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January 30, 2011

Letters to the editor, Jan. 30, 2011:Standing up for Gov. LePage

Forbes magazine recently ranked Maine as the worst state to do business. Yes, Maine was ranked as No. 50, which is rock bottom. Years of excessive taxation and excessive regulatory policies led to this ranking, not to mention the $1 billion state budget shortfall left by Baldacci for Gov. LePage to solve. Why aren’t LePage’s […]
Published
January 29, 2011

Letters to the editor, Jan. 29, 2011State of the Union inspiring, or not

I attended the Organizing for America State of the Union watch event at RiRa’s. As usual, I was very impressed with our president’s words, but was most impressed with his points made on Americans needing to reinvent themselves in this new world where finding a job or career is not as easy as it used […]
Published
January 29, 2011

More letters to the editor, Jan. 29, 2011Column on abortion stirs strong replies

I am writing with concern over the publication of M.D. Harmon’s column in the Jan. 21 paper regarding the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. I never thought I’d see something so retrograde and damaging to women’s health in your paper. Aside from Harmon’s inflammatory tone, his facts are incorrect. It is not true, for example, […]
Published
January 28, 2011

Letters to the editor, Jan. 28, 2011More gun laws needed, or not?

Matt Brown in his “Another View” on Jan. 22 (“Many choices in a free society come with risks, not just guns”) equates the lethality of firearms with that of tobacco and alcohol, and he pronounces that, “The risks, dangers and consequences” of all three are “the price we pay to live with these personal liberties […]
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January 27, 2011

Letters to the editor, Jan. 27, 2011Consider cost when energy is topic

When I read a couple of weeks ago that Maine is the most oil-dependent state in the nation when it comes to heating, I was saddened, but not surprised. Heating a house in any manner is expensive and, unfortunately, the only way that people will move to other energy sources is if it makes economic […]

Published
January 26, 2011

Letters to the editor, Jan. 26, 2011School reforms can’t wait, principal says

I am in total agreement that Maine schools can’t stand still in school reform efforts, and I know that there are many educators and state Department of Education representatives who feel the same. I am principal of Lyman Elementary School in RSU 57 and the facilitator of the district’s movement toward providing learning that is […]
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January 25, 2011

Letters to the editor, Jan. 25, 2011Vernal pools need protection

On Jan. 19, I read in the paper that Gov. LePage’s idea to increase business in the state is to destroy protections for the environment. His intelligence on this subject is exemplified by his statements: “We want to address vernal pools. If they are intermittent and dry up after rainfalls, I am going to recommend […]
Published
January 24, 2011

Letters to the editor, Jan. 24, 2011:Suit against Obamacare right or wrong?

The first blow was dealt to Obamacare in December, and I couldn’t be happier. On Dec. 17, Virginia federal judge Henry Hudson declared the individual mandate included within Obamacare was unconstitutional – something many of us knew all along. Although we’re still a ways away from repeal, which likely won’t happen until the U.S. Supreme […]
Published
January 23, 2011

Letters to the editor, Jan. 23, 2011:Not ‘bias’ to think O.J. guilty

Your Jan. 9 article, “Simpson lawyer answers critics,” was ludicrous, and F. Lee Bailey’s defense was laughable. According to him, he “never published anything because people were too biased to consider (O.J.) Simpson’s innocence.” He is correct, and one of these people, according to Jeffrey Toobin in “The Run of His Life: The People v. […]
Published
January 22, 2011

Letters to the editor, Jan. 22, 2011Readers take sides on abortion

I don’t think many people were surprised to read about Gov. LePage’s anti-abortion stance. However, I am still puzzled to see that the same folks who insist on minimizing governmental intervention in people’s private lives support telling women what to do with their bodies. Are there really no critical thinkers in their movement who don’t […]

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