Letters

Published
January 28, 2016

Letter to the editor: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Robert Reich should run for White House

I’d like to suggest that Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich become candidates for president and vice president. I wouldn’t care which was which. Neither has a discernible ego; each has demonstrated a remarkable resistance to temptation; each is demonstrably devoted to doing what is right for the American people and […]
Published
January 28, 2016

Letter to the editor: Rigby Yard not best and only option for propane facility

I was baffled by this line in your Jan. 19 editorial: “Propane moves into Maine by rail, so it would seem that New England’s largest rail yard would be the logical place to put a regional distribution hub.” If that’s true, then every important Maine company that receives material and ships product by rail should […]
Published
January 27, 2016

Letter to the editor: Pipeline company’s deception exposed by public flip-flop on tar sands

Geez, it seems like just yesterday that representatives of Portland Pipe Line Corp. told city officials, neighborhood residents and the media that they had no plans to reverse the flow of oil in the pipeline to bring tar sands oil to South Portland. I quote: “We do not have an active project … in terms […]
Published
January 27, 2016

Letter to the editor: Nation needs Bernie Sanders, so let’s see more coverage

I’m a Vermonter. When I see a car with those green license plates, I look to see if I know the driver. I haven’t lived in Vermont for 25 years. That’s what Bernie Sanders brings to this presidential race: a sense of community. It’s a sense that we’re not all out for ourselves, that our […]
Published
January 27, 2016

Letter to the editor: Neighborhood bar Forest Gardens deserves better fate than demolition

None of the four buildings at Forest Avenue and Preble Street Extension should be demolished to make way for a CVS mega-pharmacy. I understand that Portland’s Historic Preservation Commission is evaluating the architectural significance of those buildings. However, as a former nine-year trustee of the Maine Historical Society, I suggest that Portland’s City Council needs […]

Published
January 27, 2016

Letter to the editor: State needs to require background checks for all guns sales

Mainers want to see common-sense steps forward in the laws governing gun sales in our state. On Jan. 19, the Secretary of State’s Office was presented with more than 85,000 signatures in support of a proposal designed to reduce gun violence in Maine by requiring background checks for all gun sales. This effort represents a […]
Published
January 26, 2016

Letter to the editor: Americans need to reject today’s coarse political rhetoric

How far we have traveled from the style of the old-fashioned political debates. At one time the norm for a political debate was to challenge the other candidate in a direct and sometimes heated discussion over the issues. Now the common denominator is to use sarcastic and slanderous expressions in describing the other candidate’s character […]
Published
January 26, 2016

Letter to the editor: If Saco council rezones farmland for ecology school, lawsuit is inevitable

On Feb. 1, the Saco City Council is scheduled to vote on a proposal to allow a contract zone at River Bend Farm on Simpson Road. A “yes” vote by the council would result in the building of two large dormitories and a cafeteria for The Ecology School, in what is currently a conservation zone […]
Published
January 26, 2016

Letter to the editor: Two Maine bills would hurt landline phone customers

Our Legislature is back in session, and two bills on the docket, L.D. 466 and L.D. 1302, are both titled An Act to Increase Competition and Ensure a Robust Information and Telecommunications Market. These bills are carried over from the last session. If these bills pass, then FairPoint would be allowed to dump its obligation […]
Published
January 26, 2016

Letter to the editor: Story on Portland Planned Parenthood clinic’s ‘safety move’ shows newspaper’s bias

I was very disappointed in the one-sided article in the Portland Press Herald headlined “Clinic greeters change in safety move” (Page B1, Jan. 22), regarding Portland’s Planned Parenthood clinic now using paid staffers to replace volunteer greeters. This is being done because of the clinic’s perceived safety concerns. Yet the only problem the clinic cited […]

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