letter to the editor

Published
May 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: COVID limits are part of our nation’s history of sacrifices
Published
May 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: Bethel brew pub owner doesn’t speak for other Maine restaurateurs

As a restaurant owner and businessman of 25 years in Maine, who is well known and active in the industry, I want to go on the record as stating that co-owner Rick Savage at the Sunday River Brew Pub in Bethel is wrong and what he did is against what we in this industry should […]
Published
May 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: Collins touts supposed victory while small businesses struggle

For federal loans to be forgiven under the terms of her relief bill, companies face tight deadlines to get back to and stay at full staff.
Published
May 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: COVID limits are working – that doesn’t mean we should lift them

I’m writing in response to a recent letter from Pamela Brant (May 6), who calls for lifting the quarantine restrictions, to highlight some of the logical fallacies that are cited in support of her opinion. Ms. Brant compares the death rates of COVID-19 with the death rates from cancer, and argues that since fewer people […]
Published
May 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: Janet Mills needs to step back and use common sense

People are restless. And justifiably so. Gov. Janet Mills has arbitrarily painted the COVID-19 situation, here in Maine, with way too broad a brush. Maine is, with few exceptions, a rural state. Therefore, you can’t view places like Oxford County and Cumberland County the same way. However, that’s exactly what Mills does. In a state […]

Published
May 9, 2020

Letter to the editor: Writer fails to make case for lifting COVID limits

Re: “Letter to the editor: Quarantine worked, but it’s no longer needed,” by Pamela Brant (May 6): Yes, it is true, as Ms. Brant notes, that thousands of Americans die annually of various diseases. The difference with COVID-19? A patient’s heart disease or cancer generally do not also kill the attending physician, nurse, medical tech […]
Published
May 8, 2020

Letter to the editor: Maine CDC not looking out for health care workers

How about a shoutout to all the nurse’s aides? We are the ones who literally do all the heavy lifting. We are responsible for the cleanliness, the comfort and safety of our residents. We are one-on-one, no social distancing here. Now with forced isolation from loved ones, they need our emotional support more than ever […]
Published
May 8, 2020

Letter to the editor: Support leaders who really help small business

Sen. Susan Collins is touting the success of the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Paycheck Protection Program in helping Maine small businesses. As the owner of two small businesses in Maine, I don’t agree. It was disheartening to see the lion’s share of early assistance go to publicly traded companies while I […]
Published
May 8, 2020

Letter to the editor: Concentrated efforts needed to navigate COVID

Safe reopening depends on an immediate, unified national initiative focused on testing people for the virus, tracking its spread and providing enough protective gear.
Published
May 8, 2020

Letter to the editor: Trump should lower flag for COVID victims

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