Letters

Published
March 21, 2019

Letter to the editor: Struggles of Maine seniors, their caretakers should receive thorough state review

As a senior working in senior care and contemplating my own future, I have watched as more facilities have popped up to serve seniors needing independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing care. These are often beautiful, they compete for clients, and the cost to live in them is financially challenging. Less posh […]
Published
March 21, 2019

Letter to the editor: Popular-vote bill would disenfranchise Maine voters, eliminate electoral advantage

Maine has an advantage now in that it has four electoral votes in each presidential election in spite of a small population. Let’s do some comparative math: California has 55 electoral votes, but 39.56 million in population, resulting in one electoral vote per 719,000 people. Maine has four electoral votes for 1.338 million, or one […]
Published
March 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Aid cuts won’t slow down migration

The president said the U.S. would slash aid because not enough was done to stop migrants from fleeing violence and poverty yet he denies them entry to the U.S.
Published
March 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Popular-vote amendment part of partisan agenda

It appears that Yarmouth Democratic Rep. Janice Cooper (“Letter to the editor: Popular-vote compact law could easily backfire,” March 12, Page A4) has spent too much time being a political activist rather than a student of how the seat of our government is chosen. Ms. Cooper says she would support amending the Constitution to allow […]
Published
March 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Vote to block declaration the least we could expect

Along with others, I applaud Susan Collins for voting against President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to fund his border wall. She was the only Republican senator up for re-election in 2020 to do so. That being said, what a low bar we have set for ourselves when a senator actually does her job, […]

Published
March 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Free film, panel to offer answers on drug issues

Knowledge is power. Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a public forum organized by the town of Falmouth about the drug epidemic and its effects on their community. After an excellent overview of the problem, people gathered in groups to discuss the town’s goals and ideas on how to accomplish them. Unfortunately, I […]
Published
March 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: MMC fails to work with neighbors

Losing 13 parking spaces on the neighborhood's streets will cause a great inconvenience to those who live there.
Published
March 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: To reject vaccinations violates social contract

Re: “Falmouth High sees outbreak of pertussis” (March 16, Page A1): Reading about the outbreak of pertussis in Falmouth and the alarming number of cases statewide recently, I find myself thinking about the ridiculous old adage, “What you don’t know can’t hurt you.” I’m old enough to know better, having grown up with the polio […]
Published
March 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: State Republican Party’s tweets echo an ugly time in history

It’s incredible what kind of xenophobic rhetoric goes almost unnoticed in the era of Donald Trump. Last Thursday, Maine Republican Party Vice Chairman Nick Isgro used the party’s Twitter account to publish an extraordinary thread of tweets arguing that the influx of immigrants into the country was causing a spike in serious diseases, and that […]
Published
March 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: Social Security recipient pays for federal bungling

Yes, I can explain some simple fundamentals of why Westbrook resident Connie Smith’s bill increases outpace her Social Security increase (“Letter to the editor: Pockets empty despite Social Security boost,” March 13, Page A4). Social Security is not a retirement plan – it is meant to supplement people’s retirement income. Sadly, many people expect Social […]

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