Letters

Published
March 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: French Canadians brought hockey to Maine

A recent Maine Observer column by Martha Williams suggesting that ice hockey came to Maine via Massachusetts, introduced to us by preppies, belies the real origin of the sport in our state (“Maine Observer: When hockey came to Maine,” March 2). Ice hockey came to Maine via Canada, following the same route as the snowy […]
Published
March 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: Tax break for Maine tree farms unfair to small landowners

I know the state is looking for ways to increase revenue and hopefully lower taxes for honest landowners. As a landowner paying premium real estate taxes, I have to ask myself: Why do I have to pay more in real estate taxes so we can continue to give paper companies a lower rate on their […]
Published
March 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: A simple plan to save planet Portland

Portland is filthy! If you walk around and really look at the streets and sidewalks, it’s disgusting. I’m not referring to the errant lost mitten suddenly revealed in a melting snowbank, but layers of litter – old and new. Cups and drink containers from every coffee shop and fast-food place in town, candy wrappers, tampon […]
Published
March 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: Fighting extreme poverty must happen in Maine, abroad

I’ve joined the ONE campaign to fight extreme poverty, and I am writing after the recent visit to Portland by Anne Richard, assistant secretary of state. She oversees the State Department’s refugee program as head of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. On this occasion, she said, “We couldn’t do it without these partner […]
Published
March 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cynicism of Republicans colors MaineCare debate

Thanks for your recent editorial regarding the supposed “waiting list” for MaineCare (“Our View: Gov. LePage using elderly, disabled as a political weapon,” Feb. 23). If this group of Mainers, already on the MaineCare rolls yet needing services beyond what MaineCare provides, were really a concern of the LePage administration, the administration would have allocated […]

Published
March 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: What is it about ‘yield’ that confuses drivers?

What is it about the word “yield” that people don’t understand? There have been many times on a main highway or the interstate when people ignore the “yield” sign and just keep coming on into traffic. I’ve even had people blow their horn because I did not stop to let them in. On an interstate […]
Published
March 7, 2014

Letter to the editor: The Time Warner monster bites again

Tucked inside my latest Time Warner bill was a notice of upcoming increases to the cost of their services. We have become so accustomed to the unchecked incremental increases to these fees that I turned the page over to see how much this latest round was going to raise our monthly bill. What I found […]
Published
March 7, 2014

Letter to the editor: Independent is the best choice to lead Maine as governor

I read with great interest Charles Lawton’s recent column (“Maine needs governor with plan and passion to see it through,” Feb. 23). I would hope that the current candidates for governor are not merely “par for the course, the usual political spin. … Release the plan … and move on.” I still like to believe […]
Published
March 7, 2014

Letter to the editor: No purpose will be served by releasing Senate report

The paid advertisement headlined “Torture” on Pages A6 and A7 on Feb. 23, “Iwo Jima Day,” which was endorsed by 26 retired flag officers, would ask: “Whose side are they on?” What purpose would it serve to release the Senate Intelligence Committee report? Do we need to know? To what avail? This post-9/11 world has […]
Published
March 7, 2014

Letter to the editor: How about a little balance in photos of Maine hoops champs?

The city of Portland boasted two state basketball champs last week: Catherine McAuley High School and the Portland High School boys. McAuley rated two large pictures, both on the front page of the Maine Sunday Telegram and the front page of the Sports section, while the Portland boys rated several smaller pictures. They deserve equal […]

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