Letters

Published
December 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Arrest Trump for child abuse

The president must be held accountable for the deaths of two children in U.S. custody.
Published
December 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Blame midterm results for stock market drop

In October, the Dow Jones industrial average reached a record high, nearing 27,000. As I write this letter, the Dow is down to 22,787, a decrease of 15.6 percent. What are the reasons for this staggering market decline? Many ideas have been advanced by market analysts, by political leaders and by the media. These are […]
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December 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: LePage, Poliquin, Trump seem to attract lawsuits

It was no surprise to me to notice the Portland Press Herald’s lead front-page story Dec. 19 and no surprise, again, to see the top story on the front of the Local & State section the same day. Both stories discussed lawsuits – one involving Bruce Poliquin (Page A1) and the other involving Gov. LePage […]
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December 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Exodus from Cabinet merits our attention

What in heaven’s sake is going on in Washington, D.C.? The president’s Cabinet is dropping like November leaves. First was the State Department (Rex Tillerson is boneheaded) and then the Justice Department (they know nothing). The interior secretary is leaving, and another chief of staff has left (that’s no surprise). In the Department of Defense, […]
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December 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: LePage – and his pension money – welcome to stay away

In a Dec. 25 letter to the editor, Bill Barker of Westbrook complained that our dearly soon-to-be-departed governor, Paul LePage, is taking his pension money out of state. What’s the problem? Given the harm he has done to Maine, especially to the less fortunate among us, I think we should build a wall to make […]

Published
December 30, 2018

Letter to the editor: Stories of generosity renew the faith

After reading national political news, it's good to read of community Christmas dinners and kind employers.
Published
December 30, 2018

Letter to the editor: Electric cars carry their own climate change costs

It's likely you'll have to charge your car with electricity generated by coal, propane or natural gas.
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December 30, 2018

Letter to the editor: Nice to see judges can still rule apolitically

Judge Lance Walker, appointed to the federal court by Republican Donald Trump, rejected the claim of Republican Bruce Poliquin to invalidate the election of Democrat Jared Golden to Congress. Walker’s decision, as it should be, was based on his interpretation of the law, not on whatever his political opinions might be. After the controversy and […]
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December 30, 2018

Letter to the editor: Aquaculture’s impact on bay is the real issue

Re: “Our View: Aquaculture wrong target for protests” (Dec. 16): Nobody objects to wild salmon – they were plentiful in Penobscot Bay from the time that fishways became mandatory at dam sites until mobile net gear (trawlers and seiners) became ubiquitous in the Gulf of Maine and offshore to the salmon feeding waters near Greenland. […]
Published
December 30, 2018

Letter to the editor: Fish farm’s carbon footprint should not be ignored

Your Dec. 16 lead editorial, “Our View: Aquaculture wrong target for protests,” is misleading and inaccurate. The editorial suggests that corporate aquaculture will “contribute to a lower carbon profile than other methods” in order to feed a hungry world, and it contains a link to the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit on Aquaculture that applies only […]

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