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November 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: Democrats should reconnect with working class

Greg Kesich’s Nov. 12 column, “His rough edges notwithstanding, LePage moved Maine voters,” posed questions that Democrats “have to answer before the next election.” Kesich asked, “Why does the party that created Social Security and Medicare have trouble appealing to the people whose very lives depend on those programs?” Because as a party, the Democrats […]
Published
November 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: Voters should remember wildlife needs management

I’m pleased that the bear referendum failed. However, the closeness of the vote tells me that many voters have been raised and conditioned by what I call the “Disney Factor.” No animal suffers or dies. A whole generation seems to believe this fairy tale. Next time any of the “Disney generation” goes to a supermarket, […]
Published
November 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Bring wisdom, compassion, intelligence to Ebola crisis

We are all West Africans now. The prospects for the African people and the governments of the affected countries are grim. If Ebola is not contained now, the prospects for the rest of us are unknown, but certainly can bring nothing but harm. With all the turmoil around the globe, much of it caused by […]
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November 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Brunswick students express thanks for dentists’ acts of kindness

Every Friday my class celebrates “random acts of kindness.” Sometimes we perform the acts, and sometimes we read about them or watch videos about them. On Nov. 7, I read aloud the article in the Portland Press Herald about the 20 dentists who were offering free dental services for those Mainers who are without dental […]
Published
November 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Aid individuals with special needs, not undocumented immigrants

I applaud Gov. LePage and Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew for their stance on withholding General Assistance payments to undocumented immigrants. Frankly, I don’t understand why anyone would try to make a case that we should spend this precious money on undocumented (some of them here illegally) people when hundreds of individuals with […]

Published
November 17, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cartoon about net neutrality misleads

Lisa Benson’s cartoon in last Wednesday’s paper shows President Obama climbing a telephone pole to repair Internet service with a bag of tools labeled “GOVT. REGS.” An Internet user is in the window screaming. Her cartoon implies that government regulations will hurt Internet users and that it will be President Obama’s fault. The truth is […]
Published
November 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Nothing very new about state’s lagging economy

Much is being made of Maine being “47th” or “49th” in one economic category or another, everyone blaming Republican Gov. Paul LePage for our current status. Has Maine ever topped the list of economic growth in the U.S., or even the Northeast? As far back as the 1970s Maine’s median income was $4,500. Doesn’t sound […]
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November 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Don’t blame Cutler backers for failures of Democrats

I was a volunteer with Eliot Cutler’s campaign this fall, and I spent the morning after the election taking down lawn signs around South Portland. About 8:30, a woman driving across the Casco Bay Bridge toward Portland yelled at me, “He should be ashamed!” and added with a vigorous shake of her finger, “And shame […]
Published
November 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Medicare-for-all model too expensive to ponder

Dr. Daniel Bryant continues to advocate Medicare for all (“Letter to the editor: Medicare for all would let companies focus on business,” Nov. 4), terming the program a “separate insurance system.” Consider, however, that the federal government currently spends about $800 billion net of payroll taxes and premiums on Medicare and Medicaid. Add in the […]
Published
November 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Eating helpless animals no way to give thanks

As we look ahead to Thanksgiving – popularly known as “Turkey Day” – let’s take a moment to reflect on what we will be celebrating. Thanksgiving is a harvest festival, a time to give thanks for the bounty of food that sustains us. In the time of the Pilgrims, this food necessarily included the meat […]

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