I agree with letter writer Peter Morelli’s premise (“Columns side by side but are not parallel,” June 4) that the weekly columns by Jim Fossel and Victoria Hugo-Vidal are not equivalent or parallel. Mr. Fossel, a self-titled conservative activist, writes about the issues of the day; for example, the recent debt ceiling deal, from his […]
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Letter to the editor: Picturing dark days ahead in the Sunshine State
The editorial cartoon by Christopher Weyant on Page D3 of the June 4 Telegram, featuring a highway sign welcoming travelers to Florida and then questioning their thinking ability, prompts me to wonder if residents of Florida won’t soon become the most ignorant and least educated of all the citizens of the United States. They won’t […]
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Letter to the editor: Congratulate graduates instead of asking ‘What’s next?’
I mentioned to a stranger last week our son’s upcoming graduation party. She gasped! Clapped her hands! Shouted, “Hey! Everyone! Her son is graduating!” And the six to 10 others (also strangers) around us cheered. They were thrilled. And I felt so happy. Not a single person asked, “What will he do next year?” Instead, […]
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Letter to the editor: Where is the help for families of children with special needs?
Regarding the June 4 article on the lack of caregivers, funds and other kinds of support for special needs children (“Parents of special needs children place hopes in bill that would pay them as caregivers”): We must ask ourselves: Is ours really a civilized society? When our most vulnerable children and their families do not […]
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Letter to the editor: Yes, JFK proposed a tax cut for the richest Americans
But what Jim Fossel didn’t mention in a recent column is that the top bracket at the time was 91%.
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Letter to the editor: Pro-Question A column wrong about rent control and small landlords
Taking the prize for willfully misleading statements has got to be Alan Levi in his June 8 guest column, in support of Question A on Tuesday’s ballot. In speaking of Portland’s rent control, he wrote: “… It treats a landlord with one unit the exact same as a corporate landlord with 500 units.” Wrong! Supporters […]
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Letter to the editor: Current Portland rent control ordinance strikes the right balance
When I moved to Portland 10 years ago, I fell in love with this community. Portlanders, whether lifelong residents or newer arrivals like me, care about this city and each other, and I found myself at home. I had an adorable and relatively affordable rental on Munjoy Hill and a close group of friends within […]
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Letter to the editor: Question A will address major problems with rent control
In October 2018, Rebecca Diamond, at the highly respected Brookings Institution, reported, “What does economic evidence tell us about the effects of rent control?” She stated that San Francisco, California, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, found out it didn’t work. Apartment owners watched their rent-controlled apartments deplete their incomes; poorly maintained units or condo conversions resulted. Any […]
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Letter to the editor: Embrace public investment in housing, zoning reform over rent control
I read with great interest the editorial on rent control caps and voting “no” on Question A on Tuesday (Our View, June 6). As Swedish economist Assar Lindbeck said, “Next to bombing, rent control seems in many cases to be the most efficient technique so far known for destroying cities.” Rent control has never and […]
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Letter to the editor: Response to Pride month stirs reflection
A reader raised in the central Maine town of Unity urges current residents to continue efforts to promote inclusion, despite the pushback they’ve received.