Letters
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PublishedJune 29, 2019
Letter to the editor: Sculptor Pettegrow’s proposal best choice for planned Portland roundabout
I have enthusiastically followed the news about the selection of the artists for the Portland roundabout art commission at the intersection of Brighton and Deering avenues and Falmouth Street. At a gateway to the city, it’s important that the sculpture convey a sense of strength and permanence, and be a warm welcome to the students, […]
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PublishedJune 29, 2019
Letter to the editor: Deliver newspapers in biodegradable bags
Plastic bags are a big problem, and the Portland Press Herald and its affiliated publications in Maine could easily become part of the solution rather than part of the problem by using biodegradable delivery bags. As a subscriber, I look to the Press Herald to be a socially responsible organization. Henry Hilliard Cumberland Foreside
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PublishedJune 29, 2019
Letter to the editor: Absence from BIW ‘christening,’ activist events reflects poorly on Press Herald
A robust local resistance, a former presidential candidate's visit, a display of hypocrisy by Gov. Mills and 'Maine's latest contribution' to climate change are all newsworthy.
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PublishedJune 29, 2019
Letter to the editor: Presidential hopefuls could better channel their energy
An open question to 90 percent of the Democratic candidates for president: If you really care about our country, why aren’t you running for the Senate, where your skills and passion are needed? Alan Letourneau Tenants Harbor
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PublishedJune 28, 2019
Letter to the editor: Second Amendment used as excuse to avoid regulating guns
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Nowhere in the Second Amendment does it say that background checks of gun buyers are prohibited. Nowhere in the Second Amendment […]
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PublishedJune 28, 2019
Letter to the editor: Medicare Savings Program can ease pinch faced by seniors
Participants can save over $1,600 a year and see a reduction in medication costs.
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PublishedJune 28, 2019
Letter to the editor: Suffering of children at border demands action by elected officials
America has sunk to a new low. As stained as our country’s history is, I didn’t think we could become the kind of people who would allow our government to imprison, abuse and neglect hundreds of children and infants. But that is apparently what is going on at our southern border. Children are being imprisoned […]
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PublishedJune 28, 2019
Letter to the editor: Many happy to share what they have with asylum seekers
I returned home today after getting a haircut, wondering if I had missed an opportunity. At the barber’s, a man in the next chair was telling his barber that during the summer he spends three nights a week at his home in Portland, and the other four nights on one of Portland’s islands. My wife […]
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PublishedJune 27, 2019
Letter to the editor: Patriotic duet has potent symbolism in divided country
At 8 a.m. on Day One of my swimming competition at the recent Senior Games in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the music to “The Star-Spangled Banner” was played before the first event. As is my custom, I began singing. I heard no one else and felt alone in the endeavor. But then at the far end […]
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PublishedJune 27, 2019
Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins should speak up about border crisis
This isn’t an ambiguous issue: Children at the border are living in inhumane conditions. This is according to a National Public Radio interview with Warren Binford, a law professor sent to check on the conditions where the children are living, under the terms of the federal Flores settlement. I have called Sen. Susan Collins’ office […]
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