On Page D1 April 14, the headline on Jim Fossel’s column states: “Simplification of tax code would achieve bipartisan goals.” The other, on Brian Klaas’ commentary, reads: “Can America survive scandal overload?” First, may We the People have a tax code that meets America’s goals, not bipartisan ones. Second, we live in the Age of […]
Deb Sayer
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Letter to the editor: Maine should ban use of devices by motorists
The mother of a woman responsible for her own distracted-driving death is frustrated at the slow pace of change.
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Another View: Editorial misinterprets Maine general’s actions at Appomattox
Joshua Chamberlain’s order to salute the surrendering Confederates was meant to honor fellow soldiers’ sacrifices.
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Letter to the editor: Online learning can’t raze all barriers to two-year bachelor’s degree
Noel Gallagher’s April 7 Maine Sunday Telegram story about online education covers, well, many facets of that technology used to extend and enhance higher education. I do have some issues with material in the article. One relates to the stories about completing bachelor’s degrees in two years. Especially for adults, “accelerated learning” is much desired, […]
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Letter to the editor: BIW should shift focus to finding climate solutions
The next warship to go down the ways at Bath Iron Works will be christened the Lyndon B. Johnson on Saturday. In response, at 8:15 a.m., citizens united in voice calling for “conversion” will gather in protest of the continuing exclusive production of warships. The gathering, beginning with a press conference, will mark a different […]
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Letter to the editor: Op-ed helps raise awareness of student food insecurity
As president and CEO of University Credit Union, I want to express appreciation for the March 25 op-ed by professor Michael Hillard and Preble Street Executive Director Mark R. Swann, “Maine Voices: College students need to fill their stomachs to fuel their brains,” as well as for the University of Southern Maine hosting the 2019 […]
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Letter to the editor: Small-business owner supports Maine paid-sick-day bill
I’m a small-business owner and I support L.D. 369, state Sen. Rebecca Millett’s bill to guarantee earned paid sick days for Maine workers. I grew up in Gorham and after training at Portland Arts and Technology High School and at Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle, I started McPherson Plumbing and Heating in 2007. […]
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Letter to the editor: Global vaccine programs keep U.S. safe, too
Healthy countries are stable countries.
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Letter to the editor: NECEC reporting overlooks dams’ impact, need for conservation
In all the reporting about the Central Maine Power corridor project, New England Clean Energy Connect, there’s been little mention of the ecological destruction in Quebec caused by the necessary flooding of millions of acres to create dams. The vast amounts of methane released as the submerged materials decompose is a much more potent greenhouse […]
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Letter to the editor: Aid-in-dying bill raises professional, policy issues
In his April 13 letter, David L. Smith, M.D., of Portland, objects to a recent editorial (Our View, April 7) that argued in favor of a bill that “lays out the circumstances under which a patient diagnosed with an incurable, irreversible disease that is expected to cause death within six months can request medicine that […]