Letters

Published
July 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Regulation of rentals protects neighbors

Regarding Chelsea Diana’s article “Jump in person-to-person vacation rentals in Portland area causes a stir” (July 21): Diana neglected to mention that regulation and oversight of vacation rentals also protect neighboring homeowners and the larger community. If you want to make money using your home (or a house that you own) for short-term rentals, registering […]
Published
July 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Michaud’s work experience in line with many Mainers’

I find it perplexing that Walter J. Eno asserted in his July 16 letter to the editor that Mike Michaud has no work experience (“Mike Michaud’s qualifications, experience limited”). Mike Michaud was a forklift operator in a paper mill for 25 years before being elected to Maine’s Legislature. Mr. Michaud’s work experience is much more […]
Published
July 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cutler could demonstrate real care for Maine by withdrawing

Eliot Cutler knows he has no chance, yet he continues to run. Can he have such blind ambition, or might he have some other agenda that would induce him to take votes from Mike Michaud and hand the election to Paul LePage again? If Cutler sincerely cared about the people of Maine, he would withdraw […]
Published
July 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East raise specter of World War III

Had that civilian airliner shot down over Ukraine been a U.S. plane – say, one carrying troops from Mildenhall Air Base in the U.K. to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean – would we now be in the midst of World War III? Are we in the midst of World War III and don’t know […]
Published
July 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: Avoid $15 debit card charge at Ogunquit restaurant

My sister, daughter and I treated ourselves July 5 to a musical in Ogunquit, with dinner and cocktails to follow. We ate a lovely meal together. My daughter paid for the tickets, my sister drove and bought drinks and I paid for our delicious meal. Service was fabulous until I checked my bank balance the […]

Published
July 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: It’s Maine’s turn to pay for the Nova Star

Thank you for your excellent July 17 article titled “Nova Star ferry’s passenger count remained low in June.” We in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, believe strongly that this service deserves a fair chance to achieve sustainable success, and know that said “fair chance” includes reasonable support. Folks, this service exists because the Nova Scotia government committed […]
Published
July 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: Climate change skeptics need to examine the facts

Re: M.D. Harmon’s June 20 column (“Media won’t tell you, so here are reasons to doubt global warming”): • Solar and wind are “inconsistent?” The sun strikes the Earth each day with 10 quadrillion watts of energy. New “sugar” batteries and other technological improvements will revolutionize energy storage. Wind and tidal energy will vastly expand […]
Published
July 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: U.S. should be ashamed by money spent on Israel

The U.S. provides Israel $8.5 million in military aid each day, according to an April 11 Congressional Research Service report, “U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel,” while it gives the Palestinians $0 in military aid. The Obama administration and Congress should be ashamed to see how the Israelis are putting this aid to use. R.J. Berard […]
Published
July 23, 2014

Letter to the editor: PBS report shows Israel had reason to strike beach

I am writing in support of Israel’s right to protect itself from an enemy that has constantly vowed to wipe out the Zionist population (Israelis and some Americans). Regarding the tragic deaths of four Palestinian boys, it is very possible that the reporters on the beach where the boys were killed had with them devices […]
Published
July 22, 2014

Letter to the editor: Caring owner of Maine company deserves our shoe business

How heartening it was to read Bill Nemitz’s column on Jim Wellehan, a man who genuinely cares not only about his employees but also about his country and planet (“Stingy CEOs should walk in his shoes,” July 16). His business model provides a win-win situation for both his company and his employees. I’m quite averse […]

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