Letter to the editor

Published
June 9, 2019

Letter to the editor: Mainers are ready to replace Susan Collins

Maine voters are interested in a change candidate who will bring common sense to the Republican Donald Trump-Mitch McConnell Senate and will help break the stalemate and obstructionism that McConnell has fostered. Mainers long for a senator who will vote with Maine voters in mind and who is focused on what is important to our […]
Published
June 9, 2019

Letter to the editor: Democratic White House hopefuls unjustly targeting gun rights

Battle lines are drawn. The National Rifle Association is the target du jour of the litany of Democrat presidential candidates, vying for the boldest denouncement of the millions of armed, peaceful and law-abiding citizens in America. Six million strong, this large sector of the American public is an easy target for these “bold” politicians to […]
Published
June 9, 2019

Letter to the editor: Failure as Connecticut governor wrong pick to head UMaine System

I read with complete disbelief about the appointment of former Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy as the next chancellor of the University of Maine System (May 30). The Board of Trustees should be fired for not doing their due diligence on the former governor. The university system will suffer under any changes this man offers. If […]
Published
June 8, 2019

Letter to the editor: To prevent police shootings, obey the law or follow orders

I read the June 4 article about the girlfriend of the man from Standish in which she said that his being shot by the Gorham police was unnecessary. She is absolutely right. From what’s been reported, had her boyfriend obeyed the law in the first place – or had he done what he was told […]
Published
June 8, 2019

Letter to the editor: Fair, even-keeled Moriarty best choice to complete late Rep. Denno’s term

On Tuesday, please vote for Democrat Steve Moriarty for the Legislature, to complete the late House District 45 state Rep. Dale Denno’s term. I got to know Steve well years ago when Chebeague, my home, was still part of Cumberland. We were delighted whenever Steve was chair of the Town Council. When they came for […]

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June 8, 2019

Letter to the editor: Maine owed more for CMP power line project

Ideas include a tax on Massachusetts for each kilowatt-hour transmitted; an all-purpose trail, and/or support towers capable of bearing multiple cables.
Published
June 8, 2019

Letter to the editor: U.S. unjust in its treatment of Venezuela, embassy protectors

Venezuelans have the right to their national resources such as oil, and the U.S. has no business taking over or controlling Venezuela. If the U.S. is so interested in the fate of the Venezuelan people, we would consult them and provide them with the assistance they need, not blockade food and medicine. We would not […]
Published
June 7, 2019

Letter to the editor: Congress should pursue questions raised by Mueller report

As the furor over the report by special counsel Robert Mueller starts to wane in some of the media, the report should not be considered a closed issue. The president has chosen to present the report as an exoneration of him, but I think that is not quite accurate. The report states that a conspiracy […]
Published
June 7, 2019

Letter to the editor: Maine independents are denied a role in picking presidential nominees

Here are three reasons why Maine needs to open up its caucuses to allow everyone to vote in them: First, many other states in the U.S. already have open primaries or caucuses; 36, to be exact. There is no reason why we can’t have what three-quarters of the rest of the country already has. Second, […]
Published
June 7, 2019

Letter to the editor: Nobody speaks for those affected by Portland’s high cost of living

I am a disabled veteran who was forced into early retirement for health reasons. I live on a street with no curbs, no sidewalks and no fire hydrant. The street that leads to my street has no hydrant. There is no Northern Utilities gas pipe on either of these streets. I do not now, nor […]