Letters

Published
February 22, 2015

Letter to the editor: Gov. LePage should see immigrants as plus for Maine

I am getting very tired of hearing the governor making false statements about the men and women coming here to escape from death threats and other terrible experiences in their home countries. He calls them “illegal immigrants.” That is wrong. Almost without exception, they are all legally registered with the Immigration and Naturalization Service and […]
Published
February 21, 2015

Letter to the editor: To have prayers answered, reconnect with faith, God

In the Feb. 16 paper, the letter to the editor by Dorothy Tweer titled “Pope’s statements about parenting inspire dismay” caught my eye. In her letter, Ms. Tweer states that as a girl of 14, she stopped believing in God because it made no sense to her to continue to do so. She complains about […]
Published
February 21, 2015

Letter to the editor: Weigh in with lawmakers on LePage’s proposed budget, taxes

As a member of the Maine Green Independent Party, and as a citizen elected to a municipal office, I am concerned with details of Gov. LePage’s proposed budget, which cuts the upper income tax rates. It increases sales taxes by broadening the base and increasing the rate. This consumption tax will affect low- and middle-class […]
Published
February 21, 2015

Letter to the editor: Maine should fund preventive dental care for special-needs people

Neglected oral health is very costly. Money for preventive dental care is always well spent and deserves the attention of policymakers. There is a significant public health need for preventive dental care among the special-needs population in Maine, who generally have poor oral health. Within the Tufts Dental Facilities network in Massachusetts, 88 percent of […]
Published
February 21, 2015

Letter to the editor: Biddeford resident’s reaction shows racism remains a problem

As an African-American oil delivery driver in Biddeford, I mistakenly knocked at the door of a wrong address. The woman who answered the door abruptly informed me that they had no delivery scheduled and closed the door in my face. I moved three doors down to the correct address. As I was fueling that home, […]

Published
February 20, 2015

Letter to the editor: Local Jewish alliance backs Danish people after attacks

The Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine is shocked and grieved following last weekend’s attacks on the Krystalgade Synagogue and the cultural center in Copenhagen, which left two people dead – including Dan Uzan, a Jewish volunteer security guard – and others injured. We send our deepest condolences to the families of Dan Uzan and […]
Published
February 20, 2015

Letter to the editor: Conditions unsafe, especially for disabled, at relocated DHHS offices

My first visit to the new Portland Career Center location left me concerned about the basic safety of customers visiting the building that houses the newly relocated offices of the state Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Labor. Located on Jetport Boulevard in South Portland, just off busy outer Congress Street, the […]
Published
February 20, 2015

Letter to the editor: Know how Uber rides work before writing Portland regulations

Re: “Portland panel discusses ride-share services” (Feb. 19): The article about the Portland City Council wanting to regulate Uber made me realize there is a lot of misinformation about Uber. I have been a regular Uber rider for eight months. I’ve ridden in Ubers in Portland and in other cities around the country. ASAP Taxi […]
Published
February 20, 2015

Letter to the editor: Cuts to Fund for a Healthy Maine would weaken cancer battle

I was glad to see Gov. LePage’s proposed cuts to the Fund for a Healthy Maine characterized as a “false choice” in your recent coverage (“LePage administration, advocates butt heads on cut to anti-smoking program,” Jan. 27). Certainly, the funding of primary care doctors is important – but this cannot be done at the expense […]
Published
February 19, 2015

Letter to the editor: Rail authority needs better plan for when Downeaster train breaks down

Re: “Downeaster train arrives in Boston 6 hours late after breakdown in Maine” (Feb. 12): Patricia Quinn of the Northern New England Rail Passenger Authority blames last Thursday’s Downeaster delay on the lack of a layover barn at Brunswick. This kept car men from removing ice to do maintenance, she said, claiming that “these situations […]

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