Letters

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August 17, 2015

Letter to the editor: The press needs to stop giving Obama a free ride

I don’t know about you, but I have had enough of the press giving our president a free ride. President Obama, as a former community organizer, feels sorry for drug users being in jail. After all, the crime of using illicit drugs does not fit the punishment. Really? If they didn’t buy the drugs, there […]
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August 17, 2015

Letter to the editor: Speeding on Maine roads kills people, quality of life

The number of fatal car crashes in Maine is remarkable, but not surprising to anyone who drives the narrow, winding country roads where speed limits range from a reasonable 25 mph to a perilous 50 mph. And when you dare go the speed limit, there is always someone tailgating or crossing into oncoming traffic to […]
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August 17, 2015

Letter to the editor: Help thank Toddy Brook for hosting adaptive golf

Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation is enjoying another summer of golf at Toddy Brook Golf Course in North Yarmouth. The program began there about 10 years ago, and Toddy Brook has graciously continued it again this summer. If you are there on a Monday morning and see a crowd of golf carts with handicapped flags […]
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August 17, 2015

Letter to the editor: In Portland’s West End, former boxer remembered

I just read the fine article on the passing of Macka Foley (“Former heavyweight boxer Macka Foley dies at 64,” Aug. 4). Not only was Macka a fine boxer as well as a basketball player, he was an even finer human being. Macka grew up on Salem Street in Portland’s West End. We will all […]
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August 17, 2015

Letter to the editor: Another voice calls for LePage to resign

During a July 30 WGAN radio interview, Gov. LePage was asked, “Are you worried about an impeachment procedure?” He replied: “If the people of Maine want me, I’ll do the job. If they don’t want me, just ask me to leave. You don’t have to impeach me. … So far, I’ve only got four people […]

Published
August 16, 2015

Letter to the editor: Start discussing end-of-life wishes as early as age 35

End-of-life talks with one’s family doctor and the rest of one’s family should begin at age 35, when cancer begins to show in humans, even though Medicare has not kicked in as yet. It is never too early to decide how one wishes to die. Philip Thompson, M.D. Portland
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August 16, 2015

Letter to the editor: Opinion piece inspires wish for all to work for more accepting, better world

Your Opinion page is always of great interest to me. The Rev. T. Richard Snyder’s op-ed, “Maine Voices: Let’s transform, not just fix justice system” (July 26), truly moved me. His thoughts, ideas and solutions were exactly how I feel. We are all God’s children. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if each of us accepted each […]
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August 16, 2015

Letter to the editor: Nuclear agreement will only strengthen Iran

Re: “Barney Frank: Deal better than no nuclear agreement with Iran” (Aug. 2): Barney Frank doesn’t address what I believe is the real motive of the Iranians. Sanctions have crippled their economy and put a large majority of their young citizens out of work. This pact will lift those sanctions and quiet their young citizens. […]
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August 16, 2015

Letter to the editor: Sightings of fisher cats become treasured memories

I’d like to offer a very different perspective on the fisher, colloquially called a “fisher cat,” from the one presented in the Aug. 8 Maine Observer essay (“Fisher cat a fact of life in Maine woods”). My sightings of fishers are among my most treasured memories. Standing out among them was a fisher seen while […]
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August 16, 2015

Letter to the editor: Sisters of Mercy save the day for one woman – in Kenya and in Maine

Thank you for your Aug. 9 article on the Sisters of Mercy’s 150 years of service. I’m lying in bed with my right ankle in a cast. This is the second time the Sisters of Mercy have saved my bacon. The first time, in 1968, I was 23 and teaching school at a Kenyan Friends […]

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