Letters

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October 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: Voters should recognize Cutler’s extraordinary talent

Maine voters have an opportunity in independent Eliot Cutler to elect a governor with vision, a plan and a way to pay for a 21st-century economy in Maine. I am impressed by and confident in Eliot’s business expertise, his plan for welfare reform and property tax relief and his plan to improve declining state infrastructure. […]
Published
October 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: Former Rep. Tom Allen endorses Michaud

Eliot Cutler, the independent candidate for governor, and Mike Michaud, the Democratic candidate, are friends of mine. I worked with Eliot for Sen. Ed Muskie in the early 1970s and served together with Mike in Congress for six years. In 2010, I voted for Eliot; this year, I am voting for Mike. In a nutshell, […]
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October 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: Voters can prevent bears running roughshod

As an animal damage control agent, I will be directly involved in trapping the problem bears Question 1 is sure to create. “Yes on 1” is a conscious decision to ignore our biologists’ warnings that danger of death is imminent. It brings bear trapping from backwoods to backyards. It surrenders control of bears, to bears […]
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October 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: LePage is the only candidate who understands the need for cheaper energy

As a manufacturing employer and business owner in Maine for over 25 years, I’m alarmed by the unprecedented increases in electricity costs that threaten our business and its 328 hard-working and loyal employees. This urgent situation clearly calls for political will and leadership, and Republican Paul LePage is the one candidate who understands the severity […]
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October 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cutler is far better than ‘good enough’ for Maine

I don’t know when I’ve ever felt more strongly about the importance of a Maine election than I do now, and the opportunity that independent Eliot Cutler offers us to pull Maine out of the “good enough” doldrums that we’ve been in at least as long as I can remember. He is the only principled […]

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October 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: There’s no justification for cruel bear hunt methods

We were surprised – no, make that shocked – to read that the Portland Press Herald is in favor of keeping the three ways of killing bears in Maine: putting out bait, setting traps and siccing dogs on them (“Our View: Bear-baiting case not made: We say ‘no’ on Question 1,” Oct. 19). No other […]
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October 29, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cutler is out; it’s time to like Mike better than LePage

I have known independent Eliot Cutler for years, and I’ve come to know Democrat Mike Michaud. I know their records. Eliot is a brilliant policy expert; Mike would be an effective, inclusive leader in Augusta. Both have integrity and would move Maine forward. But the question we face in the voting booth isn’t which of […]
Published
October 28, 2014

Letter to the editor: Bushes urge Mainers to re-elect LePage
Published
October 28, 2014

Letter to the editor: Price of bond package fair for Saco project

For over a year now, Simpson Road has been closed at the Stackpole Bridge between Route 112 and the Salmon Falls area of Buxton. Saco farm businesses, commuters and health care providers must drive almost seven extra miles to get to downtown Saco and other turnpike corridor locations. Postal service has been reduced to a […]
Published
October 28, 2014

Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins effectively advocates for Mainers

Maine people have been fortunate to have highly competent representation in Washington over the years. Republican Sen. Susan Collins is no exception. I have had the pleasure of working with Sen. Collins on various health care-related issues, from policy issues related to women’s health to addressing bureaucratic hurdles that stood in the way of implementing […]

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