Letters

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December 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: Drug treatment programs are vital link to hope

Over the past few weeks, there have been many newspaper articles about drug addiction, particularly to opiates, and its ever-increasing effect on our communities and state. It’s time to wake up! The debate about treatment versus interdiction has a long history, dating back to the Nixon era. Has it worked? I don’t think so, in […]
Published
December 15, 2015

Letter to the editor: ‘Merry Christmas’ greeting shouldn’t offend anyone

Ah, once again we are thrust into the silly season, as Officer Riggs refers to it in “Lethal Weapon.” As I gaze into my yule log fire, I wonder what makes people so silly during what has always been that “most wonderful time of the year.” After all, do we celebrate the holiday or Christmas […]
Published
December 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Mark Eves used same tactics as LePage during Good Will-Hinckley hiring process

In a lengthy puff piece about House Speaker Mark Eves, published last July by Maine’s flagship newspaper (“Contrasting images of House Speaker: Caring therapist or just a politician?,” July 5), Senate President Mike Thibodeau described Eves as a “nice, honest person.” In that same article, the speaker alleged that Gov. LePage “used the power of […]
Published
December 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Stevens Avenue parking is ‘a nightmare’

As a former University of New England student on the Portland campus, I find the parking situation along Stevens Avenue to be a nightmare. As a longtime parishioner of St. Joseph’s Church, this has also affected me and my fellow parishioners attending Holy Day and funeral Masses on weekdays when classes are in session. While […]
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December 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Will we stand up to LePage’s barroom threats?

In Rep. Heather Sirocki’s recent letter (“Testimony reveals Eves had advantage in Good Will-Hinckley job search,” Dec. 7), she notes a “smoking gun” that is a red herring for self-admitted extortion activities of Gov. LePage regarding Good Will-Hinckley and Mark Eves. Having attended the Government Oversight Committee’s last three sessions, I witnessed the confirmation of […]

Published
December 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: U.S. debt under Obama has ballooned dangerously

Re: “Letter to the editor: Facts show Republicans are wrong about U.S. deficit” (Dec. 2), by Tom Foley: There is no mention of the U.S. debt of $18 trillion – which, under Barack Obama, is about triple what it was when George W. Bush first took office in 2001. Obama has borrowed 40 cents of […]
Published
December 14, 2015

Letter to the editor: Gun control needs voters, not Facebook diatribes

Ninety percent of Americans support gun safety and strict background checks. But only about 50 percent of Americans vote in any given election. So our elected representatives, when making laws, are not thinking about what all Americans want; they are thinking about what voting Americans want. And National Rifle Association supporters vote. Can’t we do […]
Published
December 13, 2015

Letter to the editor: Maine needs more addiction treatment programs

Thank you for the recent column by Dr. Mary Dowd (“Commentary: Dealing with addiction,” Nov. 22). Dr. Dowd explains clearly that there are treatments for addiction that are proven to work. She shares both the data and her own experience treating patients with addiction. She also tells us that we are not providing enough places […]
Published
December 13, 2015

Letter to the editor: Tidal power could prove winning industry for Maine

It is heartening to note the progress of Scotland’s tidal power initiative, which taps the energy of the ocean’s tides to turn underwater turbines that will make electricity. Tidal power is very likely the next big thing in clean energy. How wonderful it would be if Maine, with its many inlets and corresponding tides, could […]
Published
December 13, 2015

Letter to the editor: Starry, starry night: Dark sky can light up your life

I think it is great that it gets dark early now! This is the best time of year to enjoy the starry nights of Maine. You can see the Milky Way (at least in Cape Elizabeth)! But because of light pollution, many areas in Greater Portland are too bright to see these marvels. It used […]

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