Letters
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PublishedJune 26, 2019
Letter to the editor: Lobstermen, right whales need better leadership from Reps. Golden, Pingree
Mainers in Congress 'should propose solutions that can reduce information gaps.'
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PublishedJune 26, 2019
Letter to the editor: New law highlights impact of sea-level rise on Maine communities
In light of federal inaction on the impacts of climate change, it is ever more important that state officials step in to ensure that their communities are protected. Lawmakers have a responsibility to take action to reduce human impacts on our planet, and mitigate the effects of climate change as much as possible. The Gulf […]
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PublishedJune 25, 2019
Letter to the editor: Overdose-prevention sites address addiction with evidence, empathy
Once I was walking down the street with my mother when a disheveled, homeless person approached her. My instinct was to speed up to avoid an interaction. My mom stopped and smiled, recognizing her immediately. She was one of my mom’s most beloved patients. My mom has worked with people facing drug addiction for almost […]
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PublishedJune 25, 2019
Letter to the editor: There’s no reason we can’t help both veterans and asylum seekers
It is with continuing sadness and frustration that I read letters like that from Richard Townsend (“Veterans’ needs should come before those of noncitizens,” June 19), where Mr. Townsend presents the often-repeated false choice between helping “us” and helping “them.” Pitting vulnerable groups against each other is an expression of a false dichotomy, fomented by […]
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PublishedJune 25, 2019
Letter to the editor: Make Maine’s new single-use bag ban more equitable
SNAP and WIC recipients should be exempt from the fee charged for paper or reusable plastic bags.
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PublishedJune 25, 2019
Letter to the editor: ACLU sustains outdated bias against religious education
I’m reluctant to support any Trump administration posture, but here goes: Early U.S. schooling was by church-run schools, funded by taxes. When Catholic immigrants sought funds, Protestant church schools were collapsed into nondenominational, aka “public,” schools. Rather than paying for reading, writing and arithmetic but not religion instruction, the Bill of Rights was reread to […]
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PublishedJune 24, 2019
Letter to the editor: Praise for respectful Death With Dignity debate
Maine’s recently enacted Death With Dignity law adds us to the growing list of states recognizing that end of life decisions are not the government’s to make. When a mentally competent adult has a terminal illness and only a few months to live, that individual now has significant choice on how to proceed. Some may […]
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PublishedJune 24, 2019
Letter to the editor: State should follow Kennebunk, ban balloons
There are less damaging ways to celebrate than the outdoor release of helium balloons.
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PublishedJune 24, 2019
President lacks credibility in foreign affairs
As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accuses Iran of the attack on ships in the Gulf of Oman, he cites intelligence as the source of information and basis for the accusations. Presumably, this is intelligence provided by the CIA, the same agency that provided intelligence for the accusations around the interference of the Russians in […]
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PublishedJune 24, 2019
Letter to the editor: Irony abounds in right-wing CMP critics
The seemingly unending debate over the Central Maine Power transmission corridor is always entertaining, because it provides for a lot of irony. Like the irony of hearing self-identifed pro-free market, anti-government intrusion, uber-conservatives arguing shamelessly that Maine state government needs to mercilessly soak a private corporation, CMP/Avangrid. I heard defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody […]
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