Letters
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PublishedDecember 26, 2012
Letter to the editor: Let sun, not shale gas, warm our homes
I can think of nothing worse than the passage of Rep. Kenneth Fredette’s “bold bill” to bring natural gas to Maine from the Marcellus shale formation in Pennsylvania (“Bold idea aims to slash Maine’s power bills,” Dec. 20). Cheap natural gas once seemed like a reasonable solution to our energy needs. Gas may be cleaner-burning […]
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PublishedDecember 25, 2012
Letters to the editor: Readers weigh ways to stop violence
As a mother, grandmother and teacher, I have experienced with great sorrow and empathy the tragedy at Sandy Hook school. It is the worst possibility for a teacher to lose the ability to protect the children in his or her care. I am grateful that our leaders are discussing the need to regulate semi-automatic weapons […]
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PublishedDecember 24, 2012
Letters to the Editor: Many fishermen support closed areas
I want to thank the Portland Press Herald for running the story “Feds urged to open five zones now closed to groundfishing” (Dec. 16). The groundfish industry is indeed facing unprecedented adversity, but I want to clarify that not all fishermen believe closed areas are a failed experiment. The New England groundfish fishery has been […]
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PublishedDecember 23, 2012
Letters to the editor: Nemitz mostly misses mark on NRA
Regarding Bill Nemitz’s column on Dec. 16 (“Again, NRA has much to answer for“): He brings up some very salient points concerning the National Rifle Association, and my position is not one of defending that organization. I am a gun owner. In fact, I own several that I use for hunting, and I have others […]
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PublishedDecember 22, 2012
Letters to the editor: Paving the way for smoother commute
During construction season, I bicycle commute weekdays to work in Portland from my home in North Yarmouth. At season’s end, I wish to thank some folks who helped make the commute less risky and more enjoyable: A section of Route 115 was substantially paved this year (“2.36 miles” from the Congregational Church at Route 231 […]
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PublishedDecember 21, 2012
Letters to the editor: Doing the math on proposed tax hikes
Readers take issue with other readers’ opinions about the impact of federal tax increases.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2012
Letters to the Editor: Event exposes community to ‘living art’
Re: “Portland’s art walk veering off course?” (Dec. 14): As an artist myself, you often sit down with a concept in mind, but as you begin to build toward that concept, it often evolves in ways you never imagined. That is the beauty and magic of art. It takes on a life of its own. […]
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PublishedDecember 19, 2012
Letters to the Editor: Preventing another Newtown tragedy
I recently got an email from my daughter’s elementary school advising parents on how to discuss the shootings in Connecticut. It suggested parents should stress to our kids that they are safe at all times. As a parent, I can do this for my child to reassure her, but as an adult, I know this […]
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PublishedDecember 18, 2012
Letters to the editor: Any reason not to hike taxes on the rich?
The wealthy are taxed 10 percent on the first $8,700 dollars of taxable income, the same as a person who makes only $8,700. For each tax bracket, millionaires pay the same amount of tax as everyone else. A person earning $1 million in a year, even though his tax rate for everything earned above $388,350 […]
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PublishedDecember 17, 2012
Letters to the editor: Debt cutters should target Pentagon
Our military budget has taken on a life of its own, a reader says.
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