Letters

Published
May 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Weakening unions no way to uplift working people

I suspect that opponents of collective bargaining reached for the headache medicine when they saw “Power from the People,” a recent report from the International Monetary Fund that concluded unions are the key to tackling income inequality, which has reached staggering proportions. “We find strong evidence that lower unionization is associated with an increase in […]
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May 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Greenhouse gases also threaten shellfish beds

Between 1750 and 2014, human carbon dioxide emissions totaled over 2,000 gigatons. If you take all that CO2, convert it into coal and put it in railroad cars, the resulting train will wrap around Earth over 4,600 times. Greenhouse gases are making our climate warmer, and in the Northeast it’s getting wetter – we’ve had […]
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May 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: T.S. Eliot’s literary talent doesn’t excuse anti-Semitism

I was delighted to read Abraham J. Peck’s words in the April 19 Maine Voices column, “World needs to change April’s cruelty.” But I was surprised to see that Mr. Peck would begin his piece by quoting T.S. Eliot. While there is no denying that T.S. Eliot was a gifted writer, there is also no […]
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May 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Religious laws in bad faith threaten liberty, safety

The current furor over the creation of state laws in support of religious freedom seems to be in response to some imagined danger to religious freedoms that has not even been articulated, as far as I am aware. What the supporters of the creation of these laws seem to be missing is that the zeitgeist […]
Published
May 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Armenian Genocide needs recognition as safety net

When then-Sen. Barack Obama stated during his 2008 campaign, “as president I will recognize the Armenian Genocide,” his words were met with cautious optimism by Armenians around the world who looked to the United States for moral leadership on this issue and hoped he would be different from other politicians who had made the same […]

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May 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Nova Star needs Maine’s help

Re: “Second-year outlook brightens for Portland-to-Nova Scotia ferry service” (April 29): It’s great to hear optimistic news about the upcoming season for the Nova Star, and I look forward to similar cheer from the news media on our side of the water. The government of Nova Scotia has invested an enormous amount in this service. […]
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May 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Portland needs better system for dealing with yard waste

Recently, I’ve noticed that some people have put out bags of yard waste for the city to pick up. That’s wishful thinking on their part, I’m afraid. After any winter, much less one as brutal as this year’s, there’s going to be a lot of spring cleanup. Currently the only option for brush disposal is […]
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May 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Times have changed, why is police power sovereign?

At one time in America, it was perfectly legal for husbands to beat their wives. At one time in America, it was legal for parents to beat their children. Why, in America today, is it legal for police, and even security guards, to conduct themselves as judge, jury and executioner of the country’s citizens? Susan […]
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May 2, 2015

Letter to the editor: Historic bridge deserves rehab honoring its past

We, the former mayors of the city of Saco, Mark Johnston, Bill Johnson and myself, Ron Michaud, have closely followed the process over many recent years associated with replacing or rehabilitating Stackpole Bridge on Simpson Road. It is Maine’s oldest bridge on a public roadway, built in 1848. We are delighted that Saco voters approved […]
Published
May 1, 2015

Letter to the editor: State can’t afford not to fund mental health services

For the past 17½ years, I’ve practiced as a community mental health psychiatrist in Maine. I work for a nonprofit community mental health center providing care for patients with all types of insurance, predominantly MaineCare. Maine has very few psychiatrists and advanced practice psychiatric nurses to serve our large and primarily rural state. Many of […]

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