Letters

Published
October 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Answers to questions reveal best candidate for Maine governor

Do you want your next governor to be focused on Maine’s opportunities and unrealized potential? Do you want him to have an independent mind not beholden to special interests? Do you want him to have a tireless work ethic as well as tremendous business, political, environmental and legal experience? Do you want a governor who […]
Published
October 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Time for Cutler to make a race-changing decision

The polls I’ve read indicate a close election for governor, at least between Democrat Mike Michaud and Republican Gov. Paul LePage, with independent Eliot Cutler still mired in the low numbers. Cutler has brought us LePage once, and he should not have an opportunity to do it twice. The current governor has become a national […]
Published
October 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Mike Michaud’s record lacking in accomplishments

I keep asking people to name three discernible accomplishments attributed to Mike Michaud, the Democratic candidate for governor. Don’t start with an oxymoronic vote for clean water from the Big Labor mill guy. (By the way, independent candidate Eliot Cutler was instrumental in writing the landmark Clean Air and Clean Water acts.) I also wouldn’t […]
Published
October 16, 2014

Letter to the editor: Let’s elect a governor with reasonable views on welfare

If a government program or business were 99.8 percent fraud-free, you’d probably say it was successful. Sure, two-tenths of one percent of fraud should still be investigated and eliminated, but it’s a minor amount in the overall success of the program. That’s how Maine’s welfare program is working: 99.8 percent fraud-free, according to Department of […]
Published
October 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: Columnist’s focus ignores LePage’s achievements

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Published
October 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: District 40 Democrat Herb Adams works to protect environment

When the people of his neighborhood, community and state have needed him, Portland’s Herb Adams has always been there! When we learned that cruise ships were emptying their holding tanks into Casco Bay, Herb Adams sponsored legislation to create Maine’s first no-discharge zone, since extended to the state’s entire coast. When Land for Maine’s Future […]
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October 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: Let Cutler try after LePage failed with paper mill

Another boondoggle! When will our tolerance of the scandals plaguing Gov. LePage run out? The Great Northern Paper mill was the hope for the entire Katahdin region, but a smart leader would have realized the problems in a deal with Cate Street Capital to finance the mill’s operations. Gov. LePage has proven incapable of managing […]
Published
October 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: Maine Farm Bureau urges approval of bond Question 2

The Maine Farm Bureau encourages voters to approve bond Question 2 on November’s ballot to support Maine’s growing agricultural economy. Maine’s farms are critical to the state’s rural character, exceptional quality of life and the vitality of our economy. With over 8,100 farms and 1.3 million acres of working farmland, Maine is consistently a top […]
Published
October 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: Restore Social Security benefits for college-age students

In recent months, it has come to my attention that my children are headed for certain economic hardship that is not directly tied to the economic times we now live in. As parents, we are all tasked with raising our children to a certain age, but what about their financial well-being beyond the age of […]
Published
October 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cutler’s experience is vital to helping paper industry

Winter is closing in on Bucksport’s Verso mill and the paper industry. Gov. LePage, connected to the Cate Street Capital scandal, claims he never saw it coming. Mike Michaud, lacking business experience, doesn’t know what to do, but wants to hold a summit of the paper company foxes on how to run the chicken coop. […]

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