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Published
May 11, 2012

Letters to the editorConvention processes handled poorly

I attended the Republican State Convention. Now, I know Ron Paul supporters will say my comments are sour grapes, but in truth the convention was a farce. Once Mr. Tweed was installed as chairman, all reason and order were abandoned. The vote for national delegates was not valid. In the interest of “unity” it may […]
Published
May 10, 2012

Letters to the editor, May 9, 2012Assumptions about occupiers inaccurate

Robert Cott’s “Occupier’s expenses paid by the people they deride” (May 2) is about 1 percent accurate and 99 percent misleading. First of all, his assumption that those occupying are on food stamps, public housing, use EBT cards, etc., is at best a malicious statement. Maybe none of the occupiers are in the 1 percent. […]
Published
May 9, 2012

Letter to the editor, May 9, 2012Appointees should resign from UMS

Thank you for your excellent editorial “University system hires don’t smell right” (May 4). A lifelong Democrat, I am ashamed of my party’s egregious stuffing of the University of Maine System’s administration with soon-to-be-unemployed bureaucrats. A suggestion as to possible rectification: Let these appointees, especially Ryan Low, Richard Thompson and Rebecca Wyke (hired without advertisement […]
Published
May 8, 2012

Letters to the editor, May 8, 2012River park would be big draw

I am a long-term international kayaker with many friends who love the sport of kayaking as much as I do, and as soon as Rob Mitchell completes his “recreational water park,” they will flock here to share in this “fantastic vision” (“A passageway for fish, why not for kayakers?” May 1). As a student of […]
Published
May 7, 2012

Letters to the editor:LePage’s rhetoric discourages dialogue

Using the word "corruption," obviously without understanding its real meaning, only creates dissension and hostility rather than convincing your opponents of their "error."

Published
May 5, 2012

Letters to the editor, May 6, 2012LePage comments divide readers

For well over 40 years I have been a proud member of the Republican Party. Today I intend to re-register as an independent. I can no longer support a party that continues to make excuses for Gov. LePage. I am tired of hearing the Republican Party leaders make excuses for his talking and acting like […]
Published
May 5, 2012

Letters to the editor, May 5, 2012Community gardens help city go green

It is a great time to be a gardener in Portland (“Magazine ranks Portland among ‘greenest’ cities,” April 4). As the project coordinator for Brentwood Farms in the Deering Center neighborhood, I was pleased to attend the citywide garden forum that was hosted by the Department of Public Services on March 19. It was very […]
Published
May 4, 2012

Letters to the editor:Cannon played role in Maine history

There has been much attention given to the “Boxer cannon” recently loaned to Maine Maritime Museum. On May 26, the exhibit “Subdue, Seize and Take: Maritime Maine in the Unwelcome Interruption of the War of 1812” opens at Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. A signal event of the war was the battle between the USS […]
Published
May 3, 2012

Letters to the editor:Are wars started to raise profits?

The United States has had troops in foreign lands for most of the past 150 years. Of late, those troops have mostly been in the Middle East. After the last Texan (sort-of Texan) was elected president, we started two new wars. Like many, I was convinced those imperialist invasions were to secure oil supplies for […]
Published
May 2, 2012

Letters to the editor, May 2, 2012’Hunger Games’ books not for under-12s

As a fifth-grade teacher and a parent, I am compelled to share: “The Hunger Games” trilogy is not appropriate for children under 12. Many students in my class have read, at least, the first book. Until recently, I had not. When parents asked my opinion of the books, or whether or not their child should […]

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