Letters

Published
September 20, 2013

Letters to the editor: Long-term jail policy long overdue

What was the state Legislature’s incarceration policy when it became fiscally responsible for county jails? Similar to education, the Legislature usurped county control by promising funding, made it law and then failed in its fiscal commitment. Now they’ve created a committee to make credible their bandage methodology versus developing a long-term refurbishment program for our […]
Published
September 19, 2013

Letters to the editor: Nemitz derides park supporters’ views

Bill Nemitz is not expected to always say what some of us might want, but I am disappointed in his generally derogatory approach to the subject of Congress Square and condescension toward citizens who spoke of it (“Portland plaza reality gets lost in the kerfuffle,” Sept. 13). I missed the Sept. 9 hearing, but comments at […]
Published
September 18, 2013

Letters to the editor: Governor was right to resist expansion

Gov. LePage and Republicans who stood with him were right not to be suckered into expanding Medicaid. We would have had to hire more Department of Health and Human Services staff, costing about $10.5 million, and pay about $18 million to cover parents at 100 to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. And when […]
Published
September 17, 2013

Letters to the editor: Don’t let Congress slash food aid

Every day thousands of our neighbors, friends, families and co-workers silently suffer from hunger. Instead of allowing us to help them, Congress is proposing cuts to vital programs that help feed families, children and the elderly (“House Republicans plan vote on cuts to food aid programs,” Sept. 15). We can’t let this happen. About one […]
Published
September 16, 2013

Letters to the editor: Common Core promotes Western writings

I have to wonder where Ralph K. Ginorio (“Common Core standards give away too much power,” Sept. 7) gets his information about the standards. One thing is sure: He hasn’t actually read them. Ginorio says the Common Core seeks “to produce ‘global citizens’ … with little reference to their American citizenship or Western heritage.” Had […]

Published
September 15, 2013

Letters to the editor: Baiting best way to hunt bear

During the last anti-bear baiting referendum, there were numerous misrepresentations of the facts. Though I am a hunter, I have never hunted over bait, but I do endorse it for bear. Bear baiting evolved in Maine for one reason only: Our bear habitat is dense and thick, making the sighting of bear very rare, and […]
Published
September 14, 2013

Letters to the editor: Sale best option for Congress Square

As we head into the final council vote on Sept. 16 regarding the sale of a portion of Congress Square Plaza, I was compelled to write. As the general manager of the State Theatre — an active neighbor of the Plaza and the Eastland (Westin) hotel since our reopening in 2010 — I’d like to […]
Published
September 13, 2013

Letters to the editor: Public restroom no help if it is locked

I am a vendor at the Portland Farmers’ Market. On Aug. 31, I returned to the market at Deering Oaks after several weeks’ absence. When I was last there, the historic building in the park above the pond was offering clean bathrooms to the hundreds of park visitors in need of them. Those of us […]
Published
September 12, 2013

Letters to the editor: Poland Spring good steward of resources

Mike Schobinger (“Letters to the editor: Profits from Poland Spring not worth drain on resource,” Sept. 9) is misinformed on many matters regarding Poland Spring and its product. I live near the plant and have most of my life. I do not work for the company but have many ties to it, as many in […]
Published
September 11, 2013

Letters to the editor: Higgins Beach not critical plover site

Can the federal and state unelected fish and wildlife officials ever stop wasting money? The most recent Maine Audubon report (“2012 Piping Plover and Least Tern Project Report for Maine,” February 2013) is a poignant reminder that government officials are wholly unable to stop spending our money. The report clearly states that Higgins Beach has […]

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