Letters

Published
March 18, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Don’t undermine local-access television

Spectrum is relegating community TV stations to 'digital Siberia.'
Published
March 18, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Paid sick leave policy could use improvement

In a March 13 letter, Scout Gregerson argues in favor of L.D. 369, which would require that employers with over five employees provide paid sick leave. The bill goes to great length to specify what is meant by “family member” and for what purposes such leave should be provided (e.g., an employee’s “mental or physical […]
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March 18, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Maine needs sweeping juvenile justice reform

I commend the Portland Press Herald Editorial Board for highlighting the need for juvenile justice reform in our state (“Our View: Replacing Long Creek may now be in reach,” March 4), but it’s incorrect to say that there are no options for young people in need of treatment outside of Long Creek Youth Development Center. […]
Published
March 18, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Nonpartisan oversight necessary for colleges

It should come as no surprise that college admissions is up for sale. Using a variety of tactics – financial aid, athletics, gifts and legacy status, to name a few – our higher educational institutions are betraying the trust we placed in them through their exemption from tax to perpetuate the divisions in wealth in […]
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March 18, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Planet’s cry for help shouldn’t be ignored

My name is Ben Medd. I’m 12 years old and I’m a seventh-grader at the Friends School of Portland. Almost everyone I know – my parents, my teachers, friends and family – as well as some politicians and newspapers all agree that climate change is a crisis. Yet none of them act like it. Before […]

Published
March 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: IF&W inert on nongame concerns

Does the new commissioner have the will to unify Maine's game and nongame constituents?
Published
March 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: Policy raises issues about other Indian references

It is unfortunate that the Skowhegan school district sports teams can no longer call themselves “The Indians.” Apparently a lot of people find the name offensive. I suspect that is at least partly due to the constant, and, I think, erroneous, reference to the name as designating a “mascot.” How can a whole race of […]
Published
March 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: LePage’s on-air presence validates bigoted views

It is unfortunate that radio stations WVOM and WGAN continue to air interviews with former Gov. Paul LePage, who, judging from his track record of ballistic statements, has racist and bigoted opinions. I get that he drives ratings and (national) news coverage. Of course they could do the same thing by having David Duke as […]
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March 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: Allow Mainers to vote on public utility, CMP plan

The Maine Legislature should initiate two new referendum questions for the voters to decide in the next general election: First: “Shall the people of Maine allow Central Maine Power to cut a 53-mile swath through the Maine woods to bring electric power from Quebec to Massachusetts?” “Yes” or “no.” Second: “Shall the people of Maine […]
Published
March 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: Staffer not welcoming to Collins’ constituents

I recently visited the office of one of my senators, Susan Collins, in Portland, along with two friends. We wanted to talk about the Green New Deal: What is the senator’s position? Will she support Sen. Ed Markey’s bill when it comes to a floor vote? Will she co-sponsor it? And, would she come to […]

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