Letters

Published
December 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Maine must recommit to attracting young people

I was glad to read the Dec. 7 editorial (“Our View: Maine is one of the top ‘takers’ of federal help”) and the Dec. 10 letter from Eldon Mayer (“Maine needs job growth to draw young people here”), which both drew the conclusion that in order to spur economic growth in our aging state, we […]
Published
December 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Study doesn’t say ‘electric cars aren’t green’

The Dec. 16 article by Seth Borenstein of The Associated Press, “That all-electric car may not be so green after all,” offers outdated and misguided conclusions on whether electric vehicles are more of a problem than a solution when it comes to transportation-based emissions. As a 2012 Union of Concerned Scientists study, “State of Charge,” […]
Published
December 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Writer deluding himself by denying need for photos on EBT cards

In the Dec. 15 Portland Press Herald, Petros Panagakos (“Another View: Mayhew be advised: No defense for LePage’s insensitive policies”) disapproved of requiring a photo ID on electronic benefits transfer cards issued by the Maine Health and Human Services Department. Mr. Panagakos claimed that the trading of benefits for illegal drugs has yet to be […]
Published
December 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: At this challenging time, U.S. needs a new Progressive Party

As lights are being lit in various forms to honor the holiday season, dark horrors continue to headline the news. Man’s inhumanity to the young, to the old, to ordinary people trying to manage their lives and care for their families, continues. Instead of using their wits for the common good, deranged individuals and small […]
Published
December 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Bucksport mill closure should concern all Mainers

Re: “Union sues Verso Paper in effort to block sale of Bucksport mill” (Dec. 15): Although I had to go elsewhere in service to my country, to gain the education I needed to teach at the highest levels, to ﬁnd a teaching position at the highest level and to support my family, l have been […]

Published
December 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: McCain’s integrity shames Cheney on interrogation tactics

Among the many things I have to be thankful for this year is that Dick Cheney is no longer in a position of authority and that his opinions about such things as the interrogation tactics revealed in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report (or about anything else, for that matter) are no longer of any consequence. […]
Published
December 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: Save high praise for people until full picture emerges

The embezzlement lawsuit naming former United Mid-Coast Charities President Russell Brace reinforces my belief that nothing permanent should be named in honor of a living person. As long as a person lives, and no matter what good deeds are done, there is no way to know in advance what his or her total (or net) […]
Published
December 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: Columnist Parker shuns key questions in Ferguson police shooting

Reading Kathleen Parker’s Dec. 9 column (“True journalism or ratings spike?”), it is clear that she thinks the way Ferguson was handled was wrong. But it is hard to tell what she thinks would have been the right way. What is clear is that she has no interest in some of the questions that have […]
Published
December 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: Make the level of U.S. debt clear to Americans

Very few citizens have any idea where their tax monies go. We have only so much to parcel out for defense, human services, administration and interest on the debt. Either we balance the budget and spend only what we can afford, raise taxes to pay for what we wish to have that we cannot now […]
Published
December 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: If only others would emulate Market Basket’s ‘Artie T’

Regarding the bonus that Market Basket workers received from “Artie T.” – company President Arthur T. Demoulas (“With Market Basket’s popular president in full control, workers’ loyalty repaid”): How wonderful life would be if more employees had a boss like this man. Robert Vachon Springvale

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