Letters

Published
October 2, 2016

Letter to the editor: Pay attention to get benefits from efficient light bulbs

Tux Turkel’s article “Five easy ways to use less energy” (Page S1, Sept. 25) got the basics right on light bulbs. Unfortunately, the article in the Telegram’s print edition showed a graphic of a CFL bulb right over the words “LED Light Bulbs.” Things are confusing enough in the light bulb aisle of your local […]
Published
October 2, 2016

Letter to the editor: ‘America’s tailpipe’ deserves cleaner power plants

The state of Maine has long been referred to as “America’s tailpipe” because the emissions from fossil-fueled power plants west of Maine travel on the Gulf Stream and settle here. Maine has a high asthma rate and higher-than-average cancer rate in part because those harmful emissions are in our air and absorbed into our soil, […]
Published
October 1, 2016

Letter to the editor: Keep 3 feet from bicyclists, frequent Windham bike commuter reminds drivers

As a professional who, whenever possible, chooses to commute by bicycle from Windham (10.5 miles to Portland and 14.5 miles to Scarborough), I continue to celebrate the majority of motorists who afford me the required 3 feet and more. I write today to call out those drivers who do not keep 3 feet between their […]
Published
October 1, 2016

Letter to the editor: Question 3 results from lawmakers’ inaction on guns

State Rep. Patrick Corey, in his Sept. 23 op-ed, takes issue with the wording of Question 3: a citizen initiative requiring background checks for the transfer of firearms. Corey anticipates that if Question 3 passes, the innocent transfer of firearms between family or friends would then be a criminal offense. Corey’s piece is, in fact, […]
Published
October 1, 2016

Letter to the editor: On Nov. 8, we must chose to follow Trump or Jesus

The author of a Sept. 17 letter to the editor (“Are the ‘deplorables’ more like the ‘The Incredibles’?”) expressed dismay that Hillary Clinton had suggested that Donald Trump supporters were “deplorable,” but the letter’s author did not denounce Trump’s actions and positions. Vulgar comments, inciting physical assaults, ridiculing disabled people and inciting racial and religious […]

Published
October 1, 2016

Letter to the editor: Tolerating free speech can present challenge

Phillip Hoose’s recent Maine Voices column (Sept. 26) reminded me of the difficulty of expressing our constitutionally defined free speech rights when they clash with traditional cultural symbols like the American flag and the Pledge of Allegiance. I grew up in Iowa in the 1950s and ’60s, and well remember the social tensions brought about […]
Published
October 1, 2016

Letter to the editor: Ranked-choice voting works, merits support

Tired of the angry, divisive, nasty campaigning this year? Then I urge you to vote “yes” for ranked-choice voting, Question 5 on the November ballot. With ranked-choice voting, voters rank candidates from most to least favorite. If one candidate receives at least 50 percent, that person wins. If not, the candidate with the fewest first […]
Published
September 30, 2016

Letter to the editor: Defeat Question 3 or face excessive gun regulations

Here we go again. An out-of-state billionaire is spending millions of dollars to influence how Mainers vote on another citizen referendum question. In 2014, Maine’s bear hunting heritage was on the line; this year, it’s an assault on our firearms freedoms. Maine is one of the safest places to live in the country. Why should […]
Published
September 30, 2016

Letter to the editor: Saco needs a master plan for education system needs

Saco city councilors recently voted to rescind a prior action to place a school bond question on the November ballot. The action was anticipated, since the state of Maine is opening up the school construction list. This means that if Saco is considered for funding, local taxpayers will not have to face going it alone […]
Published
September 30, 2016

Letter to the editor: Use load-bearing vests to make police work less of a pain

I have been reading, with interest, about the shortage of police officers both within Cumberland County and throughout the nation. To be sure, there are many challenges and hazards inherent to a position in law enforcement, and the atmosphere on the street is only becoming more unpredictable. I salute Sheriff Kevin Joyce for his ongoing […]

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