Letters

Published
February 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: State-run exchange will help more Mainers access health care

Gov. Mills’ Health Care Coverage Act is a significant proposal to help Mainers afford health coverage. Creating a state-based insurance exchange is a tested idea that enjoys bipartisan support nationally from states as different as Idaho and California. By maximizing state control, studies show that these states with their own exchanges do better than those […]
Published
February 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Vaccine opt-outs put lives at risk

My child is fully vaccinated, yet her immune system is deficient compared to the immune systems of her peers. Every virus she comes in contact with will make her far sicker than it makes her peers. She suffers from high fevers, and has even lost the ability to walk on multiple occasions. Doctors state this […]
Published
February 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Roux Institute an important step for Maine

Combined with investments in transit and public education, Portland can enter a new economic era.
Published
February 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Trump did not learn the lesson Collins claimed

I was disappointed and dismayed – although, I’m sad to say, not surprised – by the Senate’s choice to acquit a president who has blatantly used his office for personal gain and treated the citizens’ representatives in Congress with open contempt. But I was truly shocked to hear Senator Collins’s belief, now downgraded to a […]
Published
February 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Fentanyl is driving opioid death trend

One of the most urgent issues facing Maine in 2020 is the opioid epidemic, which continues to devastate communities even after steps were taken to combat it. So far, there have been at least 11 overdoses and five deaths this year, and without changing our approach, these statistics will only continue to rise. There is […]

Published
February 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: Rufus Porter Museum appreciates coverage of Maine artist-inventor

Re: “Full picture” (Feb. 2, Page E1): The Rufus Porter Museum in Bridgton was thrilled with the wonderful article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, showcasing the Bowdoin College Museum of Art’s exhibit on Porter, “Rufus Porter’s Curious World: Art and Invention in America, 1815-1860.” We invite those interested in Rufus Porter to visit our museum, […]
Published
February 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: Research institute must leave room for Portland as a community

Bravo to Greg Kesich for his Feb. 2 column (“The View From Here: Do we have to be the next San Jose?”), about the recent news of the planned creation of a tech research center in Portland, without regard for the consequences. Push out the homeless and poor. Push out the working class, the middle […]
Published
February 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: House should take up impeachment again

Impeachment is not a criminal procedure. Neither the Constitution nor legal scholars suggest that double jeopardy attaches if the Senate fails to convict and remove a president simply because it refuses to hear available testimony or receive other evidence. The House of Representatives should immediately begin another impeachment hearing. Paul Beach Kennebunk
Published
February 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: No, Bill Nemitz, Susan Collins hasn’t changed since 2016

Unlike the columnist, Maine's senior senator knows that the Constitution sets a high bar for removing a president.
Published
February 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: Presidential voting needs federal regulation

The federal voting system needs to be consistent throughout the country. The current system is antiquated and can easily be manipulated. From hanging chads in 2000 in Florida to “technical difficulties” in 2020 in Iowa, allowing each state and community to use their own method of tabulating the voting results at the federal level is […]

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