Letters

Published
April 20, 2016

Letter to the editor: Heartwarming photo deserves recognition

It was so refreshing to see such a positive picture at the “top of the fold” on the front page in the April 13 edition. The article was on the state economy, but what grabbed me was the accompanying photo of a small child, feet dangling in the air, curled up in a bookcase, engrossed […]
Published
April 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Developers must obey zoning laws

Re: “Law enacted to speed legal process for development disputes” (April 13): Zoning is the law that determines what can be built where. It protects everyone’s property rights equally. It’s a contract between the city and its residents. It ensures that incompatible uses are not beside each other to avoid conflict. For example, potentially smelly, […]
Published
April 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Where’s middle ground between dumb wall, open borders?

Donald Trump’s Mexican wall is a big crowd pleaser, especially in states where there have been gangs and cheap heroin and where schools, emergency rooms and courts have been inundated. The politics of cheap labor/open borders has unpleasant side effects. Still, Trump’s wall is a really dumb idea, and he’s full of hot air. Illegal […]
Published
April 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Sadly, Democrats take part in absurd ‘welfare reform’

Well, hallelujah! Score another victory against the “undeserving poor,” as Maine Republicans and Democrats join forces to end the critical problem of welfare recipients using their benefits to buy things that the deserving classes have determined are a bad idea (“Maine lawmakers approve welfare reform, drug penalty bills as session draws to a close,” April […]
Published
April 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Maine should fully commit to Clean Election funding

Fully funding Maine Clean Elections should be a priority for our state government. It is important that my voice and the voices of all Mainers be heard by our legislators, not the voice of special interest groups. Why is their money louder than our voices? Last November, Mainers again strongly supported funding Clean Elections. The […]

Published
April 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: The people have spoken, so please consider Obama’s court nominee

No one can predict with certainty when or if a president will have to nominate a candidate to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court. It can happen at any time, or never, during a president’s term in office. For Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, to state (supported by many of his Senate colleagues) […]
Published
April 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: No more free rides for e-bikes

Re: “Leg Work: Electric bikes are increasingly popular, especially among seniors” (March 27): Very interesting article about e-bikes, battery-operated electric bikes, bicycles, gas-powered bicycles and/or anything with wheels that is on a public road or bike path. They’re eco-friendly; economically, they’re a better alternative to cars. But once you put a motor on a bicycle, […]
Published
April 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: No room for a dictator in our democratic system

Greg Kesich’s April 13 commentary, “Plan to enthrone ‘dictator’ a strategy that should chill us all” (Page A7), was certainly a frightening reminder that when we forget history, we tend to repeat it. I’m reading a book by Estelle Glaser Laughlin, my sixth-grade teacher in Maryland, called “Transcending Darkness: A Girl’s Journey Out of the […]
Published
April 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: State rep isn’t responding to constituent’s questions

His title is “state representative,” but who does Michael Timmons represent? What is the best response to a legislator who doesn’t respond? Over the past several months I have phoned or emailed Cumberland’s elected state representative, Michael Timmons, more than a half-dozen questions and a “thank you” or two. Given that clean, locally produced energy […]
Published
April 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Collins urged to back bill to ease plight of some convicts

I urge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, as well as the Maine electorate, to champion the improvements that would be available to federally incarcerated Mainers (and other Americans) in the proposed legislation S.2123. Mitch McConnell, Senate majority leader, requires that four more Republicans co-sponsor this bill before it comes to the Senate floor for […]

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