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December 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Parliamentary procedure just what we need, literally

Have you had enough presidential campaigning yet? (Only 11 more months!) Wouldn’t it be nice if the whole thing could be done in a month or two? Well, if you lived in Canada or England or nearly any other “free world” country, that’s exactly what you would have – because of their parliamentary system. And […]
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December 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Off-peninsula development incentives could expand Portland’s housing options

Re: “Welcome to Portland – No Vacancy” (Nov. 15-20): With the exception of repurposing old school buildings, most of the discussion concerning Portland’s housing crisis focuses on the peninsula. Yet Portland’s total land area is about 26 square miles, with the peninsula about 3 square miles. A solution for housing is to think off-peninsula by […]
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December 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Logic disarms latest idea to prevent mass shootings

A new panacea has been born in the wake of the San Bernardino shootings. If you aren’t trusted to fly, you shouldn’t be trusted to buy a gun! It has a nice ring, fair meter and a skim of logic, as long as you don’t ask stupid questions. Like: Who decides which people are put […]
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December 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Rep. Sirocki’s red herring on Eves/Good Will-Hinckley flap mustn’t keep LePage afloat

I was amused by Rep. Heather Sirocki’s Dec. 7 letter to the editor (“Testimony reveals Eves had advantage in Good Will-Hinckley job search”). Rep. Sirocki states that the committee conducting the Good Will-Hinckley investigation discovered that one of Mark Eves’ employees, Bill Brown, was on the search committee, encouraged his boss to interview for the […]
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December 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Sensational Portland Jazz Orchestra deserves more attention

I read with interest Steve Feeney’s review of the Wynton Marsalis-led Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performance at Merrill Auditorium on Dec. 2 (“Lincoln Center orchestra, Wynton Marsalis bring big New Orleans cheer to Portland,” Dec. 3). I did not attend the concert but was struck by two comments: Feeney’s second line – “The orchestra […]

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December 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Pearl Harbor anniversary should have been commemorated prominently

On Dec. 7, 1941, I was 12. I heard FDR’s “date which will live in infamy” speech on my folks’ battery-powered radio. I joined the Navy less than five years later. l have three words for the Press Herald: “Shame on you!” Your Dec. 7 issue did not even mention Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. There […]
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December 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: In face of refugee crisis, where’s our courage to support the greater good?

As I’m listening to talk about taking in Syrian refugees, I’m reading a book on the Berlin Blockade and Airlift (1948-49) and noting the stark differences in the U.S. response. In 1948, Stalin blocked all land and water traffic into the western sectors of Berlin – basically to put the entire city under communist rule. […]
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December 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Uplifting story about Holocaust survivor sparks reflecting on reasons for gratitude

Re: “Holocaust survivor: ‘It’s what you give’ that defines you” (Dec. 7): Thank you for the uplifting story in Monday’s Press Herald about Kurt Messerschmidt (and about purpose, thriving against adversity and offering others hope and joy with one’s unique gifts). I have urged friends to not only read the article but also to enrich […]
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December 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: Theater around LePage is much ado about nothing

Re: “LePage may face reprimand after oversight panel accepts report in Eves case” (Dec. 3): Well, the sharks in Augusta think they smell blood, and the feeding frenzy is on. Reprimand! Impeach! Prison! Let us press the pause button and review the facts without the anti-LePage bias. It’s reasonable to infer that Good Will-Hinckley overlooked […]
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December 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: Portland police show true compassion to drug addicts

Re: “Portland police to offer drug users a link to treatment” (Dec. 2): Kudos to the Portland Police Department for taking the initiative to give addicts the help they need instead of burying them behind bars. Addiction is a disease with multiple root causes from which people do recover and live happy, healthy, productive lives. […]

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