Letters

Published
February 12, 2016

Letter to the editor: Benefits of trade pact easily outweigh the negatives

Rep. Chellie Pingree doesn’t know much about the advantages of trade and she is a reflexive protectionist, so it’s no surprise that she opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement that will soon go to Congress for approval (“Commentary: Trans-Pacific Partnership would benefit multinational corporations at citizens’ expense, says Pingree,” Feb. 3). Ms. Pingree complains that […]
Published
February 11, 2016

Letter to the editor: Background check referendum risks negative consequences for police, prosecutors

If voters were to pass the upcoming referendum on universal background checks for gun purchases, Mainers would lose freedoms that they have historically exercised responsibly. Inevitably, some Mainers would be turned into criminals because they were either unable or unwilling to comply with the new law, or simply ignorant of it. It is fair to […]
Published
February 11, 2016

Letter to the editor: Now is prime time to end tolls on Maine Turnpike

The time is perfect for Maine residents to contemplate the future of toll collection on the Maine Turnpike. We are about to see $40 million spent on the latest effort to collect this tax, which was supposed to end in 1982 (once the initial bonds to build the turnpike were paid off). The Legislature used […]
Published
February 11, 2016

Letter to the editor: Support Clean Power Plan to help Maine, fishermen

Recently, I read that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association has released troubling data that will affect Maine’s coastal fishing. John Upton, writing Jan. 13 for the research organization Climate Central, found that in 2010, one Gulf of Maine fisherman “was allowed to land about 60,000 pounds of cod. This year, following a population crash […]
Published
February 11, 2016

Letter to the editor: Opioid overdoses topic at Falmouth discussion

Every day, an average of more than 80 Americans die from opioid overdoses. The number of Maine residents seeking treatment for opiate abuse has tripled since 2010, and the number of babies born affected by prenatal exposure to drugs or alcohol increased by 68 percent between 2010 and 2014. The National Council of Jewish Women […]

Published
February 10, 2016

Letter to the editor: Sanders or Clinton? Choose revolution over continuity, boldness over compromise

Re: “Greg Kesich: Democrats again face anguish of picking ‘heart’ or ‘smart’ presidential candidate” and “Letter to the editor: Beware parallels between McGovern, Sanders,” by William Ronalds (Feb. 3): Those are the two most pathetic endorsements I have ever seen. Mr. Kesich’s “head” looks at the Iowa data, sees that the young voted overwhelmingly for […]
Published
February 10, 2016

Letter to the editor: Make Lent the beginning of your meat-free lifestyle

Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter when many Christians abstain from animal foods in remembrance of Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the desert before launching his ministry. But meat-free Lent is much more than a symbol of religious devotion to Christ. It helps reduce the risk of chronic disease, […]
Published
February 10, 2016

Letter to the editor: Net metering proves to be solar policy worth keeping in Maine

Maine has abundant sun for solar electricity, way more than Germany, a global leader in sun power. Sadly, we have lagged behind many other states, including all our neighbors in the Northeast, in the movement toward this clean, renewable energy source. Our citizens, businesses and institutions are ready, but Maine’s energy policy has not been […]
Published
February 10, 2016

Letter to the editor: Abortion foes should focus passion on programs that help babies already born

Re: “St. Andre shutters program after state cuts” (Page A1, Feb. 8), subtitled: “The agency will close a group home for pregnant women and its adoption program.” If only the protesters harassing women attempting to terminate early pregnancies at Planned Parenthood turned their caring and devotion to the lives of innocent breathing babies living outside […]
Published
February 9, 2016

Letter to the editor: Gov. LePage is wrong to think public lands are for elitists

Gov. LePage’s assertion that Land for Maine’s Future is corrupt is as ridiculous as his oft-repeated claim that the public lands are for elitists. That makes me (a clamdigger/public school teacher) and my hunting partners over the years (a lobsterman, a clam buyer and a government worker) elitists. I’m sure thousands of other hunters, snowmobilers, […]

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