Letters

Published
July 5, 2013

Letters to the editor: Local food still consumers’ safest bet

Your article citing Petite Jacqueline as a possible source of campylobacter infection (“Portland bistro probed as possible source of food-borne illness,” June 27) provides an opportunity to compare the risks and rewards of Maine’s developing local food movement with those posed by the industrial food delivery juggernaut that has dominated our culinary lives for the […]
Published
July 4, 2013

Letters to the editor: Old Orchard recall a democratic success

The recent political drama generated by the Recall 4 effort succeeded in making headlines in media statewide. But the real significance of our victory has been overlooked. After all, recalls are rarely successful; how did we do it? It’s no secret that the average citizen perceives politics as an insider’s game — too corrupt and/or […]
Published
July 3, 2013

Letters to the editor: Maine putting its heritage at risk

I returned to Maine recently to protest the possible loss of Kittery’s Wood Island Life Saving Station. The landmark is at the mouth of Portsmouth Harbor. After two days waving our banners in the Kittery traffic circle, our group visited various attractions including a show at the Ogunquit Playhouse. What a pleasant interlude! It had […]
Published
July 2, 2013

Letters to the editor: Word choice denotes pairs’ commitment

With the fall of the Defense of Marriage Act, gay people will emerge from second-class citizenship as more states recognize same-gender marriage. Coming out of the closet — being visible — has had the greatest effect on changing hearts and minds. It has taken great courage to live life openly, to hold hands in the […]
Published
July 1, 2013

Letters to the editor: U.S. officials’ penalty pales next to chef’s

Having spent the entire spring witnessing indifference, incompetence and dishonesty by our government employees in mighty high places, I am hard-pressed to further shame Paula Deen for time-honored mindless or foolish remarks. She does not work for us, nor does she pretend to do so. She’s a great cook, a savvy businesswoman whom we can […]

Published
June 30, 2013

Letters to the editor: Sequester hurts Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels came to Maine in June 1971, when Meals for Me Inc. in Bangor served its first meals after an uphill three-year process of planning and selling. No one had heard of Meals on Wheels, and convincing Mainers was a hard sell. We began with a demonstration grant under Title III of the […]
Published
June 29, 2013

Letters to the editor: Medicaid veto puts Maine in bad spot

I was born in Rumford and graduated from Orono in 1960. One year later I got an engineering job in Honolulu and have been here ever since. I was moved to send this because I just read that Gov. LePage vetoed expanded Medicaid for Maine. I’ve lived with the first-in-the-nation version of Obamacare since the […]
Published
June 28, 2013

Letters to the editor: Governor disrespects people he serves

I wrote today to my state representative, who is a Republican, about the governor’s veto of the state budget and about his latest remarks. It occurred to me that I could speak to all Republicans through this venue, so that is what I am trying to do with this letter. I don’t have to tell […]
Published
June 27, 2013

Letters to the editor: Whistleblower unjustly targeted

The Obama administration’s Department of Alleged Justice has filed charges of espionage against Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor. Mr. Snowden had the nerve to inform Americans that their government was spying on them. “Spy” is the proper word for this, since the surveillance program over our emails and Web searches would certainly […]
Published
June 26, 2013

Letters to the editor: Pioneering humane Alzheimer’s care

My thanks to Morning Sentinel reporter Matt Hongoltz-Hetling for his thoughtful article, “Maine nursing home’s drug-free dementia treatment a model” (May 26), in which he highlights the slow but hopeful transition of Alzheimer’s treatment from overreliance on drug therapy toward a more humane, milieu therapy. In the latter, a facility’s staff organizes the environment to […]

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