Letters
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2018
Letter to the editor: We should look to Tasers and pepper spray, not guns
It’s abhorrent that children are being slaughtered in school. I am not anti-gun. I am not anti-hunting. People who want to hunt should be allowed to do so, as long as they don’t shoot humans! However, I am anti-murder, anti-attempted murder and anti-personal harm. Our government should buy everyone in America a Taser and pepper […]
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2018
Letter to the editor: Elected officials need to hear views of informed voters
Ryan Fecteau, Democratic state representative from Biddeford, took the time to make himself available to constituents in town Monday. He’s knowledgeable, a good listener and pragmatic. If you are a voter weary of the negative political discourse running rampant these days, I encourage you to meet with your representative whenever possible and get back to […]
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2018
Letter to the editor: Maine’s child care must remain strong
Critical years of brain development happen from birth to age 3 and children need to be in an environment that will foster social and cognitive skills.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2018
Letter to the editor: Even Beat Generation’s father knew weed and driving don’t mix
Your Feb. 13 news article linking fatal crashes to the April 20 pot “holiday” (Page B1) is given credence by no less than William S. Burroughs. As the designated father of the Beat Generation and the darling of the British Journal of Addiction for his apt descriptions of the effects of drugs on the body, […]
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2018
Letter to the editor: Don’t wait for Congress, start changing gun culture now
We have seen another school shooting, and it seems there will be no end to them. Our state and national lawmakers have been unwilling to go against the gun lobby. Many of us are impatient. We don’t want another person killed in a school shooting, a domestic violence dispute or a random shooting. Every day […]
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2018
Letter to the editor: Maine can’t afford to give General Dynamics more money
Maine citizens should be outraged that General Dynamics is coming to the taxpayer trough once again for $30 million to subsidize its operation at Bath Iron Works! This corporate welfare (which was recently downsized from a $60 million request) has already cost our state $200 million since 1997! The bill now before our Legislature, L.D. […]
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2018
Letter to the editor: Trump seen spurning oath of office
Russia's hacking is nothing to take lightly.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2018
Letter to the editor: Yet another lesson on link between guns, massacres
As a retired teacher, parent and grandparent, I have heartfelt empathy for the unimaginable pain that the Parkland, Florida, community has experienced. I remember the fear of children when we were practicing for this type of emergency. That was bad enough. This is unthinkable. I am glad the president and many Republicans are talking about […]
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2018
Letter to the editor: Philanthropy admirable, but no substitute for public money
In his New York Times op-ed titled “The charitable-industrial complex,” philanthropist Peter Buffett describes how charity alone fails to address the root causes of systemic inequality. Martin Luther King Jr. stressed this point and said, “Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice that make philanthropy […]
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2018
Letter to the editor: Quality, not quantity, matters more in child care
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