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  • Published
    August 4, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Yosemite park an example of what Maine could offer

    I just got back from visiting cousins in California. In addition to seeing what life was like in their hometown, my husband and I wanted to explore some of California’s natural resources. We drove five hours to Yosemite National Park. We knew that we were guaranteed a first-class experience with beautiful vistas and recreation in […]

  • Published
    August 4, 2015

    Letter to the editor: No fetal tissue to harvest when the choice is adoption

    Re: “Letter to the editor: Column on harvesting fetal body parts provokes thought” (July 28): I totally agree with letter writer Linda Milliken. To me, abortion is the taking of a life. When so many people are looking to adopt, give your baby a chance. Virginia Paul Biddeford

  • Published
    August 3, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Congress needs to address crumbling infrastructure

    It’s finally beginning to look as if we are getting some dialogue from government leaders on the long-neglected topic of our nation’s infrastructure. Recent approval in Washington of a stopgap highway funding bill is a step in the right direction. Let’s hope that lawmakers can continue the momentum on this important issue when they return […]

  • Published
    August 3, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Person who notified Lord of report should face charges

    I understand that the state police might not have enough officers in the Benedicta area to protect Brittany Irish from Anthony Lord, her alleged kidnapper and rapist. But the person who notified Lord that Irish had reported him to police should be charged with accessory to manslaughter in connection with the deadly rampage that followed. […]

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    August 3, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Portland’s unbridled growth is near a breaking point

    Portland is not the center of the universe, in spite of what many readers of this newspaper may feel. I do not think you will find in the Maine Constitution a measure that creates the sovereign entity of the Grand Duchy of Portland. And yet, after reading this newspaper every day, many people apparently believe […]

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    August 3, 2015

    Letter to the editor: King Paul’s reign marked by bullying and nepotism

    Once upon a time, in a land far away, the people of a state elected a man named King to be their governor. A few years and a few leaders later, a man named Paul and two other men ran for election. Because it was a three-way race, Paul was put into office even though […]

  • Published
    August 3, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Crime surge correlates to drop of social safety net

    In the past several months, I have read reports of several muggings and armed robberies in my neighborhood, some break-ins and the armed robbery of a nearby credit union and another down the street from us. This is disconcerting, to say the least. Never in the four years we have lived here have I heard […]

  • Published
    August 2, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Honor the missions that ended WWII

    This month is the 70th anniversary of the ending of World War II, and I’d like to preface this letter with an acknowledgment to all those who served in Operation Silver Plate, a secret project to drop two A-bombs on Japan. On Aug. 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian, a B-29 superfortress named […]

  • Published
    August 2, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Mainers will never stand for tyrannical gun controls

    The gun control crowd will soon be clamoring for more gun control despite Gov. LePage signing into law the bill making it optional to get a concealed-carry permit. Gun control will never happen, though a small, very vocal and passionate anti-gun group will loudly demand it, and the pandering politicians will echo their plaintive cries. […]

  • Published
    August 2, 2015

    Letter to the editor: Cutting back on campaigns could only improve them

    The 2016 presidential election campaign will continue another 15 months; that is to say, campaigns now occupy nearly 40 percent of every four-year period. Most voters pay little attention until the last few weeks. In the meantime candidates will be asked innumerable questions. It will be nearly impossible to keep track of or compare the […]