Letters

Published
June 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: To fight crime, help addicts to find relief, normalcy

It should be no surprise to anyone to see crime increase because of drug use (“Drug use cited as root cause of increase in Portland crime,” June 10). We will continue to see a proportionate increase in crime, with the escalation of more violent crimes, as a result of increased drug addiction. The desperation to […]
Published
June 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Shun Disney properties, films to make a statement

The Disney company is in the process of replacing IT workers by importing foreign workers. These jobs are not being moved offshore – Disney is firing American workers and importing replacements through the H-1B program, which Congress and the president approve of. Disney paid its CEO, Bob Iger, $46 million last year, and its stock […]
Published
June 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Eves shows hypocrisy  in accepting charter school appointment

I am appalled by the hypocrisy of our (we, the people of Maine) speaker of the Maine House, Mark Eves, taking the position of president of the Good Will-Hinckley charter school. Where is the outrage? This man voted against charter schools, and his voting record clearly shows he has never supported the charter school concept. […]
Published
June 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Maine’s leaders should work to expand Medicaid

I grew up on a family farm in Falmouth. As an adult I have worked in an office and in construction and have run a dog grooming business, and now I own and operate Thread of the Mill Farm in Gray. I work the farm by myself. I built the barn, outbuildings and the house […]
Published
June 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Joining the National Guard does not equal draft dodging

This is in response to a June 7 letter to the editor (“Ali deserves disease for avoiding draft? Appalling!”) written about an earlier letter criticizing the boxer Muhammad Ali for dodging the draft during the Vietnam era. The letter writer, John Manderino, compared Ali, for refusing to serve, to former President George W. Bush, “who […]

Published
June 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Letter writer misconstrues Muhammad Ali as villain

In a recent letter (“No real champ at Lewiston bout of 1965,” May 31), Harry White labeled Muhammad Ali an “unpatriotic coward” who was motivated by fear and greed when refusing induction during the Vietnam War. Apparently infuriated by Ali’s politics, the writer launched an ad hominem attack on his character, using exaggerated claims to […]
Published
June 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: UMA aims to fill veterinary tech void

Your May 31 story on the need for more veterinary technicians in Maine raised some important points (“With Maine’s growing number of new farms, do we need more vet techs?”). The University of Maine at Augusta has by far the largest and longest-serving vet tech program in the state. Most of the students find positions […]
Published
June 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Legislation would make end of life compassionate

Maine is about to enter a more civilized era by offering terminally ill patients the right to ask like-minded physicians for a lethal dose of a medication that will spare them the agony of a slow, painful death. Anyone who has lived on our beautiful planet long enough has learned that there are really few […]
Published
June 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Concealed carry background checks are a flawed concept

It’s really a well-intentioned idea to require an application and background checks for those people wishing to carry a concealed weapon. However, in practicality, the process inhibits law-abiding citizens from having a gun on them when they might need it most. You never know when a threat might present itself in a school, work or […]
Published
June 13, 2015

Letter to the editor: Increasing homelessness, hunger is no ‘major win’

Re: “Court rules Maine doesn’t have to reimburse cities for aid to asylum seekers” (June 9): I am amazed that David Sorensen called Tuesday’s Maine Superior Court ruling allowing the state to withhold General Assistance reimbursements for asylum seekers “a major win.” Mr. Sorensen is spokesman for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. […]

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