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    July 7, 2010

    Letters to the editor, July 7, 2010:How could gunman avoid prison?

    Once again, the justice system has failed us. How are we to believe in a system that does not hold people accountable? The case of Herbert Jones showing up outside an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting with a rifle, admitting his intent on taking at least one life, is a serious example of the court system not […]

  • Published
    July 6, 2010

    Letters to the editor, July 6, 2010Why not ask coastal towns on wind?

    The polling on wind energy in Maine featured in your recent story, “Mainers full of gusto for wind power, survey finds,” (June 29) should have included residents of Maine’s coastal communities as a second “rim” area along with rural counties. The pollsters would have found a mighty drop in enthusiasm from commercial fishermen and nearly […]

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    July 5, 2010

    Letters to the editor, July 5, 2010Senseless to ban solar panels on condo

    Is it defensible for condo associations to preclude the installation of solar panels due to aesthetic concerns? My father-in-law wants to offset his high energy bills, and dependence on fossil energy, through the installation of a solar energy system. The flat panels resemble large skylights, yet the association has voted against the project. Due to […]

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    July 2, 2010

    Letters to the editor, July 2, 2010Joblessness, climate needed senators to act

    Passing almost unnoticed, the Democrats in the Senate “failed to pass” a bill which, among other things, would have continued assistance to hundreds of thousands of long-term unemployed people. In the undemocratic Senate, 54 out of 100 is a majority, yet it is not enough to pass legislation when Republicans signal that they will filibuster […]

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    July 1, 2010

    Letters to the editor, July 1, 2010MMC’s ER too crowded for comfort

    On a recent Saturday, I had occasion to visit the Maine Medical Center Emergency Room at 11 p.m. It had been a couple of years since I had been there — and never on a Saturday night. I was unprepared for a standing-room-only waiting room, bursting at the seams with folks from many cultures and […]

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  • Published
    June 30, 2010

    Letters to the editor, June 39, 2010RSU 21 Board acted irresponsibly

    I have been appalled at the irresponsible nature of the Regional School Unit 21 Board for months now, but they have taken it to new heights in their actions at the meeting on June 21 (“Board: End Thornton contract,” June 23). The board voted to circumvent the legally binding Thornton Academy Middle School contract and […]

  • Published
    June 29, 2010

    Letters to the editor, June 29, 2010:District merger works for RSU 23

    I would like to thank all those people who voted to pass the 2010-2011 school budget for RSU 23. Your support and vision for a better-informed community are truly appreciated. And to the folks who don’t think the RSU law is working, I would like to set the record straight: The new school district will […]

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    June 28, 2010

    Letters to the editor, June 28, 2010Day-surgery centers not hotbeds of infection

    We read with disappointment “Infections run rampant at same-day surgery centers” published in The Portland Press Herald on June 9. While the sensationalized title implies that infection rates are “rampant” in outpatient centers, the article contains no infection rate data to support that claim. Instead, the article is a description of the U.S. Department of […]

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    June 27, 2010

    Letters to the editor, June 27, 2010Time to help teens quit smoking

    It was frustrating to read in the June 20 Maine Sunday Telegram that Maine’s teen smoking rate is on the rise after years of decline. Joe Richards, who started smoking when he was 16, was quoted as telling his 10-year-old sister to “never start smoking.” Joe says he is never going to quit because he […]

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    June 26, 2010
    Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins

    Letters to the editor, June 26, 2010Stimulus funds would boost Maine jobs

    Our two senators ignored both The Press Herald’s well-considered plea for a continuation of federal stimulus spending and the importance to Mainers of the services that must be cut in the absence of the state’s $84 million share of the bill they opposed. In doing so, they once again chose to hew to the Republican […]