Letters

Published
May 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Maine must regulate e-cigarettes

According to a recent New York Times article, e-cigarettes are becoming as big a health risk as traditional cigarettes. Battery-powered vaporized nicotine should be considered a form of smoking and subject to existing regulations. There are two bills before the Maine Legislature addressing e-cigarette smoking, also known as “vaping”: L.D. 423, “An Act to Require […]
Published
May 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Chipotle wise to eliminate GMO foods from menu

I want to congratulate Chipotle on its move to eliminate food with genetically modified ingredients from the menu. The GMO giant Monsanto and other chemical companies gave us the same speech on Agent Orange when we, and I, were in Vietnam: “It won’t hurt people.” Bull! It affects thousands of us vets and Vietnamese people. […]
Published
May 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Op-ed prompts awareness of how much kindness matters

I would like to thank Carter E. Cates for his op-ed in the April 26 Maine Sunday Telegram, “Maine Voices: LePage action abrupt, hurtful to tribes.” By openly sharing the pain he has felt – not only because of the governor’s recent action, rescinding the 2011 executive order promoting state cooperation with Indian tribes, but […]
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May 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Keep opinions  on editorial pages

Steve Mistler’s recent Telegram article (“As rhetoric heats up, politics takes combative tone in Maine,” May 3) was a timely lament on the state of public discourse in our state. Neither political party can claim the moral high ground particularly when their leadership, elected officials and rank- and-file members are firing live verbal ammo at […]
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May 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Tax credits program helped Lewiston company retain employees

I read Whit Richardson’s series on the New Markets Tax Credit program with interest (“Payday at the mill,” April 19 and 26). His articles highlight a sad and unfortunate business failure, but that doesn’t mean Maine taxpayers and legislators are always on the losing end. My company, Quoddy, is a high-end, hand-sewn shoe manufacturer. We […]

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May 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: How can LePage alone  end relationship of equals?

As residents of Washington County, we are honored to live and work beside Native people from the Passamaquoddy Tribe from Pleasant Point and Indian Township. In 2011, Gov. LePage issued an executive order that recognized a special relationship between the state of Maine and sovereign Maine Native tribes. This order also recognized historical wrongs and […]
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May 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Editorial cartoon doesn’t portray reality

On May 3, the Maine Sunday Telegram ran an editorial cartoon by Lisa Benson (Page D3). It showed President Obama beating on a broken drum labeled “Obama Economy” while the president loudly yelled “Boom! Boom! Boom!” Watching from the curb were two hapless souls holding signs that read “Help!” The implication was that the economy […]
Published
May 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: Student privacy must be safeguarded in schools

L.D. 1251, “An Act To Safeguard Students’ Personal and Private Information,” establishes data privacy practices for the state Department of Education and school districts. It prohibits the department and school districts from disclosing personally identifiable information about students without the written consent of the parents of children under 18 years of age (and the written […]
Published
May 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: Let’s honor first responders with thanks they deserve

Everyone deserves thanks for the work they do. First responders, including police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians, whose job it is to maintain order and protect our health and safety, put their lives on the line every day. Unfortunately, the misguided actions of a few have created a climate that adds stress and danger […]
Published
May 9, 2015

Letter to the editor: Councilor needs to support homeless

In an April 24 article (“Portland city councilors want to protect funding for dental clinic”), Portland City Councilor Jon Hinck was quoted: “If we have to choose between programs that go to homeless adults and child dental care, we’ve got to save the child dental care.” We find this comment to be not only alarming, […]

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