Letters

Published
November 22, 2014

Letter to the editor: Scented advertising insert just too much for reader

On Thursday, I approached my antique, curbside Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram delivery box with the usual trepidation for this day of the week. As always (seemingly), the day would bring a heavily scented Macy’s advertising insert. It did. Three inserts fell out as I was heading to the trash – er, recycling. Poetically, it […]
Published
November 22, 2014

Letter to the editor: French studies should be a USM strength, as is poetry

A word in praise of the poetry community engendered by the University of Southern Maine. Last Friday, Jamaal May from Detroit read as the O’Brien Poet in the Glickman Library, a few floors up from the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. On Tuesday, Richard Blanco read to hundreds of people at Hannaford Hall. USM deserves […]
Published
November 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: Keystone pipeline would carry nothing for us

I am grateful that the U.S. Senate rejected the Keystone pipeline by just one vote! Call independent Sen. Angus King to thank him for voting against it (“Maine Sen. King casts pivotal vote as Keystone pipeline bill blocked,” Nov. 18)! Then call Republican Sen. Susan Collins. She voted for it. Despite what supporters claim, Keystone […]
Published
November 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: Arrogance was all too evident in recent elections

So how did millions of dollars fail to elect Democrats – a governor, a 2nd Congressional District House of Representatives member, to keep a state Senate majority and a solid Maine House majority? What referendum did Democrats convince voters to pass? It was a referendum on arrogance – communicated in tweets, soundbites, Facebook and video. […]
Published
November 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: USM’s plans should reincorporate humanity, dignity

I’m a University of Southern Maine alum and do not support the changes currently being implemented there. It’s devastating that University of Maine System trustees are so blindly disregarding the requests of its students – their “paying customers” – and forcing so many reputable professors out of the university, and out of jobs, instead of […]

Published
November 21, 2014

Letter to the editor: Woman’s battle shows universal health care is long overdue

A Nov. 12 front-page Portland Press Herald article (“South Portland woman with rare immune system disease struggling physically, financially”) describes Crystal Goodwin’s battle against a rare and sinister disease that has stripped her of the good health that any American is entitled to. This newspaper brings to light matters that we all need to see. […]
Published
November 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: USM consolidation plan fails students

Re: “USM to combine 15 departments into new Student Services Division” (Nov. 14): I am the parent of both a current University of Southern Maine student and a prospective USM student. I was extremely disheartened to read that USM President David Flanagan has proposed a new administrative position with a $135,000 annual salary. That’s about […]
Published
November 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Mother of arson/murder suspect isn’t to blame

Re: “In 911 calls, Biddeford mother sought help for son now charged with murder” (Nov. 14): Our hearts should go out to Donna Pitcher, the mother of Dylan Collins, who has been accused in connection with a Sept. 18 fire in Biddeford. As a mother, she paid attention and was very aware that her son […]
Published
November 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: Ranked voting may only complicate true democracy

Let’s see if I understand the intriguing proposal for ranked-choice voting (“Ranked-choice voting advocates gathered 36,000 signatures on Election Day,” Nov. 12). On my ballot in the recent election for governor, I found the names of three candidates. I indicated a first and a second choice. Because my first choice came in third, my ballot […]
Published
November 20, 2014

Letter to the editor: No curing nurse and doctor from lack of common sense

Being smart and having common sense don’t necessarily come in the same package. Cases in point: Nurse Kaci Hickox and Dr. Nancy Snyderman (“Quarantine violation still clouds NBC medical editor’s credibility,” Oct. 20). Both wanted to do something good, unselfish and dangerous. It was something that would increase their value and, more than likely, their […]

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