Letters

Published
July 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Fireworks are polluting Casco Bay

We must “stand strong against polluters” (“Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins must take stronger stance against polluters,” July 1)? We have to go no further than our backyard to ﬁght pollution. It would require enforcement, stronger leadership and a new path to clean air and water. Once again this July, we celebrated all over […]
Published
July 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: We have far more pressing issues than gay marriage

As I have watched the drama unfold about the Supreme Court’s decision regarding gay marriage: Really, hasn’t fighting same-sex marriage been a waste of people’s time and energy? No government can deny a same-sex couple a marriage license. The ruling didn’t mandate that any church perform same-sex marriages, and it didn’t say that Christians would […]
Published
July 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: WIC program deserves support as a vital lifeline

As manager of a local food pantry, I see firsthand the difficulties low-income families face trying to provide adequate nutrition for their children. I have been in apartments where cupboards and refrigerators are virtually empty, where the primary food is day-old bread and other inexpensive, starch-laden foods. However, there is a valuable federal program that […]
Published
July 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Wabanaki not fully served by kinship family benefits

Having been a grandfather in a successful kinship household, I appreciated your July 3 editorial on the subject (“Our View: Maine’s kinship families deserve greater state support”). However, I was disappointed to see no reference to the influence of the Indian Child Welfare Act on this topic, nor to the great work being done here […]
Published
July 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: ‘Swatting’ is not a prank, calls for harsh punishment

Re: ” ‘Swatting’ hoax stuns Standish family as armed police swarm home” (July 6): The state of Maine should enact legislation making the act of “swatting” (making a bogus emergency call) a felony with severe punishments. The terror and trauma visited on the Lent family of Standish, especially the young children, is no “hoax,” but […]

Published
July 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage hurting Maine by ignoring renewable energy

Gov. LePage must be psychic: Apparently he can tell that the cost of gas will stay low and the cost of renewables will be going up or remain flat. But history has shown us that the cost of fossil fuels will be rising over time and the cost of renewables will be going down. If […]
Published
July 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Trump deserves ridicule, but Sanders is thoughtful

Though Kathleen Parker rightly ridicules Donald Trump’s self-aggrandizing and racist “alternate universe” in Tuesday’s column (“Sanders, Trump put one in mind of alternate universes”), she trivializes Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ thoughtful positions. Bernie Sanders directly addresses the issues that confront us. Of greatest significance is the vast discrepancy in income between the richest fraction of […]
Published
July 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Congress can help protect youth against e-cigarettes

Youth use of e-cigarettes tripled from 2013 to 2014, and the product is now used by kids more than regular cigarettes. But the House Appropriations Committee – of which Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, is a member – is considering grandfathering in e-cigarettes, little cigars and other products at the request of the tobacco industry. […]
Published
July 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Media should call out obvious racists

While watching the news recently, I heard a reporter ask what I thought was one of the dumbest questions ever asked. She asked the politician who she was interviewing: “Are you a racist?” The answer given, not surprisingly, was “No.” In spite of recent remarks made by the politician that were clearly motivated by bigotry, […]
Published
July 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: A backyard once full of birds is strangely silent this year

Where have all the birds gone? Today, I sat in the yard and was enjoying the view when I realized that something was missing. I hadn’t seen a single bird all afternoon. The cherry trees were bearing ripe fruit, and usually the birds have eaten most of the cherries by this time. I looked, but […]

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