Letters

Published
January 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: Mainers’ efforts to battle human trafficking appreciated

I have the privilege of being a U.S. citizen, born in Maine, where, in my experience, we have always treated people like human beings. After traveling to other cultures, domestic and abroad, I was introduced to a global problem affecting local communities: human trafficking, which is as large as it is pervasive. I believe we […]
Published
January 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: ‘Midtown’ developer should respect Portlanders’ views on views

Mr. Shinberg has suggested (“Foes push to keep lid on project in Bayside,” April 17, 2013) that it is “ ‘somewhat disingenuous’ for people to claim they support the project while opposing the height-limit increase …” and that “he suspects that most of the opposition is about the loss of views.” Well, yes, it is […]
Published
January 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: Labor as child didn’t harm LePage? That’s one opinion

In his proposal that 12-year-olds be allowed to hold jobs, Gov. LePage stated that he had started work younger than that, and that it had not done him any harm (“LePage says children should have work option,” Jan. 8). There are, I am sure, a lot of people in Maine who would disagree with the […]
Published
January 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Senator blames wrong party for MaineCare rides debacle

Sen. Ron Collins’ letter to the editor Wednesday about the MaineCare rides debacle is correct that it could have been avoided. But he blames the wrong party. The decision by the Obama administration to create systems with more transparency didn’t create our mess; the LePage administration’s decisions did. Look to Vermont, which created a system […]
Published
January 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Single-payer health insurance in Maine merits attention

Though you wouldn’t know it from reading the Portland Press Herald, the Legislature is currently considering a bill – L.D. 1345, “An Act to Establish a Single-payor Health Care System To Be Effective in 2017” – to fund health care for all Maine citizens at an overall cost that would be less than what we […]

Published
January 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Voters on RSU 21 should beware of deferring project, reapplying for subsidies

I’ve recently heard suggestions that the proposed school construction projects in RSU 21 should be deferred until such time when state subsidies could help fund them. The reality is, every time the state accepts new construction applications, they start from scratch, reviewing each project with equal bias. Some districts have actually lost ground in subsequent […]
Published
January 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Sports funding shows brawn trumps brains on campus

Jonathan Zimmerman rightly bemoaned the wide disparity between the big-bucks sports teams and the less celebrated ones (“Commentary: Title IX hardly to blame when colleges decide to slash sports teams,” Jan. 14). The value systems of our institutions of higher learning are askew. Some of the time there is a sex bias; all of the […]
Published
January 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Vote ‘no’ on unnecessarily costly RSU 21 project

We are writing to encourage all voters in Kennebunk, Arundel and Kennebunkport to vote “no” on RSU 21 Article 1. Early voting has started at the town halls and will finish Jan. 21. Our reasons for voting “no” are many. The total cost of more than $113 million includes additions and new school facilities, which […]
Published
January 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Those who take Bible as gospel can’t cherry-pick

In his letter to the editor Jan. 9 (“Bible reader disputes claim that people can be born gay”), Dr. Frederick H. Giese quotes the Bible, Leviticus 18:22-23, to support his bigotry against gays. He has every right to believe in it along with the right to be a bigot. However, he conveniently leaves out an […]
Published
January 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Asylum seekers already here should not lose state aid

As a volunteer teaching English to Africans granted asylum, I am appalled at the possibility of Gov. LePage cutting off their financial aid. These remarkable men and women from Africa have been granted asylum and paid their airfare to the U.S., often leaving their families behind. They were led to believe they would receive a […]

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