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March 26, 2011

More letters to the editor, March 26,2011Biddeford Downs a good deal, or not?

I am writing in support of Biddeford Downs. As a lifelong citizen of southern Maine and third-generation harnessman, I have two reasons for supporting this project. The benefits of the new racetrack to Biddeford have been well documented, and I will not reiterate them here. Biddeford as a city has voted overwhelmingly to approve the […]
Published
March 25, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 25, 2011Bread, not bombs: That’s patriotic

How is it that with all the discussion about budget cuts, there is one budget item — the military — that is rarely spoken about? More than half — about 60 percent — of the appropriations controlled by Congress are tied up in the U.S. military budget. U.S. sums spent on weapons, troops and wars […]
Published
March 24, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 24, 2011Assessing the risks of radiation

The events at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi power station reveal that even with redundant systems and intensive regulation, nuclear power remains a disaster waiting to happen. Accidents are inevitable with technology as complex as nuclear reactors; there have been more than 50 accidents at U.S. nuclear power plants alone. And since commercial nuclear reactors contain 1,000 […]
Published
March 24, 2011

Letters to the editor:Wisconsin protests right or wrong?

In a Feb. 24 editorial, “Public worker protests show system breakdown,” The Press Herald praises Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, and indirectly the billionaire Koch brothers from California who had contributed over $40,000 to help elect him. These three have led the charge to crush Wisconsin’s public service unions, even though these unions had agreed […]
Published
March 23, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 23, 2011:State workers, teachers paid well or not?

It seems that teachers seldom write to newspaper editors discussing things that might improve education. They only seem to write when they want more money. Cathy Grigsby’s March 14 letter was a fine example, as were the letters from two other teachers on the same day, bemoaning the “fact” that “teachers need second jobs because […]

Published
March 22, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 22, 2011Seat belt law sparks debate

I strongly urge our Legislature not to change the seat belt law. Study after study confirms that seat belts save lives, largely because they are designed to work with air bags. I can also speak from experience. A decade ago, another driver ran a red light, crashed into my car and totaled it. Had I […]
Published
March 21, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 21, 2011GOP targets its unpopular ‘relatives’

The Republicans’ fervor to cut spending by targeting unions and every other project they disagree with reminds me of my mother. She wasn’t real happy about my marriage and she was trying to keep herself from mentioning it openly. One evening we sat down to eat as a family and found we were one place […]
Published
March 20, 2011

Letters to the editor: March 20, 2011Child safety worth the effort

On March 6, the Telegram published a column by Dana Connors, president of the Maine Chamber of Commerce, titled “Consumer products law easily abused.” It was well-written and argued that restrictions intended to protect children, in a law passed by the Legislature, are much too broad and will mean the loss of jobs for Maine […]
Published
March 19, 2011

Letters to the editor: March 19, 2011On King, taxes and the rich

Stephen King has spoken out against the governor of Maine and other Republican governors. Mr. King has made his living writing fantasy. It seems to me that Mr. King shouldn’t be taken very seriously because he is supporting the unrealistic budgets of the past which were written using fantasy calculations. I would compare the past […]
Published
March 19, 2011

More letters to the editor: March 19, 2011Defense of guns loaded with defective assertions

As a liberal anti-gun letter writer, I’d like to respond to Fred Walther’s opinion that guns are not the problem (Letters to the Editor, Feb. 14). His point is that more guns in the public’s possession reduces crime. Statistically, he argues that the arming of America is the only way to drive down crime rates. […]

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