Letters

Published
August 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Vehicles’ unwieldiness had role in pedestrian deaths

The Aug. 6 front page informed us of two women losing their lives while walking along roads with adequate shoulders: one in Harpswell and the other in York. The victims were hit by young women in oversized vehicles, identified as a Nissan Titan pickup and an SUV. The last time I went car shopping I […]
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August 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: We need more checks on gun-carrying and buying

I could not agree more with Wayne Richardson’s column regarding the new law that allows concealed carry without a permit (“Maine Voices: Concealed-carry permit holder exposes danger of weakened law,” Aug. 7). Like him, I have a permit and do carry when I think I might be in harm’s way, which is not often. It […]
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August 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Thank you to state Rep. Don Marean  for backing Land for Maine’s Future program

I write to express gratitude to my state representative, Don Marean, R-Hollis, for being a champion of the Land for Maine’s Future Program in the Legislature this year. Land for Maine’s Future is Maine’s most successful land conservation program. The program is popular because it has been so successful in contributing to Maine’s natural resource-based […]
Published
August 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: Hiker’s feat, park’s response overblown

Re: “Appalachian Trail record-setter says Baxter State Park officials ‘vilifying’ him‘ ” (Aug. 2): I see there is a new “world record” for a foot-trip over the Appalachian Trail, implying such a record has not been set anywhere else in the world. That would be quite a feat in itself, there being no other Appalachian […]
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August 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: We are missing LePage’s strategy: He’s a unifier!

Increasingly, evidence points to Paul LePage being a closet good-government, reformist progressive. He wants to unite the state, to rid our political environment of the toxic partisanship and bitter personal attacks that have plagued us. And he is smarter than those of us who have not seen his cunning. Why else would he take on […]

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August 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: Shelter must turn kids away because of lead paint

In regard to Naomi Schalit’s Aug. 5 article on the ongoing problem of lead poisoning in Maine (“Despite state law, thousands of Maine children still suffer from lead poisoning”): I work at H.O.M.E. Co-op, a private nonprofit in Orland that runs several homeless shelters, and we have had to close one of our family shelters […]
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August 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: Minimum wage should increase, but not to $15

I believe the minimum wage should be raised throughout this state, but not to $15 per hour. It should actually be raised across the country. At most, it should be $10 to $11 per hour, but it needs to be based on the level of skill or work performance. If we raise wages to or […]
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August 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: After long silence, we are addressing racism in U.S.

I am a black man living in Maine for 15 years, an African-American male with an opinion about racism in this, my beloved country. The long silence about racism is what breeds suspicion. America has lost its desire and ability to listen and talk about racism without criticism, blame or punishment. America lapsed into a […]
Published
August 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: Program can help women suffering after abortion

There are too many women who are talked into or coerced into getting an abortion. Many of them later realize that getting an abortion was the taking of a life, and they live with the pain and grief of an abortion. These women need help and compassion, not finger-pointing. There is help available at Project […]
Published
August 8, 2015

Letter to the editor: Rude clerk undermined the fact that every veteran matters

A short time ago, I mailed a file of information to a Veterans Affairs regional office in my area. This data was to support a claim for death benefits. This claim was not in compliance with a given deadline; this, I do admit. However, instead of politely telling me that no exception would be made, […]

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