Letters

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December 5, 2015

Letter to the editor: People in wheelchairs also have a hard time on bricks

Addendum to your article on brick sidewalks. Pity the person who must travel them in a wheelchair! At least a minibump at every brick! Setting them at a 45 degree angle helps a little. They should be outlawed except possibly in a complex of historical buildings. Joel S. Look Portsmouth, N.H.
Published
December 4, 2015

Letter to the editor: ACLU lawsuit on abortions ignores moral objections

The ACLU lawsuit demanding that abortion be funded under Maine Care is nothing more than a sneaky maneuver to force taxpayers to pay for the murder of innocent unborn children. If this lawsuit is successful, people with sincerely held moral objections to abortion will be forced to pay for them, and that is unconscionable. I […]
Published
December 4, 2015

Letter to the editor: Trade South Portland’s oil tanks for residential growth

The Dec. 29 Maine Sunday Telegram article on the South Portland pipeline was fascinating, putting the current status of the pipeline in an historical perspective. For some reason – which I realized later – I was intrigued by the idea of mothballing the storage tanks, valued at $45 million. The realization was that despite the […]
Published
December 4, 2015

Letter to the editor: Ranked-choice voting is good for both voters and candidates

I am writing in support of ranked-choice voting, a commonsense reform to our voting system that puts power back in the hands of people and makes politicians more accountable to voters. Mainers will have an opportunity to vote in favor of ranked-choice voting next November. If the turmoil in Augusta has taught us anything, it […]
Published
December 4, 2015

Letter to the editor: Quality early education pays societal dividends

I was pleased to read the recent guest editorial by a business leader speaking about how investing in high-quality early education supports Maine’s workforce development. As sheriff, I also know high-quality early learning programs are one of our most consistently proven solutions to prepare kids for success in school, which makes them far less likely […]

Published
December 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Let’s really honor veterans by putting end to hostilities

Last month we observed Veterans Day, a time to honor all of our veterans. It was originally called Armistice Day, when Allies of World War I signed an armistice with Germany on Nov. 11, 1918. That war was supposed to be the war to end all wars. The name was changed to Veterans Day in […]
Published
December 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Holiday shoppers especially vulnerable to identity theft

Identity theft, investment fraud and scams rob millions of Americans of their hard-earned money every year. Con artists use a myriad of scams to steal your hard-earned money, including phishing scams, tech-support scams, gold coin scams, oil and gas scams, sweepstakes and lottery scams, grandparent scams and many more. Although their methods are different, research […]
Published
December 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Doctors share responsibility for opioid overdoses

The prescription of opioids by physicians is at issue. Why are patients prescribed opioids? How often do they feel pain, how life-threatening is the cause, and on a scale of 1 to 10, how severe is the pain and how long is the pain likely to last? In each case that yields an overdose death, […]
Published
December 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: Euthanized snakes posed no danger

I read with some dismay the recent article on the “disposal” of some unusual reptiles. While Karrie Herring no doubt understood the law (which is a bit draconian) that forbids the keeping of exotic species, her assertions relative to these “pets” were right on. These snakes, when cared for properly, pose no more of a […]
Published
December 3, 2015

Letter to the editor: If war were the answer, peace would reign supreme

It never ceases to amaze me when I read letters like Jennifer Jemino’s or the seemingly countless others who fault President Obama for his “weakness” in not throwing enough ordnance around to rid the world of every bad actor. For those keeping track at home, we’ve been bombing Iraq off and on for nearly 25 […]

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