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  • Published
    March 24, 2016

    Letter to the editor: National park would be one remedy for loss of paper mills

    After moving to Cumberland in 1984 to work for a large company, we started our own business in 1994 and, four years ago, moved to Patten, largely because of the North Woods and the experiences they offer. Although we searched far and wide for a place to eventually retire, we chose Patten. With the Internet, […]

  • Published
    March 23, 2016

    Letter to the editor: Mission, challenges demand that Maine teachers get more pay

    The letter critical of a proposed Maine starting teacher salary of $40,000 (March 5) is a gross distortion. It is inaccurate that teachers work only 180 school days. They work 43 weeks, averaging 53 hours per week. That is 2,279 hours per year, compared to the U.S. average work year of 1,789 hours. It is […]

  • Published
    March 23, 2016

    Letter to the editor: Don’t stand idle as Trump tears fabric of society

    Responsible leaders need to speak up when the fabric of our society is being destroyed by the divisive hatred of someone like Donald Trump. We need to hear now from Sen. Susan Collins that she does not support him leading her party or the country. History has shown that silence or passivity is not acceptable. […]

  • Published
    March 23, 2016

    Letter to the editor: Failure to expand Medicaid hurting thousands in Maine

    Lawmakers should pass legislation to expand coverage of MaineCare to Mainers who can’t afford health insurance. Gov. LePage has vetoed legislation five times to expand Medicaid in Maine, denying MaineCare coverage to 70,000 Maine people, most of whom work, including 3,000 veterans. Many of these uninsured people fall into the health insurance coverage gap because […]

  • Published
    March 23, 2016

    Letter to the editor: Media’s anti-Trump slant adds to anger of Americans

    If President Obama canceled a speech because the police informed him that anti-Obama activists had threatened violence, the press would be outraged by the “hate,” conjuring up Nazi brownshirts, etc. But when it happened to Donald Trump in Chicago, the press declared that he provoked it himself (“Analysis: Trump reaps the animosity he has sown,” […]

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  • Published
    March 23, 2016

    Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins should speak out on Trump’s candidacy

    Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ silence during her party’s presidential primary season has been deafening. Collins has long presented herself to the people of Maine as a reasonable moderate, someone who works well with all sides to find solutions. Her party is now potentially embracing a presidential candidate who defines himself through anger, xenophobia and hateful […]

  • Published
    March 22, 2016

    Letter to the editor: Organ donors are heroes, and we need more of them

    I commend this paper for raising awareness about organ donation, specifically kidney transplants, over the last year. The stories that you have reported show the need and the challenges when people find themselves in a life-threatening situation. They also show the good we have in society when someone comes forward to help a person in […]

  • Published
    March 22, 2016

    Letter to the editor: Ranked-choice proposal contains three serious flaws

    Everyone should read the full text of the ranked-choice voting proposal by scrolling to the bottom of rcvmaine.com/faq and clicking on the full text link, because the ranked choice proposal contains three serious flaws. • All ties are decided by a random draw. Settling ties by random choice disrespects everyone who takes the time and effort […]

  • Published
    March 22, 2016

    Letter to the editor: Letter writers defy reason by tying Clinton to Zionists

    The vitriol in recent letters compels a response. Two by William H. Slavick (March 3) and Ursula Slavick (Feb. 27) are examples. Hoping to influence voters through outlandish claims, William Slavick calls Henry Kissinger (who brought our boys back from Vietnam) a war criminal and states that “Zionist racists” want control of the Middle East. […]

  • Published
    March 22, 2016

    Letter to the editor: Daylight saving time reveals flaws in politicians

    In these times of political turmoil, the media blitz is in full effect. A lot of people are promising you the moon, but how do you know who is the right choice? When candidates spend more time and money attacking each other than actually explaining what they stand for, what questions need to be asked? […]