Letters

Published
July 25, 2016

Letter to the editor: Student debt keeps college from being great equalizer

The July 11 editorial “Our View: Student debt load unevenly distributed” was right on the mark. Young people are forced to take on exorbitant amounts of debt to obtain a college degree, a necessary first step for many careers. The fact that the poor and middle class are most severely burdened by college debt not […]
Published
July 25, 2016

Letter to the editor: Lewiston’s Fuel restaurant not worth trying or owning

While visiting friends in Norway, we decided to give Fuel restaurant in Lewiston a try, as the July 14 article in the Portland Press Herald intrigued us (“Lewiston’s Fuel restaurant is offered as prize in essay contest”). The owner is soliciting essay submissions, of which one will be selected and the complete restaurant business awarded […]
Published
July 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Nestle draws from aquifer Mainers pay to keep pure

I was so looking forward to your Poland Spring article (“Poland Spring reaches high water mark,” June 26), especially because Nestle is a major advertiser and I wondered how the Telegram would handle a negative article about them, but was I asking too much for it to be factual? I was flabbergasted when I was […]
Published
July 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Collins, King should lead effort for monument

Having worked in the forest products industry, I’ve seen benevolence and appreciation for conservation from its managers and landowners. I had hoped the Maine Forest Products Council had this vision of balance, but they do not. Good economic health and good stewardship of the earth are not unlike caring for our own physical health; moderation […]
Published
July 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Collins should show courage and publicly oppose Trump

We are extremely disappointed at the various ways that Sen. Susan Collins is avoiding coming out in strong opposition to the candidacy of Donald Trump. First she muses that her support would be forthcoming if he softened his harsh language – as if someone who has always been bigoted, abrasive and insulting could somehow change. […]

Published
July 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Going back in time would not solve world’s woes

What’s this country coming to? What’s this world coming to? Terrorism, suicide bombers, crazy people with guns, people shooting police and vice versa. Senseless, random murder of innocent people. And if that isn’t enough, now we got to worry about the Zika virus! Don’t know about you, but all this is making me long for […]
Published
July 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: To escape election nightmare, make Maine part of Canada

Dear Neighbors, I would like to invite you to escape the upcoming U.S. presidential election nightmare and consider the possibility of joining Canada. Our country may not be as great as yours, but it is friendly, safe and not much colder than Maine is. So why don’t you organize a referendum, a Quebec specialty, and […]
Published
July 24, 2016

Letter to the editor: Service organizations help veterans solve homelessness

Either by accident or design, your July 17 Insight op-ed (“Why are so many veterans homeless? They can’t afford lawyers”) completely ignored the institution that is solving veteran homelessness in the here and now: the veterans’ service organizations. Whether it is the traditional organizations, such as the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled […]
Published
July 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Vote yes on Question 2 to help fix school funding

Albert Einstein once said, “I never teach my pupils. I only provide the conditions in which they can learn.” This sentiment resonates with me as a parent and educator, and it is what I strive to embrace in my eighth grade English and social studies classes at Gorham Middle School. Providing an environment in which […]
Published
July 23, 2016

Letter to the editor: Amid attacks, U.S. must go to war with Islamic State

News of a mass slaughter of innocents by terrorists in France shocks the world again. How many more attacks have to occur before America declares war on the Islamic State? How many more years have to pass before we declare war on the so-called Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) and other jihadists? […]

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