recently returned from visiting a friend in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. While I was there, I overheard the following phone call my friend made to the Police Department. “Hello, my name is Mrs. Griffin and I live on Lilac Lane. As I’m sure you know, this is a small street and drivers often […]
Published
June 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Charter school system makes her a better teacher

Last summer, I had the opportunity to join Maine Connections Academy. After 13 years of teaching in public schools, I was suspicious of charter schools, but I felt compelled to give it a try. Within a month, I knew that I had made the right choice. For the first time, I was able to reach […]

Published
June 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Lawmakers should impeach LePage, who thinks he’s king

It seems that our current governor thinks he is king! He got the seat basically by default. He had less than half of the popular vote, which was by no means a real victory. If it had not been for two opponents, who split the votes, he would be cooling his heels somewhere other than […]
Published
June 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Poliquin should add his support to land and water fund

The op-ed “Maine Voices: Maine’s fabled forests enjoy long history of bipartisan support” (June 3) had a really important take-home message. While we’re in the middle of a messy conflict between Gov. LePage and the many Mainers who love the Land for Maine’s Future Program, there’s great work being done to ensure that our forests […]
Published
June 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Good people sometimes  live to regret using their guns

I can’t let an idea in M.D. Harmon’s column June 5 (“Driving is only a privilege, but gun ownership is a right”) go unchallenged. The topic is guns: carrying them around in Maine, whether concealed or unconcealed. To help make his case for allowing Mainers to carry concealed weapons without a permit, Mr. Harmon cites […]
Published
June 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: USM’s new president ‘the best choice’

Thanks to the University of Maine System board for appointing Glenn Cummings president of the University of Southern Maine. Glenn was the best choice from the beginning, given his local, state and federal public service and leadership in educational advancement. He began as a Gorham High School history teacher and earned a doctorate in education. […]
Published
June 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: Old enough for war, old enough to carry

Both the Maine Senate and, surprisingly to me, the Maine House recently passed a “constitutional carry” bill. Gov. LePage said he wouldn’t sign it because an amendment restricts permit-free concealed carry of a handgun to Maine residents 21 or older. (The amendment allows Mainers 18 and older to carry a concealed handgun only if they […]

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