Letters

Published
April 14, 2017

Letter to the editor: If later start times would be better, why not change?

I do not understand the reasoning of those Education Committee members supporting a watered-down bill that “suggests” that Maine schools adopt later start times (April 5). If the science and the testimony of others’ experience have convinced all the committee members that later start times have enormous benefits to our students, why wait for things […]
Published
April 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: Sen. King is truly independent, far from a liberal Democrat

In a recent letter to the editor, “Sen. King an independent in name only” (April 10), Lou Napolitano of Westbrook said that U.S. Sen. Angus King is a “liberal Democrat,” as if that’s a pejorative term. I am a rather liberal Democrat myself. To modify a comment by the late Sen. Lloyd Bentsen: “I’ve known […]
Published
April 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: Many people played role in saving my life after collapse

In regard to the Portland Press Herald’s article (“Heart fails, then stroke of luck: Stranger nearby trained in CPR,” April 5) on the saving of my life through the CPR provided quickly by a member, Stewart Graham, and staff of the YMCA of Southern Maine on Forest Avenue in Portland, the response of two Portland […]
Published
April 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: Building up the military doesn’t make U.S. strong

Doesn’t everyone want America to be strong? Isn’t the real question what makes a country strong? I go to the gym regularly each week to be strong. In my youth, I thought that meant working out with the heaviest weights possible and building up my biceps and other muscles. Now, being more knowledgeable about what […]
Published
April 13, 2017

Letter to the editor: Personal experiences show Medicare-for-all is the way to go

Cathleen London (Maine Voices, April 5) makes a strong case, from a physician’s point of view, for adopting single-payer health insurance (Medicare for all). I would like to add a few personal observations. Ever since I enrolled in Medicare five years ago, I have liked its simplicity and its benefits to the patient, including a […]

Published
April 12, 2017

Letter to the editor: Poland Spring should help with Maine’s well and arsenic problems

I’m reading an article about the big problem with arsenic in wells in many Maine communities (April 7). Rep. Karen Vachon has proposed L.D. 454, “An Act to Ensure Safe Drinking Water for Families in Maine.” The problem is very simple to solve. Nestle Waters/Poland Spring pumps who knows how many millions of gallons of […]
Published
April 12, 2017

Letter to the editor: Sex abuse charges spoil safe, secure space of theater life

I have to say, the April 7 article on the theater teacher (Henry Eichman of Topsham) getting indicted on more sex abuse charges struck me hard. Not only is what he’s being accused of unimaginable, but he’s also now taken away a space that is safe and home to so many. I was a “theater […]
Published
April 12, 2017

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins chooses her party over welfare of the nation

Almost immediately after voting to repeal long-standing Senate rules designed to protect a minority position on lifetime appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court, Susan Collins issued a statement professing her deep and abiding commitment to the 60-vote rule for legislation because it “helps preserve the tradition of the Senate of respecting minority views and increases […]
Published
April 12, 2017

Letter to the editor: Obama was weak on Syria, now Trump taking a stand

John Kerry said they were gone, and Susan Rice reported a few months ago that all chemical weapons had been removed from the Syrian bases. Well, we know that former Secretary of State Kerry is often out of touch with reality, and that Susan Rice is noted for being a serial prevaricator: Benghazi was caused […]
Published
April 12, 2017

Letter to the editor: Media let Sen. Collins get away with bold hypocrisy

Every time Sen. Collins votes in lockstep with her party, to the detriment of her constituents, I think, “This is it. This is when the press stops calling her a ‘moderate.’ ” And yet the misnomer persists, like a virus you can’t shake. For reasons I cannot fathom, reporters do not question her, and do […]