Letters

Published
November 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: MaineSpark working to boost workforce size, skill level

As someone who works in the IT field and knows the challenges of hiring and retaining highly skilled tech workers, I entirely agree with the recent editorial, “Our View: Maine’s labor shortage challenges every industry” (Oct. 28), urging action on increasing the size and skill level of Maine’s workforce. I am also pleased to know […]
Published
November 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Returned service members deserve more than platitudes

Another Veterans Day passes, reminding us of the dedication our young men and women serving in the military. They serve with honor and pride and fight with dedication. But then they return home – some injured and broken – as the same people who sent them into harm’s way and called them “heroes” turn their […]
Published
November 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Governor, state leadership thanked for support for older Mainers

Thank you to Gov. Mills and our state’s leadership for recent initiatives supporting older Mainers. We applaud the collective talent that brought these initiatives to fruition. In late October, working with AARP, Maine became only the sixth state AARP’s Network of Age Friendly Communities. Two weeks ago, Gov. Mills signed an executive order establishing the […]
Published
November 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Maine DHHS reforms address potential for public guardian conflicts

As Gerald Petruccelli and Bruce McGlauflin, authors of the Nov. 10 commentary “State of Maine is an unfit guardian for intellectually disabled adults,” rightly note, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services is the last, not the first, option for adults determined to require a guardian. DHHS serves as the court-appointed public guardian for […]
Published
November 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Trump’s incompetence is no excuse

The charge is that the president did something for which he could be impeached – not that he didn't do it right.

Published
November 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: EU countries can afford to be generous

Re: “Letter to the editor: Ex-communist nations haven’t embraced U.S.-style capitalism,” by Doug Zlatin (Nov. 8): I’m so tired of hearing people bragging about free health care, public university education, “generous parental leave policies” and child care systems in other countries. Hungary’s population is 9.7 million. Slovakia’s population is 5.4 million. The United States’ population […]
Published
November 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Check out suspicious ‘charities’ before you give

Deceptive telephone calls, claiming to be from federal agencies; scamming emails that promote products that are too good to be true, and letters that promise large sums of money – all of these are tactics that are used by scam artists and fraudsters to take advantage of Mainers. In this day and age, when we […]
Published
November 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Happy to hear of support for scammed Auburn woman

A Bridgton resident was targeted by a con artist who tried similar tactics.
Published
November 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Diabetic Maine child is being priced out of his own life

My 7-year-old son Dakota lives with Type 1 diabetes and uses Humalog, the insulin produced by Eli Lilly. In America, 193,000 young people live with diabetes. Ask these kids’ parents, and they’ll tell you heartbreaking stories about working multiple jobs to pay for insulin, or rationing insulin because it’s too expensive – sometimes fatally. I’ll […]
Published
November 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Support our veterans and their family caregivers

Over 5 million unsung heroes help about 15 million of their loved ones with their care needs.

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