Letters
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PublishedMarch 14, 2011
Letters to the Editor, March 14, 2011Teachers are paying their fair share
I felt like crying when I saw the signs in Augusta accusing teachers of being greedy because they do not want to lose the pension benefits they were promised. I can tell you that I do not know of any teacher who went into teaching for the money. I know teachers who work second jobs […]
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PublishedMarch 13, 2011
Letters to the Editor, March 13, 2011
'Civility' a new way to be partisan
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PublishedMarch 12, 2011
More Letters to the Editor, March 12, 2011
Budget crunch and state workers: Who bears the burden?
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PublishedMarch 12, 2011
Letters to the Editor, March 12, 2011
Higher energy taxes an awful idea
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PublishedMarch 11, 2011
Letters to the editor, March 11, 2011Don’t deny MaineCare to smokers
The current bill proposing to deny MaineCare to smokers comes at a direct risk to the well-being of the 69,000 smokers on MaineCare. In fact, The American Journal of Public Health reports that each year, approximately 45,000 individuals die as a result of not having health insurance. Part of the goal of L.D. 216 is […]
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PublishedMarch 10, 2011
Letters to the editor, March 10, 2011Hit the road, Jack – and watch it
It’s nice to have such a short commute to work during the week. No hustle and bustle dealing with bumper-to-bumper traffic at 65-plus mph. We are a hockey family and travel to Massachusetts and New Hampshire nearly every weekend. Fortunately, we travel before 9 a.m. on Sundays to get to the games. This past Sunday, […]
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PublishedMarch 10, 2011
More letters, March 10, 2011Maine, don’t copy Arizona on profiling law
In April 2010, Arizona introduced S.B. 1070, its infamous profiling law, which mandated that local Arizona law enforcement officials enforce federal immigration law. It is being challenged by the federal government in court as being in violation of the U.S. Constitution. This legislation was greeted with outrage all across the country. On May 1 last […]
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PublishedMarch 9, 2011
Letters to the editor, March 9, 2011Don’t support ‘right to work’ laws
Don’t be fooled by the name. “Right to work” does not guarantee anyone a job. Maine has avoided this trick in the past. If you want to see what years of “right to work” laws have done to other states, there are 22 examples. The average poverty rate alone in those states should tell all […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2011
Letters to the editor, March 8, 2011: LePage fans say, ‘Let him do his job’
Much has been said, mostly negative, since Paul LePage became our governor. I, for one, find him very refreshing. Yes, he often speaks before he thinks, but that is what makes him one of the common folks. As a matter of fact, in my opinion, he is about as refreshing a governor as Ken Curtis […]
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PublishedMarch 7, 2011
Letters to the editor, March 7, 2011Biddeford racino will keep way of life alive
Maine voters made it clear in 2003 that they approved of two commercial racetracks to include slot machines at their facilities. An arbitrary deadline at the end of that year shouldn’t be allowed to overturn that decision. Though the town of Scarborough voted down the racino there, the city of Biddeford has made it clear […]
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