Letters

Published
August 4, 2012

Letters to the editor: Old buildings obstruct pier views

In my view, the city of Portland should raze the buildings on the Maine State Pier and re-deck the pier for public use. What an incredible draw for locals and tourists alike. A re-decked pier would enhance the city’s effort for the cruise ships. Imagine a 1,000-foot view up the bay for vendors, concerts, public […]
Published
August 3, 2012

Letters to the editor: LePage’s education proposals panned

Gov. LePage’s recent complaint that the rate of improvement in the scores of Maine’s schoolchildren is too low is totally misleading to the public and is cruel to Maine’s dedicated teachers. The governor’s criticisms are akin to claiming that Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are failing the U.S. Olympic effort because the improvements in their […]
Published
August 2, 2012

Letters to the editor: Young voters voice support for King

When I speak with my fellow college students about issues that affect our generation, one fact quickly becomes clear: We are overwhelmingly independent. The issues that keep our parents awake at night oftentimes do not matter to us, and it frustrates us that the issues we find important are held hostage by both parties refusing […]
Published
August 1, 2012

Letters to the editor: Readers urge acceptance of gay marriage

Pastor Sandy Williams of First Baptist Church of Freeport (Another View, “Civil marriage and religious marriage are one and the same,” June 22) wants us to believe that religious people have always marched in lockstep and that he knows what all Christians must believe. Perhaps he’s forgotten other teachings — from the same Holy Scriptures […]
Published
July 31, 2012

Letters to the editor: Headline clouds smart-meter concerns

"If anyone actually believes that the PUC will 'look hard' at the issue and actually have the health and safety of the public as its priority -- I have a bridge to sell you."

Published
July 30, 2012

More letters to the editor: Readers reflect on ACA reforms, state of U.S. health care system

Why I support the Affordable Health Care Act: • Preventive care: Before the ACA, some immunizations were covered and some were not. Before the ACA, some preventive exams were covered some were not. After the ACA, all immunizations and all preventive exams in all health plans in all 50 states are covered. This, of course, […]
Published
July 30, 2012

Letters to the editor: Nemitz column unfair to casino investor

Regarding Bill Nemitz’s casino column (“Future of ‘resort’ based on ‘best guess,”‘ July 25): As a board member of the Oxford Casino, I can’t comment on the Department of Environmental Protection issue, as that is between the state and the court, but I would like to say that comment about Bob Bahre was totally uncalled […]
Published
July 29, 2012

Letters to the editor: UM System shows it’s out of touch

Your July 8 editorial on the “leadership shuffle” at the University of Southern Maine covered all the issues that this regrettably handled transaction raised. By deciding to give Selma Botman — the person he just removed as USM president — a newly created job at the very same salary, $203,000, the new University of Maine […]
Published
July 28, 2012

Letters to the editor: Snowe defends vote on disclosure law

I am responding to a July 21 editorial regarding my vote related to the DISCLOSE Act (Our View, “Maine senators voted wrong on disclosure”). I am an ardent, longtime supporter of full disclosure in campaign advertising, having authored the landmark disclosure provision of the McCain-Feingold 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. Regrettably, this measure was later […]
Published
July 27, 2012

Letters to the editor: Solving pollution at a national level

Extreme weather events, like the storm that flooded parts of Portland in early June, are on the rise. Scientists warn that global warming will bring even more extreme weather in the future, and power plants are the largest U.S. source of the carbon pollution that causes global warming. Maine has been a leader in efforts […]

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