Letters

Published
May 10, 2014

Letter to the editor: Retirees need real property tax relief

The retired couple from Saco can no longer afford property taxes (“Saco might join few Maine towns that let elderly defer taxes, keep homes,” May 5). They’ve got it right: Selling the property and moving to Florida is the right thing to do. Property taxes hurt those who can least afford it. Just look at […]
Published
May 10, 2014

Letter to the editor: Panhandling’s a charity, not a business venture

On May 6, a letter from a Southport reader said that Portland should regulate panhandling, and that panhandling is a business. According to Merriam-Webster’s, business is “the activity of making, buying or selling goods or providing services in exchange for money.” The Southport reader asks, “. . . would we allow prostitution on the median? […]
Published
May 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: Statistics show no sense in condoning teen drinking

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other well-known organizations, approximately 100,000 deaths each year are attributed to alcohol consumption. Of these, 88,000 are attributed to excessive alcohol use. Five percent of all deaths from diseases of the circulatory system are attributable to alcohol. So are 15 percent of deaths from […]
Published
May 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: Why Maine made it onto a top-10 list for business improvement outlook

While I was in Texas the last two weeks of March, a local Houston station stated that Texas was in the top 10 for business improvement outlook over the next few years, and the top three were Maine, South Dakota and North Carolina. This took me by surprise, so I started looking into why that […]
Published
May 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: Democrats should reassess relationship with Maine People’s Alliance

Recently, there was a media firestorm over the liberal activist group Maine People’s Alliance launching an attack on Rep. Dale Crafts, R-Lisbon Falls, for having “no spine” and failing to “stand up” to Gov. Paul LePage. Rep. Crafts is handicapped and has used a wheelchair ever since a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed 26 years […]

Published
May 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: It’s time to look positively at wind power in Maine

So disappointing. Another vote against wind energy in Maine. According to a recent article in this paper (“Maine board sets stage for rejection of $100 million wind project,” May 2), the Board of Environmental Protection, in a preliminary vote, gave its blessing to 29 of 30 required benchmarks, but rejected the Bowers Wind farm on […]
Published
May 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: Private adoption is a loving option, not a last resort

After reading Kate Brogan’s May 5 column, “Maine Voices: Women considering adoption deserve a thoughtful look at their choices,” a few things resonate for me. I am the clinical director of a social services agency that provides both adoption as well as parenting support services, and it is my hope that we are careful not […]
Published
May 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: Mainer whose dog was shot by Louisiana cop took risks

I am very sorry and troubled about the killing of Arzy the dog (“Maine man accuses Louisiana officer of shooting his dog without cause,” May 1). However, I must say that Brandon Carpenter, the “itinerant” musician who brought his 90-pound black dog on a freight train, was making bad decisions right from the beginning of […]
Published
May 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: New Benghazi documents expose White House dishonesty

Since the murder of four brave Americans, including our ambassador to Libya, in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012, the mainstream media have said, “There’s nothing to see here.” Newly released Benghazi documents show that there’s plenty to see. We now know a concerted effort was made by White House staff and others to obfuscate the […]
Published
May 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: Senate candidate wrong on student knowledge of civics

I am writing in response to Steve Woods’ April 29 opinion piece (“Maine Voices: Schools need civics courses to get young voters involved”). As a student at Falmouth High School, I found the column to be factually inaccurate and an insult to our intelligence and education. I would like to address some of these inaccuracies. […]

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