Letters
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PublishedJune 12, 2011
Letters to the editor, June 12, 2011Stolen sign loaded with meaning
Recently I read in your paper about the stolen “Open For Business” sign put up to greet visitors to our state. This incident appears to be politically motivated and payback for taking a union mural down. Is outright thievery considered a victory for state union members? Is an advertisement for out-of-state job creators considered anti-union? […]
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PublishedJune 11, 2011
Letters to the editor, June 11, 2011Rocky honeymoon earns governor a divorce
I’m finished. I’ve had it. Start the proceedings immediately. I want a divorce — from Gov. Paul LePage. The honeymoon, all five-plus months of it, was a total disaster. During this get-acquainted period I found him to be belligerent, uncaring, thoughtless and unworthy of my respect and partnership. He has embarrassed me by saying the […]
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PublishedJune 11, 2011
More letters to the editor, June 11, 2011Snowe, Collins praised for tending to most vulnerable
At a time when we are facing budget challenges at both the national and state level, it is critically important to make certain those most vulnerable among us are not asked to bear too heavy a burden. Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins held fast to this key principle in voting against recent federal […]
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PublishedJune 10, 2011
Letters to the editor, June 10, 2011Falmouth Question 1 opponents speak
Proponents of Falmouth’s Question 1 continue to assert the fiction that we can spend $5.6 million on a new town center with no increase in our taxes. A neat trick, but it just isn’t so. No new taxes — as compared to what? Is there some rule that the mill rate can’t be reduced? The […]
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PublishedJune 9, 2011
Letters to the Editor, June 9, 2011
All-day kindergarten a mistake
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PublishedJune 9, 2011
Letters to the Editor, June 9, 2011
If a little girl was tortured and murdered in Maine today, would the state's response be very different from that which followed the 1988 murder of Sarah Cherry?<br><br>Would an incomplete autopsy be performed and time-of-death evidence ignored? Would fingerprints and a blood sample be lost? Would the state block DNA testing?
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PublishedJune 8, 2011
Letters to the editor, June 8, 2011Voting restrictions impinge on liberty
It’s amusing and a bit sad to watch local Republicans and their supposedly freedom-loving allies in the tea party movement throw out individual liberties when it suits their political goals of gaining and maintaining power. The individual right to vote, perhaps the greatest liberty we have, will become subject to more government regulations if these […]
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PublishedJune 7, 2011
Letters to the editor, June 7, 2011What’s the rush, government drivers?
I couldn’t agree more with Steve Hamblen’s May 27 letter to the editor, “Why do officials drive far beyond the speed limit?” I have experienced many state of Maine vehicles, those that look like everyday cars but have the www.maine.gov on their license plates, driving between 76 and 82 mph. One night last month on […]
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PublishedJune 6, 2011
Letters to the editor, June 6, 2011Higher speeds mean more CO2
Brad Wolverton’s May 29 letter, titled “Speed vs. mileage: Take your pick,” was interesting but, unfortunately, omitted any mention of the environmental impact of reduced vehicle efficiency at higher speeds. Fuel efficiency is indeed reduced by 15 percent or more for every 10 mph above 50 mph or 60 mph. Because we know that each […]
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PublishedJune 5, 2011
Letters to the editor, June 5, 2011Wider voice for North Woods
I fully agree with your call on May 26 for the Legislature to consider making changes to the Land Use Regulation Commission rather than focusing on the governor’s campaign pledge to abolish LURC (“Legislature should take more time on LURC’). I wish, however, that you had included some basic facts and figures about the vast […]
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