Letters

Published
July 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Pokemon Go playing, driving don’t mix

This Pokémon Go craze has introduced a whole new level of threat to the already-hazardous activity of driving. It infuriates me that anyone would be so irresponsible as to drive a motor vehicle while simultaneously playing a video game. The idiocy of this behavior is beyond expression. Pokémon Go is less than 2 weeks old, […]
Published
July 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: It’s obvious why Biddeford needs Concerned Citizens

We’d like the community to understand what the group Concerned Citizens of Biddeford is and why we exist. We understand that we elect officials to represent us, and we respect that. However, we don’t believe we can afford to wait to let an election be the only means for citizens to be heard. We have […]
Published
July 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Help schools by voting to pass Question 2

I’m a teacher at Harrison Elementary School, and I support Question 2 on the November statewide ballot. This citizen’s initiative is an attempt to fulfill a Maine law to fund 55 percent of the total cost of funding schools. The funding level has never been met by the state. Consequently, the cumulative shortfall to schools […]
Published
July 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Religious right, Republicans mustn’t threaten abortion

Members of the religious right have for years attacked, disrespected and humiliated those seeking an abortion or birth control. The Supreme Court has become the referee between women’s rights and religious conscience. The separation of church and state is weakened. Men and women are no longer equal here. Men can choose their health care – […]
Published
July 17, 2016

Letter to the editor: Maine must focus on clean, renewable energy

In response to “Our View: Ocean wind progress a welcome development” (June 12): I was pleased to see that the University of Maine could be a front-runner in the wind industry going forward. Coupled with the Clean Power Plan, which sets the first federal limit on global warming pollution from power plants, actions like this […]

Published
July 17, 2016

Letter to the editor: Our militia would number 100 million gun owners

A recent letter to the editor has broached the subject of gun ownership and responsibility. Following is my suggestion to resolve the dilemma: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Of course, rarely do you […]
Published
July 17, 2016

Letter to the editor: Photos erred in showing barefoot scythe operators

While I commend the writing of the July 10 article on scythes (“An ancient tool, the scythe is also a fit for modern times”), I must take issue with the accompanying photographs. No operator of a scythe should be barefoot! The hedgers and ditchers in the north of England, with whom I first learned the […]
Published
July 17, 2016

Letter to the editor: King could stop Maine monument

U.S. Sen. Angus King recently introduced an Acadia National Park expansion apology bill (retroactively validating Acadia’s annexation of land on the Schoodic Peninsula) that could easily have included a section forbidding further national park and national monument acquisitions in Maine without congressional approval. But the senator’s bill does not contain such language. Sen. King could […]
Published
July 17, 2016

Letter to the editor: N.H. wilderness area shows value of federal protection

My family owns a cabin in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, as do many Mainers who love hiking. Right behind our cabin, about 10 miles off Route 16, is the Sandwich Range Wilderness, designated by President Ronald Reagan in his last days in office. Because many in that part of New Hampshire are outdoors […]
Published
July 17, 2016

Letter to the editor: Celebrate Maine’s history of bottling spring water

Bottled water serves a healthy purpose and is a renewal resource. With all the unhealthy liquid options available for quenching one’s thirst, we should applaud the availability of the option to choose a bottle of water rather than one of the sugary alternatives. Obesity is a serious and costly health issue. For all our sakes, […]

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