Letters

Published
October 22, 2016

Letter to the editor: When does governor think election system went wrong?

Gov. LePage has said that the voting results in Maine cannot be trusted. Does that explain how he was elected two times? Or has the system deteriorated during his tenure? Tom Kroon Portland
Published
October 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Trump’s disrespect for women extends to even his daughter

My father spent four hours with me last week at the car dealership looking at, test driving and discussing the best vehicle for me to buy. He helped me get the lowest possible interest rate on my loan and spent extra time asking about the car’s safety rating, that he had no doubt laboriously reviewed […]
Published
October 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Slanted pro-Clinton media actively denigrates Trump

Current, legitimate polls have Donald Trump running even or actually ahead of Hillary Clinton. Can you imagine how well Trump would be doing in the polls if the media were not completely and wholeheartedly in the bag for Clinton? By wholeheartedly, I mean actively campaigning. The complete absence of anything questionable about Hillary and the […]
Published
October 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: Consensus-builder Rumson is just what our Legislature needs

It is seldom that you find in a legislative candidate a combination of public policy knowledge, mediation skills, facilitation abilities and a sense of community. Democrat Rachel Lyn Rumson brings these attributes to the table and will bring them to the Maine House. An accomplished small business woman, a community-involved citizen and a great family […]
Published
October 21, 2016

Letter to the editor: ‘Yes’ on 1 will add to drug problems we already have

Three cheers for Stephanie Anderson’s Maine Voices column Oct. 17. Everyone should read it and be sure to vote “No” on Question 1. I have had personal and professional experience with the impairment resulting from marijuana use. As a young physician in Seattle, I was involved in an automobile accident caused by a marijuana-impaired driver, […]

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 […]

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