Letters

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November 10, 2018

Letter to the editor: On Sunday, veterans will call for end to war

On Sunday, on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour, Veterans for Peace will gather in Monument Square in Portland to reclaim Armistice Day. We will not just remember those fallen in war, but also call for an end to endless war and to the misery and suffering this nation is […]
Published
November 10, 2018

Letter to the editor: Here’s a list of pressing issues for new Congress

Let us hope the new Congress will address the following issues: • Accelerating and potentially catastrophic climate change. • Increasingly frequent mass shootings and hate crimes. • A trillion dollar national budget deficit. • Incompetent and corrupt federal officials. • Incoherent trade and tariff policies. • Inhumane and irrational immigration policies. • Developing a compassionate and comprehensive health care policy. […]
Published
November 10, 2018

Letter to the editor: A Mills-Moody sitdown might be good for Maine

I am pleased by Janet Mills’ election. However, I have a thought for her success in office. When the dust has settled, she should sit down with Shawn Moody and talk with him about his ideas for strengthening the state of Maine. I have known Shawn for over 20 years. He is a good and […]
Published
November 9, 2018

Letter to the editor: I don’t get border policy. Let’s use troops as welcoming committee

I don’t understand what is going on at the border. But, then again, I’m an old fart. Grew up working, paid my dues and met my retirement needs the old-fashioned way. I paid into Social Security and Medicare and saved so I could do more than subsist. That said, we have a group of destitute […]
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November 9, 2018

Letter to the editor: Pressure Governor-elect Mills to reconsider positions on tribal issues

A change at the Blaine House offers an opportunity for justice and healing in the state-tribes relationship.

Published
November 9, 2018

Letter to the editor: Is religion in pro baseball any different from superstitions?

It doesn’t take the watch-every-inning-of-every-game type of Red Sox fan to recognize that many of Boston’s players have repetitive daily “habits” – actions they perform before each at-bat or after pitching a successful inning. Many of them are pretty easy to recall: Before leading off each game, Mookie Betts draws initials in the dirt with […]
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November 9, 2018

Letter to the editor: U.S. played role in why people are fleeing Honduras for our border

I am very concerned about the misleading rhetoric coming from the administration and our media about the Central American people walking toward the U.S. border. Many are fleeing starvation and violence. Few Americans are aware of the role our government has played and continues to play in supporting the overthrow of leaders in these countries, […]
Published
November 8, 2018

Letter to the editor: Customers, don’t let Verizon despoil marsh with cellphone tower

I want to thank Tony Barclay and Stephanie Smith for their well-written Maine Voices column, “Town of Scarborough to Verizon: Can you hear us now?” (Oct. 29, Page A4). As a longtime customer of Verizon, I feel that I should also have a voice in deciding whether a cellphone tower is placed adjacent to such […]
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November 8, 2018

Letter to the editor: Government fails to protect seniors from plague of robocalls

A recent editorial in the Portland Press Herald regarding robocalls (“Our View: Give phone providers tools to stop robocalls,” Oct. 12) only touched briefly on what these unwanted nuisance calls do to Maine seniors. My wife and I are 86 years of age, and it is not easy to check all these calls from the […]
Published
November 8, 2018

Letter to the editor: Caring folks of Portland shine in visitors’ time of trouble

On a recent cruise to Portland, my wife, Margo, and I planned an excursion to Kennebunkport, but she fell on the walkway to the buses, and the diagnosis at Mercy Hospital was a fractured nose and a concussion, among many bumps and bruises. Sadly, that ended our cruise, but on a much happier note, we […]

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