letter to the editor

Published
June 21, 2019

Letter to the editor: Carbon fee would recognize urgency of climate change

Earlier this week, the Canadian House of Commons declared a national climate emergency. As Maine is surrounded by Canada on three sides and Portland is the same latitude as Toronto, shouldn’t we also be taking emergency action? Specifically, shouldn’t we be sharply reducing CO2 emissions, the primary driver of climate change? According to over 3,500 […]
Published
June 21, 2019

Letter to the editor: Aspiring Planning Board members urged to treat Portland’s waterfront with care

To thrive, the fishing industry needs the city to provide relief from overbuilding and traffic.
Published
June 21, 2019

Letter to the editor: Portland Bach Experience’s informal approach in keeping with history

Allan Kozinn’s June 17 review of Emily Isaacson’s Portland Bach Experience (Page B4), while appropriately wondering about how much Bach in fact is there this year, completely misses the point of the festival. He bemoans that the Experience “is heavy on … brunch and beer concerts … and family attractions, like a musical instrument petting […]
Published
June 21, 2019

Letter to the editor: Looking for the scale that would assess fitness for presidency

I love my Fitbit scale. It tells me both my weight and body fat index. (I admit I have absolutely no idea how this works, though I do know you have to be barefoot to make it work – but I digress.) Still, the technological possibilities are endless, no? So, wouldn’t it be great if […]
Published
June 21, 2019

Letter to the editor: Trump’s openness to foreign election help should prompt impeachment proceedings

Until recently, I have been unsure whether beginning impeachment hearings on President Trump was the best political move. Now, after President Trump has brazenly expressed his willingness to receive information from a foreign government about his 2020 Democratic challenger, I realize that this is no longer a question centered on political strategy. It is no […]

Published
June 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Democratic legislator’s support for open primaries appreciated

I wanted to thank state Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, for demonstrating tremendous leadership recently in supporting L.D. 211, “An Act to Open Maine’s Primaries.” While the measure ultimately did not gain enough votes to pass, it’s important for us to recognize that Sen. Diamond once again showed that he represents all of his constituents, not […]
Published
June 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Keep readers informed of the status of the flag

The last time I wrote to the Portland Press Herald regarding our flag was the Jan. 18, 2017, letter to the editor “Free speech shouldn’t mean you can alter how to fly flag” (Page A6). Well, this time, it’s about flying the colors half-staff – when to do so and when to display back to […]
Published
June 20, 2019

Letter to the editor: Don’t overlook refugee aid’s long-term impact on Portland

I am a registered Democrat, and I support a welcoming policy toward refugees. But I am also an economist, and I am concerned about the sustainability of Portland’s open-ended, reactive and unmanaged refugee assistance program. The recent growth in refugee applicants is consistent with what we know about the migration process – that successfully settled […]
Published
June 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: What persecution are refugees escaping?

The deluge of asylum seekers overwhelming the region is said to be from Africa, but they come more directly from Brazil, Central America and Mexico before arriving in San Antonio, Texas, from which they are being bused 2,000 miles to the state of Maine. But they are not being persecuted in Brazil, Central America or […]
Published
June 19, 2019

Letter to the editor: Veterans’ needs should come before those of noncitizens

As I read about the city of Portland scrambling to assist the large influx of asylum seekers, I am perplexed. Why is it that the city goes to such great lengths to help these people while other people, who were born here, including veterans, remain homeless? Shame on you, Portland, for having homeless veterans in […]

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