Letters

Published
September 6, 2017

Letter to the editor: Donating goods is the wrong way to help Harvey’s victims

Re: “Here’s how you can help victims of Hurricane Harvey“: Hurricane Harvey survivors are in need of assistance and, as is typical after disaster, many Mainers have begun efforts to contribute to the relief. I study emergency management, specifically nonprofits in recovery, and have suggestions for how to make sure your efforts actually help. Send […]
Published
September 6, 2017

Letter to the editor: Penalty in Lewiston boy’s traffic death shows courts are too lenient on drivers

Last month, Laurie Young of South Paris was convicted of failing to yield to Jayden Cho-Sargent, whom she killed when her car hit the 13-year-old in a marked crosswalk last Nov. 3. The case is a brutal reminder that speed kills, and the punishment an example of our perverse deference to drivers over pedestrians, cyclists […]
Published
September 6, 2017

Letter to the editor: Limit immigration to spark higher pay for U.S. workers

The economic interests of Maine citizens would be favorably served by immigration policies that restrict additional labor from putting downward pressure on wages. Because labor markets respond to fundamental principles of supply and demand, allowing businesses continued access to inflows of low-cost immigrant labor reduces wages and opportunities for all Maine citizens. If businesses cannot […]
Published
September 6, 2017

Letter to the editor: Gov. LePage demeans state’s teachers to make cheap political point

With schools opening across the state, Gov. Paul LePage has recently been quoted as saying that teachers in Maine are “a dime a dozen” – an obvious attempt to demean Maine’s public educators. However, the financial news website 24/7 Wall St. did a state-by-state review of data from the 2017 Quality Counts report and ranked […]
Published
September 5, 2017

Letter to the editor: Attacks on Trump growing repetitious and gratuitous

It gets so tiresome reading the continuous attacks on President Trump. People are so extreme and silly in their accusations. The truth is, President Trump has done many positive things for this country, against entrenched socialists and radical left obstructionists. Why doesn’t this newspaper tell the other side, focus on the positive results and works […]

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September 5, 2017

Letter to the editor: For all creatures great and small

Respect, restore and protect America’s endangered wildlife. When a Republican president and a Democratic Congress established the Endangered Species Act in 1973, they did something very special: Together, they acknowledged that human beings have a sacred responsibility to Mother Earth and to all of Creation, including the vital, amazing and beautiful wild beings with whom […]
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September 5, 2017

Letter to the editor: Pine Tree Development Zone rooted in sound economics

I disagree with the prevailing sentiment against the Pine Tree Development Zone Program. Targeted benefits to export-based businesses is sound public policy, when compared to the alternative: across-the-board tax cuts that create a macro-economic inefficiency and greater decreases in public savings. Thus we should not view the Pine Tree Zone program dismissively. The net effect […]
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September 5, 2017

Letter to the editor: Martin Luther King’s ideology stands test of time

In September of 1963, I was a boy getting settled into the sixth grade. We had spent the year, first hearing the Martin Luther King “I have a dream” speech and witnessing the outrageous conduct of police against demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama. It was Sept. 15 when a bulletin on the radio let us know […]
Published
September 4, 2017

A most basic lesson is that good teachers are priceless

No, Virginia. Teachers are not a dime a dozen, thank heaven! No, Virginia. Everyone is not equal but all are valued and important in society. Thankfully all individuals have particular skills, abilities and temperament that allows them to all be valuable and constructive members of society. Those with artistic ability seek to beautify the world […]
Published
September 4, 2017

Carbon emissions problem has more than one solution

Tom Tietenberg’s op-ed did an excellent job of explaining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s review process, and why the vast majority of the public wants the governor and state Legislature to strengthen RGGI. More stringent emissions caps is the main method of strengthening RGGI that is currently being considered. The conservative/libertarian think tank, The Niskanen […]

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