Letters

Published
September 20, 2014

Letter to the Editor: Collins talks like moderate, votes like a Republican

I’d like to express my dissatisfaction with Sen. Susan Collins. She claims to be a moderate and bipartisan, yet she votes with the Republicans 80 percent of the time. She’s voted against raising the minimum wage, against equal pay for equal work and in favor of reducing veterans’ pensions, and she just voted against democracy […]
Published
September 20, 2014

Letter to the Editor: Sen. Collins’ tireless work merits a vote in November

Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ tireless work representing Maine in the U.S. Senate should be recognized and lauded. She has made it a point to never miss a vote, ensuring that Maine’s voice is heard and registered at each and every opportunity. The simple fact that she has never missed a vote is not what most […]
Published
September 20, 2014

Letter to the Editor: Key question for Cutler: Why push for more debates?

It’s interesting that Eliot Cutler is calling for more than the six gubernatorial debates already scheduled this fall. Is it possible that he’s eager to use his Harvard and Georgetown Law debate skills on our perpetually self-embarrassing governor and on congressman Mike Michaud, who wears his North Woods Maine blue collar quite proudly? Two questions […]
Published
September 20, 2014

Letter to the Editor: Police shooting of cat merits coverage

Regarding the news article “Stray cat recovering from shooting by officer who suspected rabies” (Sept. 4) and the letter “Coverage of police shooting is definitely no cat’s meow” (Sept. 10): Your reporting on little Clark’s unnecessary wounding was well-written. I thank you for it, and I thank law enforcement for paying medical bills. After his […]
Published
September 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Maine paying a price for its generosity

While Mainers are being inundated with commercials, endorsements, polls, etc. on behalf of the gubernatorial candidates, little attention is paid to the bread-and-butter issues and how the candidates intend to allocate our limited resources if elected. According to the budget data on Policypedia, Maine spent a total of just under $6 billion on six spending […]

Published
September 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Roosters can be annoying, but there are ways to cope

I read in the Local & State section that the early birds crowing in Cape Elizabeth could lead to a rooster ban there (“Rooster causes uproar in Cape Elizabeth neighborhood,” Sept. 8). I went through the very same problem last year. A rooster was crowing all the time. He was 4½ months old, too. He’s […]
Published
September 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Candidate Michaud puts emphasis on clean energy, less pollution

It is uplifting to hear a gubernatorial candidate speak about his commitment to protect Maine’s environment. At the Sept. 5 annual meeting of Sierra Club Maine, I heard U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud speak about the excellent performance of a model wind turbine that recently completed its first year of testing off Castine. Rep. Michaud is […]
Published
September 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Get involved and help shed light on money in Maine elections

I spent a recent Saturday morning (Art Walk Saturday, Portland) collecting signatures for Maine Citizens for Clean Elections. This campaign is aiming to collect around 70,000 signatures, which would enable the Clean Elections Initiative to be on the ballot in fall 2015. If passed, it would strengthen the Clean Election legislation we’ve had since 1995. […]
Published
September 19, 2014

Letter to the editor: Candidates in two other states do right thing in three-way races like Maine’s

Just as in Maine, the states of Alaska and Kansas had close three-way elections coming up. Unlike Maine, these states weighed their options and found solutions that work to their benefit. In Alaska, the unpopular Republican governor was campaigning against an independent and a Democrat. The Democrat is now running on the independent’s ticket as […]
Published
September 18, 2014

Letter to the editor: Baiting an ineffective way to limit bear population

Numerous studies clearly demonstrate that bears’ biology is regulated by food availability. With plenty of food comes early maturation of females, more cubs per litter and higher cub survival rates. Hence, baiting, which the Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Department touts as a means to limit the bear population, has the exact opposite effect. Bait piles […]

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