Letters

Published
April 25, 2014

Letter to the editor: Proposed rezoning in Portland raises alarm

It was with some concern that I read a Portland Planning Board notice saying that my neighborhood was being considered for rezoning from an R-6 Residential to an R-7 Residential Zone. I wondered if this was related to real estate agents being so interested in our neighborhood, so I attended a neighborhood meeting March 31. […]
Published
April 25, 2014

Letter to the editor: Legality of gun used in moose encounter questioned

The story regarding the moose encounter by snowmobilers in Jackman was interesting as to who was chasing who, but more so for the unreported question regarding the firearm (“Moose charges snowmobilers in Maine,” April 19). What was a nonresident (a New Hampshire woman) doing carrying a concealed weapon in this state? A story from another […]
Published
April 25, 2014

Letter to the editor: Bill King merits votes for his elder-protection work

I am retired and volunteer my time with various organizations, including the York County Elder Abuse Task Force. York County Chief Deputy William “Bill” King is also a member of that task force. Bill is passionate about protecting us seniors, and it shows through his work. Bill needs to be elected to continue this important […]
Published
April 25, 2014

Letter to the editor: Dechaine a victim of justices’ lack of confidence in DNA

Re: “Maine convicted murderer Dennis Dechaine loses bid for new trial” (April 10): Once again, Dennis Dechaine has been victimized by Justice Carl Bradford. The retired active judge remains very much in character, wrapped in an aura of infallibility, oblivious to the progress of science in the application of justice. At the 1989 trial that […]
Published
April 25, 2014

Letter to the editor: Justice Bradford once again denies justice for Dechaine

Justice Carl Bradford has once again denied justice for Dennis Dechaine (“Maine convicted murderer Dennis Dechaine loses bid for new trial”, April 10). This judge, who should have recused himself from continuing with the case, has once again made a travesty of our justice system. I can only guess what pressure has been put on […]

Published
April 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Government police-state tactics spread

Last year, it appeared that the police-state nature of our government had only reached as far north as Boston, with the warrantless, KGB-style house-to-house searches for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. But one year later, two different stories on the front page of the April 16 Portland Press Herald tell a different story. A reportedly […]
Published
April 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Treasure hunter’s critics need to answer questions

I’m writing in response to your article on Greg Brooks (“Maine treasure hunter Greg Brooks scrutinized by state fraud agency,” April 14). My wife and I have known Greg and his wife for more than 20 years, and they are good-hearted people. Just ask the people such as Bill Nemitz who went into New Orleans […]
Published
April 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Headline about welfare program penalty misleading

The headline “Governor: Welfare penalty to cost state” on the front page April 18, while accurate, is likely the only part of the article most people will ever see. The article goes on to report: “Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that the federal government will penalize the state $7 million because its welfare cash assistance […]
Published
April 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Bombing headline accurate but placed emphasis unfairly

I am disappointed with the headline for the April 19 article “Man with ties to bombers got visa from Portland firm.” While the article explains the issuance of a J-1 foreign exchange visa, and its subsequent revocation by the Council on International Education Exchange, the headline unnecessarily paints CIEE with a negative image. In fact, […]
Published
April 24, 2014

Letter to the editor: Putting plovers in zoos won’t solve earth’s problems

The shortest letter in a recent Press Herald carried the most potent of messages (“Letter to the editor: Put plovers in a zoo and give us humans our beaches back,” April 19). It is not worth repeating the author’s name here, as her pitiful opinion is one to be embarrassed by instead of being proud […]

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