Letters

Published
October 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Tax hike for schools will repel business, residents

Do you really want Maine to be known as the state with the second- highest top tax rate in the country? That’s what will happen if you and enough others vote “Yes” on Question 2 on Nov. 8. Yes, the state will get a bit more revenue for a couple of years if it passes, […]
Published
October 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Vote for motherhood, apple pie and ranked choice

Count me, as a Mainer who is dismayed by both party nominees, disgusted with the negative campaigning and disillusioned by the gridlock in Augusta and Washington. Count me also as someone ready to do something about all this: Voting in favor of Ranked Choice Voting (Question 5 on the November ballot). My “Yes” vote is […]
Published
October 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: Local officials ensure elections are fair, honest and open

I want to remind voters that elections are local. All across this country, town and city clerks and election registrars work hard to ensure that our elections are fair, honest and open. When some folks denigrate our election system and disparage election officials, they are undermining our democracy. If voters have questions about elections, ask […]
Published
October 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: Choosing not to vote is the worst of all options

I am disappointed to learn that U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has expressed publicly that she won’t be voting for either major candidate in the upcoming presidential election. While I completely understand why, it surprises me to hear her seeming to advocate not casting a vote for president. If people don’t vote, they believe they can […]
Published
October 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: More rules needed to deal with political sign overkill

In the past few days, 52 signs for the same political candidate sprouted up along the northbound half-mile stretch of Route 1 where it passes through Scarborough Marsh. This is both an assault on the eyes and a blight on one of Maine’s great natural treasures. To keep political biases out of it, I won’t […]

Published
October 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: Life’s full of ranked choices; let’s do the same in elections

I was pleased to see ranked-choice voting on the Maine ballot this year (Question 3), but I’ve been distressed to hear that people are afraid of this option because it is “too complicated.” We make ranked choices all the time in life – what to eat, depending upon what we have in the freezer; what […]
Published
October 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: Robert Nadeau is best choice for York County probate judge

I first met Judge Robert M.A. Nadeau in 2008, at a guardianship hearing in York County Probate Court. Judge Nadeau is thorough, precise, compassionate and thoughtful. Experience and knowledge are critical to rendering just and fair decisions for the families, children and incapacitated adults who come before this court. Judge Nadeau stands up for the […]
Published
October 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: To all Trump sign vandals: Please respect free speech

From the get-go after the Republican primaries, when I decided to fully support Donald Trump I assumed that if I put out lawn signs, they would be stolen. So initially I decided to nail two signs out-of-reach so they couldn’t be destroyed by ever-so-“tolerant” and “open-minded” progressive Democrat passers-by. A few days ago, just to […]
Published
October 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Let’s pull Maine democracy up a rank

With election season upon us, it’s not easy to escape the ubiquitous campaign commercials on TV and radio. And it’s undeniable that campaign commercials have gotten progressively more negative and nasty. The current winner-take-all electoral system promotes negative campaigning because through negative advertising, candidates hope that voters won’t waste their vote on their opponent(s). Unfortunately, […]
Published
October 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: State’s confiscatory tax laws must be the nation’s worst

After moving to Maine five years ago, I cannot believe the worst tax structure I have ever seen. After working for many years outside the state of Maine, my monthly annuity is taxed at 7.125 percent. In addition, there’s a sales tax on almost every item that I purchase. My only questions: What do our […]

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