Letters

Published
April 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Small-business owner supports Maine paid-sick-day bill

I’m a small-business owner and I support L.D. 369, state Sen. Rebecca Millett’s bill to guarantee earned paid sick days for Maine workers. I grew up in Gorham and after training at Portland Arts and Technology High School and at Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle, I started McPherson Plumbing and Heating in 2007. […]
Published
April 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Global vaccine programs keep U.S. safe, too

Healthy countries are stable countries.
Published
April 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: NECEC reporting overlooks dams’ impact, need for conservation

In all the reporting about the Central Maine Power corridor project, New England Clean Energy Connect, there’s been little mention of the ecological destruction in Quebec caused by the necessary flooding of millions of acres to create dams. The vast amounts of methane released as the submerged materials decompose is a much more potent greenhouse […]
Published
April 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Aid-in-dying bill raises professional, policy issues

In his April 13 letter, David L. Smith, M.D., of Portland, objects to a recent editorial (Our View, April 7) that argued in favor of a bill that “lays out the circumstances under which a patient diagnosed with an incurable, irreversible disease that is expected to cause death within six months can request medicine that […]
Published
April 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: Reps. Pingree, Golden shamefully side with fracking interests

By supporting a bill to expand natural gas technology to Europe, they're undermining efforts to fight climate change.

Published
April 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: Corporations are making their own laws

Corporations exist to create profits. Corporations have nothing to do with democracy. In a March 29 letter, Thomas R. DePeter, senior director of electric operations, Avangrid, Central Maine Power, et al., criticized me for my opinion of CMP and its relationship with Iberdrola Spain and Avangrid, and the Press Herald for publishing that opinion March […]
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April 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: BIW should shift focus to finding climate solutions

The next warship to go down the ways at Bath Iron Works will be christened the Lyndon B. Johnson on April 27. In response, at 8:15 a.m., citizens united in voice calling for “conversion” will gather in protest of the continuing exclusive production of warships. The gathering, beginning with a press conference, will mark a […]
Published
April 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: Preble Street has been open about plan to close resource center

On Tuesday, this paper published an opinion piece by Herb Janick, president of Preble Street’s board of directors, that contradicts information personally shared with me by Preble Street Executive Director Mark Swann. Like Mr. Janick, I feel the need to set the record straight. On March 21, I met with Mark, City Manager Jon Jennings, […]
Published
April 18, 2019

Letter to the editor: Sobering, symbolic point to be drawn from cathedral fire

After spending the last few years enduring this godawful president and his corrupt cronies setting fire to beautiful institutions and stressing democracy to what I dearly hope is somewhere shy of a point of no return, somehow watching gorgeous Notre Dame burn resonated as a heartbreaking reminder that the things we feel are solid and […]
Published
April 18, 2019

Letter to the editor: Ban on chemical fertilizers in line with South Portland’s climate goals

I am proud of the city of South Portland’s commitment to addressing climate change through our climate action plan. According to a recent U.N. report, we have 12 years to make the significant changes that are required. Turn on a TV and we see extreme flooding and extreme drought across our country. All indications are […]

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