Letters

Published
November 6, 2016

Letter to the editor: Nemitz column about  loss of his dog resonates

Thank you, Bill Nemitz, for sharing your emotions and feelings in your recent Sunday column about your dog, Fairbanks. I am sure you tugged at the hearts of many pet owners who have had to say “goodbye” to a friend and companion. For anyone who has loved and lost a pet, this was a reminder […]
Published
November 6, 2016

Letter to the editor: How about requiring truth in campaign advertising, speech?

Two ideas that might improve the political discourse going on of late. • One: It would be great if political advertising had to conform to the Federal Trade Commission’s Truth in Advertising laws, which require that “claims in advertising must be truthful, cannot be deceptive or unfair, and must be evidence-based.” • Two: Would someone please work […]
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November 6, 2016

Letter to the editor: Scottish view: ‘That Trump, he’s a dangerous man’

I just became an American citizen and can vote in my first election. I’m from Scotland and recently visited old haunts, where the most popular topic was Donald Trump, who is almost universally detested there because of his despoilment of the countryside for profit motives. He bulldozed a beautiful area of sand dunes in Aberdeenshire […]
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November 6, 2016

Letter to the editor: Fund cancer research – don’t let breakthroughs languish

Each of us is only one degree from someone with cancer. We all know someone who’s battled this disease, and many of us have fought cancer ourselves. As a cancer survivor, I traveled to Washington recently to represent the voice of cancer survivors and patients in my state. When I met with our members of […]
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November 6, 2016

Letter to the editor: Why expose our kids to dangers of football?

My youngest son decided he wanted to play eighth grade football this year. After many talks, and with much regret, we allowed him to play. He is doing great and is thoroughly enjoying himself. However, I must point out that as a society, we must be insane to allow this to go on. For our […]

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November 6, 2016

Letter to the editor: Respecting women will quell ‘toxic masculinity’

Thank you for sharing Mark Tappan’s Maine Voices column, “A call to resist ‘toxic masculinity,’ ” in the Maine Sunday Telegram on Oct. 24. As a Colby College graduate and the mother of two young men, one who was the captain of two sports teams at Colby and graduated in 2014, I am proud that […]
Published
November 5, 2016

Letter to the editor: Use votes to throw out any who deny climate change

If you believe in science-backed reality and are concerned that climate change is not only the most important issue facing the U.S. but all humanity, you already know that 187 U.S. House members and senators (fully one third of the legislative branch) are climate change deniers. Every one of them is a Republican. You have […]
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November 5, 2016

Letter to the editor: Breen will keep serving Senate District 25 well

I am writing to urge voters in Maine Senate District 25 (Chebeague Island, Cumberland, Falmouth, Gray, Long Island, Yarmouth and part of Westbrook) to support Democrat Cathy Breen in her re-election bid. As our senator, Cathy has been engaged in the important issues we face: improving mental health services, protecting important land and helping to […]
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November 5, 2016

Letter to the editor: Democrat Rumson would go to bat for Maine farmers

As I’ve gotten to know Democrat Rachel Lyn Rumson over the last year, I’ve been struck time and again by her ability to lead, both in Gray as an alternate on our town’s Planning Board, and across the state as a team player in a wide variety of community efforts. Never afraid to speak up […]
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November 5, 2016

Letter to the editor: Think about voting choice as lesser of two illnesses

I repeatedly hear from idealistic individuals, dismayed at not having a presidential candidate who they feel is really admirable, that voting for “the lesser of two evils” is not enough reason for them to go out and vote. I’ll say, “Fine. We all love our lungs, and pneumonia and lung cancer are both evils that […]

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