Letters

Published
July 30, 2017

Letter to the editor: Obamacare has provided families with health care

Universal family care is vital for people in the United States, especially Maine in particular. With a significantly high elderly population and the struggle to juggle work and child care, the pressure to care for one’s children, parents and grandparents is difficult to manage. Families shouldn’t have to worry about who is going to take […]
Published
July 30, 2017

Letter to the editor: Birds connect us all to Arctic Refuge

A recent column by Herb Wilson, “Birding: Unusual sightings spice up the summer” (Page C7, July 9), highlighted the connection we all share to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This remote wilderness in Alaska is critical breeding habitat for hundreds of species of migratory birds and waterfowl. Every spring birds travel to the Coastal Plain […]
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July 30, 2017

Letter to the editor: Collins betrayed Republican backers on ACA repeal vote

It’s been over seven long years since I was as angry as I am now. The fraud known as Obamacare, which passed without one Republican vote and was promoted by a president who repeatedly lied when he said families would save approximately $2,500 per year, was enacted in 2010. Last Tuesday, my Republican senator, Susan […]
Published
July 30, 2017

Letter to the editor: Parents need to prioritize immunizations for kids

Regarding the article “More Maine kids aren’t vaccinated, data show” (Maine Sunday Telegram, Page A1, July 16): I find it disturbing that parents today are more afraid of gluten than they are of measles. Sarah Sweet Topsham
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July 30, 2017

Letter to the editor: Cutting taxes through school budgets is not wise

I was puzzled by Jim Fossel’s July 16 Maine Sunday Telegram column (“For better Maine schools, it’s not all about the money”). He notes that teacher pay is low in Maine compared to the pay in other states, and suggests addressing that problem and also considering merit pay for teachers, both of which would increase […]

Published
July 30, 2017

Letter to the editor: King is not independent; Collins should follow party

Some observations from a concerned voter: Sen. Angus King says he is an independent. He caucuses with the Democrats and votes with the Democrats almost consistently. It was recently reported that he has accepted thousands of campaign fundraising dollars from political action committees led by Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Elizabeth Warren of […]
Published
July 29, 2017

Letter to the editor: The fight to preserve national monuments must not slacken

In April, President Trump issued an executive order directing the U.S. Interior Department to review the designations of 27 national monuments. This unprecedented attack, which could lead to drilling, mining and other harmful development on our public lands, included the opportunity for Americans to voice their opinions. July 10 marked the end of the comment […]
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July 29, 2017

Letter to the editor: World must curb both climate change and nuclear weapons

Two momentous events recently passed each other in the news as if there were no relevance between one and the other. The first event we found on the back of the front section of most daily newspapers July 13. It called attention to the massive iceberg, the largest on record, that broke loose from the […]
Published
July 29, 2017

Letter to the editor: Cross Insurance Arena’s idleness is stiffing taxpayers

Does anyone in Cumberland County feel as if the trustees of the Cross Insurance Arena are inept at overseeing the facilities operation? I am personally infuriated that the residents agreed to upgrade it, but have not been able to have any events there for the summer: that is, June, July and August. Meanwhile, our tax […]
Published
July 29, 2017

Letter to the editor: Governor wrong to veto use of handheld phones in cars

Gov. LePage took another swing at common sense when he vetoed the bill that would ban the use of handheld cellphones while driving. He rejects the notion of “social engineering” while he enjoys most types of reasonable social engineering every time he crosses a crosswalk. What would he call a sidewalk, a traffic light or […]

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