Letters

Published
March 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: Ice on roof of Old Port building was cleared as soon as possible

Re: Bill Hoffman’s letter to the editor March 7, “Landlord could bring in lift to remove ice – if he cares”: Because extreme weather caused ice to fall on two parked cars on Exchange Street in Portland’s Old Port, Bill Hoffman questions whether I care about our community. Rest assured, my family and I care […]
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March 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: Fix system so everyone pays a fair share of federal taxes

As we labor over our tax return preparations, we should pause and give thanks for the few who do so much for so many: the top 1 percent, who pay 37 percent of the federal income taxes. And it only takes about $400,000 to get into that 1 percent – that’s not mega-yacht wealthy. As […]
Published
March 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: Let’s battle Big Pharma to bring back imports of cheaper drugs

The breathtaking cost of prescription drugs is the epitome of money-grabbing, and a thoughtless financial squeeze on each of us directly or indirectly, perpetrated by the pharmaceutical industry. Hiding behind the idea that prohibiting importation of stunningly less expensive drugs from Canada is protecting us from counterfeits is a classical lesson in phony propaganda. The […]
Published
March 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Longtime retail worker supports local businesses

Re: “Letter to the editor: Treating workers like thieves adds insult to injury” (March 4): I have worked in retail all of my 61 years and never heard of this practice. I am glad to hear that the letter writer will not return to this store, as Kohl’s employees are paid extremely low wages. However, […]
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March 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Editorial on Pledge of Allegiance, and dissenting students commended

I appreciated the Press Herald’s eloquent editorial in support of the South Portland High School students bravely advocating for the right to decide whether or not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance (“Our View: South Portland students give lesson in patriotism,” Feb. 26). These students are displaying just the kind of critical thinking that our […]

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March 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Netanyahu’s actions part  of familiar Israeli pattern

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is eager to disrupt President Obama’s efforts to achieve a nuclear deal with Iran. It’s a familiar pattern. Although Israel claims to be our staunchest ally, it has for decades created more problems than it has solved. In the 1950s, Israel sent Arab Jews into Egypt to bomb U.S. facilities […]
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March 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Why didn’t flower show have handicapped parking?

For 20 years, I’ve been attending the Portland Flower Show. As always, I looked forward to the show, especially this year after the long, cold, snowy winter we all had to endure. At the entrance to the parking lot, I was told it would cost $20 to park and that they had no handicapped parking. […]
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March 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Raising Portland’s minimum wage would make it hard to compete

Re: “Portland Greens to push for $15 ‘livable wage’ in the city” (March 5): How many manufacturers do you think will locate to Portland with a mandated $15-an-hour minimum wage? Are the Greens aware of what Chinese companies (paying $2 an hour) did to Maine’s shoe manufacturers? And they want to make it more difficult […]
Published
March 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: It’s cruel and irresponsible to deny people Obamacare

As someone whose job it is to enroll uninsured citizens in health insurance marketplace plans made possible by the Affordable Care Act, I’m deeply concerned that the Supreme Court may soon strike down a key provision of the law, effectively ending Obamacare. I know some people want that to happen, but as someone who has […]
Published
March 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Skipping the pledge doesn’t hurt veterans

As a veteran, I feel compelled to respond to recent adrenalin-fueled letters asserting that three students at South Portland High School were somehow being disrespectful of veterans by informing other students of their constitutional right to act in accordance with their beliefs and choose whether or not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. This right […]

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