Since 1980, Maine DEP has failed advocate for outflows needed to for a healthy ecosystem.
2016
Letter to the editor: Headline on new gun rules irresponsible, fails readers
The Jan. 2 front-page headline on responses to gun violence was simply irresponsible. For years, I have found your headlines reaching for any kind of pun-like twist to be almost invariably silly or foolish, at best, and all too frequently witlessly diverting readers from the point of the journalism that follows. Last Saturday’s headline characterizing […]
Letter to the editor: Time Warner hurts itself, customers by jacking up cost of Internet
I use Time Warner for my Internet service. My basic Internet cost is $14.99. I received a notice in my December bill that my monthly cost will rise to $49.95 for the same service. In figuring the rise in percentage, my calculator started smoking because it didn’t go that high! It’s no insider’s secret that […]
Letter to the editor: Slashing care for disabled would be tragic mistake
Re: “Out of the spotlight, DHHS cuts away at humane care” (Jan. 6): I was moved by Bill Nemitz’s column concerning the impact of Department of Health and Human Services rule changes on those who need medical help the most. I was surprised specifically at the need for care of the severely impaired patients at […]
Letter to the editor: Step in and silence Trump’s dangerous rhetoric
Re: “Somali extremists use Donald Trump clip to recruit followers” (Jan. 2): I’ve realized that the use of Donald Trump’s words in a recruitment video for al-Shabab has created a serious threat to our military and country. In 2013, Pastor Terry Jones wanted to burn 2,998 copies of the Quran – one for each person […]
M.D. Harmon: President Obama’s gun order is an attempt to rewrite the law
What makes it threatening is its targets, who are law-abiding gun owners.
Charles Krauthammer: Is there any red line left for the Obama administration?
Our adversaries defy us, and the United States does nothing.
Another View: Data show Medicaid expansion a good deal for states like Maine
States that participate see fewer uninsured patients in hospitals, which saves money throughout the system.
Nissan Titan XD: Not too big, not too little
Everything about it feels big, but inside it’s as cozy as a Camry and comfortable as a Cadillac.
10 Old Thorne Road, Baldwin
The 100-acre property’s 1840s-vintage farmhouse has been expanded as well as extensively updated.