After reading Swanville resident Peter Petersen’s Sept. 5 diatribe (“Letter to the editor: COVID vaccine is useless, and Nemitz should know it”), targeting columnist Bill Nemitz and the common sense of vaccinating oneself against COVID-19, I feel compelled to respond. First of all, I find Israeli COVID statistics suspect. Neither do I trust 2nd District […]
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Letter to the editor: Victim of labor shortage, Country Manor will be missed
It is with a sad heart, a tear in my eye and a lump in my throat that I must let people know how heartbreaking it is to announce that one of the best nursing homes-assisted living facilities around is closing. That, of course, is Country Manor Nursing Home in Coopers Mills. Words cannot describe […]
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Letter to the editor: Former Press Herald managing editor was man of principle
Re: “Curt Hazlett, former managing editor of the Portland Press Herald, dies at 68” (Sept. 2): The best thing that can be said of Curt Hazlett is that he was a newspaperman through and through. The many tributes coming in are true enough. For Curt, however, newspapers were a calling, and to say he was […]
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Letter to the editor: Don’t blame others for our own behavior, reactions
This letter is written in response to Patty Fortula-Kohn’s Aug. 31 letter (“When it comes to COVID, whatever happened to you, we and us?”), in which she writes: “In today’s world, there is no respect shown toward one another. Why? Because our leaders show no respect toward one another.” While good leaders should model examples […]
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Letter to the editor: Portland must move ahead with clean election initiative
City councilors are trying to distract residents’ attention when they should be allowing residents to vote on the proposal.
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Letter to the editor: CMP project supporter exaggerates plan’s benefits
Re: the Hon. David Sawicki’s Sept. 4 letter (“CMP transmission corridor can bring jobs to Maine”): The Honorable (he’s not a judge – he’s a former one-term state legislator) Mr. Sawicki says he has read “a lot of about the CMP corridor and am excited about its benefits.” Seems he has read the wrong stuff. […]
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Letter to the editor: A different definition of what’s ‘unthinkable’
I agree with Dave Del Camp’s Sept. 9 Maine Voices column (“Twenty years after 9/11, ‘unthinkable’ looks a lot different”). He states, “Twenty years ago, you and I witnessed the unthinkable. Today, ‘unthinkable’ looks a lot different.” Well, he’s right. It sure does look different, a lot different. Twenty years ago, American flags were proudly […]
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Letter to the editor: Los Angeles Times readers will miss new Press Herald city editor
Re: “Press Herald names new city editor” (Aug. 19): I knew of no other way than writing to your paper to let Nita Lelyveld know how much I will miss her thoughtful, often moving, columns in the Los Angeles Times (a paper I’ve read every day for decades, through multiple owners). I’m looking at her […]
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Letter to the editor: Voices of the unborn not heard
Regarding the Sept. 3 letter to the editor by the Rev. Dr. James Gertmenian (“Sen. Collins is sold another empty promise”): Surely he must understand, as a pastor, the sanctity of unborn life and that the unborn are human and not just an extra organ in the mother’s body. The Bible says that God sees […]
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Letter to the editor: Vaccine mandate disrupts medical freedom, informed consent
I have been a nurse for close to 30 years. I have kept patients safe throughout the pandemic with diligent hand washing, masks, face shields, gloves, gowns, etc., and not one person has caught COVID-19 from me. My work environment has become toxic over this vaccine mandate, making it difficult to focus on patient care. […]