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Published
March 23, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 23, 2011:State workers, teachers paid well or not?

It seems that teachers seldom write to newspaper editors discussing things that might improve education. They only seem to write when they want more money. Cathy Grigsby’s March 14 letter was a fine example, as were the letters from two other teachers on the same day, bemoaning the “fact” that “teachers need second jobs because […]
Published
March 22, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 22, 2011Seat belt law sparks debate

I strongly urge our Legislature not to change the seat belt law. Study after study confirms that seat belts save lives, largely because they are designed to work with air bags. I can also speak from experience. A decade ago, another driver ran a red light, crashed into my car and totaled it. Had I […]
Published
March 21, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 21, 2011GOP targets its unpopular ‘relatives’

The Republicans’ fervor to cut spending by targeting unions and every other project they disagree with reminds me of my mother. She wasn’t real happy about my marriage and she was trying to keep herself from mentioning it openly. One evening we sat down to eat as a family and found we were one place […]
Published
March 20, 2011

Letters to the editor: March 20, 2011Child safety worth the effort

On March 6, the Telegram published a column by Dana Connors, president of the Maine Chamber of Commerce, titled “Consumer products law easily abused.” It was well-written and argued that restrictions intended to protect children, in a law passed by the Legislature, are much too broad and will mean the loss of jobs for Maine […]
Published
March 19, 2011

Letters to the editor: March 19, 2011On King, taxes and the rich

Stephen King has spoken out against the governor of Maine and other Republican governors. Mr. King has made his living writing fantasy. It seems to me that Mr. King shouldn’t be taken very seriously because he is supporting the unrealistic budgets of the past which were written using fantasy calculations. I would compare the past […]

Published
March 19, 2011

More letters to the editor: March 19, 2011Defense of guns loaded with defective assertions

As a liberal anti-gun letter writer, I’d like to respond to Fred Walther’s opinion that guns are not the problem (Letters to the Editor, Feb. 14). His point is that more guns in the public’s possession reduces crime. Statistically, he argues that the arming of America is the only way to drive down crime rates. […]
Published
March 17, 2011

Letters to the Editor, March 17, 2011Are state workers the problem or solution?

his is for letter writers Dennis Caron, David Sawicki, Gayle Blydenstein, Anne Milton and John Field, who think public employees have it much better than private employees. How do you justify your assertion that public employees are so well compensated? It seems like you are listening to sound bites from the tea party. Let's compare me to my husband ...
Published
March 17, 2011

More Letters to the Editor, March 17, 2011Family planning agency funding up for debate

Taking steps to reduce the federal deficit sounds like a necessary and noble goal, but be careful whenever a good end masks a great injustice. Recently, U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., and other congressional leaders have pushed to eliminate federal funding for family planning programs. Their main target is Planned Parenthood, but the harm will […]
Published
March 16, 2011

Letters to the Editor, March 16, 2011Latin: Try to say anything without it

Professor Jay Bregman of the University of Maine in Orono has written an eloquent and strongly argued case for keeping the Latin major in the university system (“Ending Latin major at UMaine strange ‘distinction,’” March 7). As a teacher of Latin and ancient history for nearly 40 years, I know where Professor Bregman is coming […]
Published
March 15, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 15, 2011Smart meter debate continues

I have read with some dismay the articles on the smart meter controversy. My first concern is with the image of our state that the actions and claims of the opponents have presented. It is unfortunate that we still have citizens who are ruled by such misguided fallacies and anti-science bias. But the biggest tragedy […]

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