Letters
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2019
Letter to the editor: Columnist mischaracterizes LePage as demoralizing force
A state Department of Transportation employee says the past eight years were the best he's had.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2019
Letter to the editor: Mueller investigation violates Constitution
No end is in sight for special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of President Trump and the Trump campaign for possible involvement with so-called Russian meddling in the 2016 elections. It is past time to ask a vital question: Can anyone seriously contend that a member of the executive branch holding an inferior office – one […]
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2019
Letter to the editor: ‘Moderate’ Collins toes party line on climate change
Many have faulted Sen. Susan Collins’ habitual support of corporate power and greed, recognizing that her rare, much-ballyhooed exceptions offer only an illusion of moderation. Robert Schaible’s excellent Dec. 17 letter (“Collins silent on climate crisis,” Page A4) gives the lie to Collins’ “moderate” ruse. Denial of climate change and failure to join the necessary […]
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2019
Letter to the editor: Mills’ appointee for DHHS is well qualified to lead agency
Reading about those whom Gov. Janet Mills has nominated to posts in her Cabinet and administration has been welcome and heartening. For instance, when I first read about the nomination of Jeanne Lambrew to head the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, I was elated. DHHS and its clients suffered immeasurably under the current […]
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2019
Letter to the editor: Congress, it’s your duty to protect our democracy from Trump
The current resident of the White House has demonstrated that he is uniquely unqualified for the office of president of the United States. I say this not lightly, because these are serious allegations. I believe he doesn’t possess the intellect or the temperament to represent the best interests of the United States. I further believe […]
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2019
Letter to the editor: Welcome to a Maine governor who loves poetry and jazz
A poetry and jazz lover as governor of the state of Maine? Oh! Mirabile dictu! May the muses shed their blessings and their light on Janet Mills. Paul Lichter artistic director of jazz programming, Portland Conservatory of Music Portland
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2019
Letter to the editor: Change or end vehicle inspection system to give rural poor a break
A Dec. 24 letter asking for the state inspection sticker system to be dropped had good intentions, but author Carlton Wilcox lost sight of the real issue: money. As it stands, the inspection sticker system only benefits two entities: service garages and car dealers. The Republicans’ last nominee for governor (Shawn Moody) is a body […]
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2019
Letter to the editor: Support plan to give Congress an incentive to pass budgets on time
I urge all of the voters of Maine, and across our nation, to require that our elected federal representatives enact this simple piece of legislation: “If the complete federal budget has not been signed into law before the beginning of the federal fiscal year, then the president, vice president and all members of Congress shall […]
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2019
Letter to the editor: LePage never understood his role and obligations as governor
He often ignored the will of the people and put more emphasis on winning his battles than on serving the best interests of Maine citizens.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2019
Letter to the Editor: Sen. Collins doesn’t live up to Smith’s legacy
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