Letters

Published
December 12, 2018

Letter to the editor: Newspaper should phase out its use of plastic bags

My family and I get daily home delivery of the Portland Press Herald. We all look forward to getting and reading it, and it’s important to me that my two young kids grow up in a house where there’s always a newspaper around to read. Only one thing bothers me about our home delivery: all […]
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December 12, 2018

Letter to the editor: Former justice’s words undercut Poliquin suit

Quick rejection of the wretched Bruce Poliquin suit to overturn election results while bemoaning the qualifications of Maine voters to determine its outcome through ranked-choice voting – after its legitimacy was twice affirmed – can be found in the words of Chief Justice John Marshall when, in the 19th century, he wrote: “The people make […]
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December 12, 2018

Letter to the editor: Climate change demands a lifestyle change

Humankind must make enormous sacrifices to fight the crisis, from traveling less to forgoing food made from animals.
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December 12, 2018

Letter to the editor: Trump’s stance on General Motors seems a lot like socialism

Capitalism teaches us that businesses should make the decisions as to what is the best way for them to be efficient and to maximize their profits. General Motors has recently decided that it needs to close five plants in order to accomplish this goal in our current economy. By contrast, socialism declares that the government […]
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December 12, 2018

Letter to the editor: Bushes’ kindness often came with little fanfare

With the passing of President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush, I can’t help but reflect on working for them at Walker’s Point when I was in high school. My first summer, I imagined I should be seen and not heard. Not so. Early on, I was weeding the garden when Mrs. Bush […]

Published
December 11, 2018

Letter to the editor: State has done well under LePage

His unfashionable idea that governments should live within their means is just what Maine needed.
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December 11, 2018

Letter to the editor: Letter mischaracterized Portland’s oil suppliers

Re: “Letter to the editor: Heating oil suppliers are making a fool of ratepayers,” by John Riley (Dec. 5): Having worked in the oil business in the Portland area for over 40 years, I’ve witnessed home heating oil prices from a low of 19 cents to a high of almost $3 a gallon. In all […]
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December 11, 2018

Letter to the editor: Felonies a clear reason to impeach president

On Friday, federal prosecutors, by inference, identified President Trump as an unindicted co-conspirator in a plot to illegally influence the 2016 election. That’s extraordinary. Mr. Trump stands accused of breaking the law in order to secure his installation to the highest office in the land. While Mr. Trump’s supporters dismiss these allegations as mere “process […]
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December 11, 2018

Letter to the editor: Stop arguing and just do what’s best for Earth

I find the constant bickering about climate change disheartening. There is certainly more evidence that climate change is real and that indeed, people have their hands in the warming pot. Nonetheless, let’s move beyond this tug of war of beliefs! Why can’t we agree that no matter what, we should take the very best care […]
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December 11, 2018

Letter to the editor: Not a shred of decency in Republican Party

Dana Milbank’s column of Dec. 6 (“Shaken by midterm losses, GOP resorts to thievery,” Page A7) should have been on the front page above the fold. There’s not a shred of decency within the Republican Party, which claims the moral high ground with all of their Christian family values baloney, etc. While their “great leader” […]

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