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  • Published
    May 7, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Honest fishermen should get lawbreaker’s privileges

    Carlos Rafael’s environmental crime spree, spanning two decades, will finally come to an end. Rafael pled guilty to federal charges of falsifying fish catch reports, conspiracy and tax evasion. He will serve at least four years in jail and will forfeit millions of dollars in fishing assets. For law-abiding fishermen, this day is long overdue. […]

  • Published
    May 6, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Let health care be goal, not right

    When it comes to health care, Americans are no longer concerned about losing the free markets that created our prosperity in the first place. Leaders in both parties clamor for a government-controlled system, differing only in minor details. Democrats have promoted fully socialized medicine for over a hundred years, and now, after decades of incremental […]

  • Published
    May 6, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Those in Foreign Service deserve more than a day

    As I write these words, over 16,000 members of the United States Foreign Service are serving our country around the world. America’s diplomats and development professionals help prevent the spread of conflict, open markets for U.S. goods, assist Americans abroad, negotiate agreements in line with U.S. goals, report on threats to the U.S. homeland and […]

  • Published
    May 6, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Repealing Obamacare would be bad business

    The debate in Washington over repealing the Affordable Care Act has me nervous. I own PelotonLabs, LLC, a coworking space in Portland that serves over 80 entrepreneurs and remote workers. Over the past six years, I’ve seen with my own eyes that the availability of affordable health care directly affects people’s willingness to start new […]

  • Published
    May 6, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Forced unionism is today’s equivalent to slavery

    Some people don’t realize that forced unionism still exists in some sections of our USA, and sadly, Maine is one of those areas. However, we now have a chance to break that stranglehold on Maine by passing a bill that’s under consideration by our legislators in Augusta. Forced unionism is just a workplace environment where […]

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  • Published
    May 5, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Maine in the dark ages on pursuing solar energy

    We in Maine treasure our environment: our clean air, our pure water and our natural wonders, from our spectacular ocean and lake views to our challenging mountains. Why, then, are we allowing a lame-duck governor to keep the cleanest power possible, solar energy, from happening here in Maine? There are no fewer than four solar […]

  • Published
    May 5, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Excessive ‘awareness days’ drown out the important ones

    Any modern-day social media user sees “World XYZ Day” and “National XYZ Month” celebrated online constantly. These obscure holidays may be amusing to participate in, but they are weakening the importance of national health awareness months. Other than Star Wars Day on May the 4th (be with you), the names and dates of these holidays […]

  • Published
    May 5, 2017

    Letter to the editor: If national monument reversed, LePage has no control over land

    What in the world makes Gov. Le-Page think that if – and that is a big if – the federal government reverses the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument designation that he will have any control over those 87,000-plus acres? It was not his to begin with. It was not his to determine how it […]

  • Published
    May 5, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Charging bull sculpture not in front of New York Stock Exchange

    In a letter published May 1, Michael Grunko states that the charging bull sculpture in Lower Manhattan is in front of the New York Stock Exchange. The sculptor, Arturo Di Modica, had it installed on Broad Street in front of the NYSE on Dec. 15, 1989. He meant it as a symbol of strength in […]

  • Published
    May 5, 2017

    Letter to the editor: Anti-solar ideology hurts Mainers, blocks good jobs

    Tux Turkel’s assessment (April 27) that “political values and ideology will again play a large role in the future of solar energy growth in Maine” is disheartening. I hope he’s wrong. Partisan posturing is hurting Maine people who are desperate for good jobs and for more choices in heating their homes. So while Massachusetts trails […]