Letters

Published
February 11, 2014

Letter to the editor: Maine should save General Assistance for local needs

Maine’s General Assistance program is funded using local property and state taxes. It’s intended for the needs of local residents. It’s disconcerting to read the caterwauling in the pages of the Portland Press Herald about how Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to align General Assistance to federal law is: • “Unfair” (“Letter to the editor: Asylum […]
Published
February 10, 2014

Letter to the editor: In State of the State address, LePage offers no plan for problems Maine is facing

Among the many problems with Gov. LePage’s State of the State address was the total absence of a plan he might have in place to meet the national record Maine holds for numbers of disabled, elderly and poor, the rising numbers of heroin users and the overcapacity jails in this state. During his tenure, he […]
Published
February 10, 2014

Letter to the editor: Handling of Ayla Reynolds’ case unlike Dechaine’s

Regarding the disappearance of little Ayla Reynolds, missing some 25 months, the Press Herald wisely editorialized: “Prosecutors and police have stated all along that their focus is on building the case … instead of placating public opinion. They can’t be forced into action, no matter how understandable the anguish surrounding the case” (“Our View: Justice […]
Published
February 10, 2014

Letter to the editor: Fatigue after donating kidney is from anesthesia

The letter regarding kidney donation (“ ‘Heroic’ organ donors need aftercare,” Feb. 1) contained a misleading and erroneous statement. Letter writer Nora Irvine does a disservice to potential kidney donors and their possible donees by stating that donor fatigue may be from the remaining kidney “hyperfiltering” to compensate for the loss of its partner. I […]
Published
February 10, 2014

Letter to the editor: People are entitled to form their own opinions on Bayside’s ‘midtown’ project

In a recent letter (“Concessions few despite Portland group’s efforts to work with midtown developer,” Jan. 22), Tim Paradis lambasted the Press Herald for suggesting critics of “midtown” – new housing proposed for Bayside – work with developers to find common ground rather than file wasteful lawsuits. In so doing, and among other questionable conclusions, […]

Published
February 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: Frozen turkey breasts better eaten, than thrown

In the Feb. 2 Maine/New England section, I duly noted how incongruous were two news items. The cover picture showed a 6-year-old youngster throwing a frozen turkey breast in a competition at a winter outing in South Portland (“Warmer weather draws outdoor enthusiasts to South Portland WinterFest”). On Page B6 was the article on the […]
Published
February 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: Seriously mentally ill need to get federal funds

I am the father of a seriously mentally ill son who murdered his mother, after ideologically driven federally funded lawyers “freed” him from hospitalization over the objections of my wife and myself. I want to thank Rep. Mike Michaud for co-sponsoring HR 3717, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, which reins in the […]
Published
February 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: Oakhurst was a company that cared

I am saddened to hear that Oakhurst Dairy is no longer a Maine-owned company (“Maine’s Oakhurst Dairy sold to farmer cooperative,” Feb. 1). It has been a Maine staple for many, many years. I will tell a story about when America cared. It’s May 1945, and World War II was winding down. I was 5½ […]
Published
February 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: National Humane Society should butt out on bears

I attended a recent meeting of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine’s Fish and Game Club Network at SAM headquarters. Present were Judith A. Camuso, Wildlife Division director for the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, and game warden Maj. Christopher J. Cloutier. They were there to explain how IF&W manages the bear population. They rely […]
Published
February 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: Consistent cultural norms best cure for society’s ills

I see that columnist Alan Caron claims that he knows the “heart of the problem” by regurgitating the class warfare and stale political rhetoric of a hundred years ago and advocates another government taxing program (“Concentrated wealth puts our economy, democracy at risk,” Jan. 23). I am going to suggest that the “heart of the […]

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