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December 2, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 2, 2011Occupiers should play political role

Occupy Wall Street has made some significant impacts and has enjoyed the support of many people in the communities that they have occupied. However, I wonder why they don’t unify all of the groups of occupiers across the country, identify some leadership from those groups, and then march on Washington, D.C., and our congressional leadership […]
Published
December 1, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 1, 2011Concierge medicine impractical, unjust

In view of the problems we’re having with the cost and availability of health care in this country, ideas about the provision of that care are always welcome. However, the “concierge medicine” model presented on the front page of the Nov. 27 Maine Sunday Telegram has little to recommend it. First of all, for primary […]
Published
November 30, 2011

Letters to the editorA rotten deal for animals and Mainers

Some Maine residents were happy to hear that Austin “Jack” DeCoster, infamous for numerous animal abuse scandals and environmental violations, is leasing one of his egg factory farms to Moark, LLC, a subsidiary of Land O’ Lakes. Unfortunately, Moark has its own terrible track record of corruption and cruelty. In 2005, Moark agreed to pay […]
Published
November 29, 2011

Letters to the editor, Nov. 29, 2011Principals lost sight of principles

I’ve been following with interest the plight of the three Deering High School boys’ hockey players who have been denied the ability to play at Portland High School by the Maine Principals’ Association. Last season the MPA also denied four girls the chance to play at Portland after the Deering girls’ program was eliminated. My […]
Published
November 28, 2011

Letters to the editor:Freeport arena plan undercuts zoning

Freeport’s plans for a soccer arena on town land, reported Nov. 22 in The Portland Press Herald, are most disturbing (“Plan gives new soccer arena to Freeport”). The Freeport Town Council apparently intends to subvert the zoning ordinance by leasing the property to the Seacoast United soccer club “for a long term at a nominal […]

Published
November 27, 2011

Letters to the editor, Nov. 27, 2011Lawmaker holding up heating aid

Despite Gov. Paul LePage’s efforts at avoiding cuts to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, President Obama slashed Maine’s allotment by $32.6 million. This is devastating to our truly needy. According to Dale McCormick, director of MaineHousing, the average beneficiary of LIHEAP has an income of $16,500, and 54 percent of the people are […]
Published
November 26, 2011

Letters to the editor, Nov. 26, 2011User winces at cost of gas line upgrade

I am a retired lifelong resident of Portland on a fixed income, and to my dismay I find out that the Public Utilities Commission has shot us in the foot again. They have approved a $9 million rate increase to upgrade Unitil’s natural gas supply system. A total $60 million upgrade. They tell us it […]
Published
November 25, 2011

Letters to the editor, Nov. 25, 2011Making wind power opposition clear

On Nov. 16, representatives from Lexington and Concord Townships and Highland Plantation delivered signed petitions to Gov. LePage’s office as evidence that a majority of the residents in these three communities are opposed to the building of grid-scale wind facilities on the mountains surrounding our homes. We respectfully request that Iberdrola Renewables live up to […]
Published
November 24, 2011

Letter of the Day: Eliminate stigma that comes with lung cancer

November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. Although the disease is rarely talked about, it is the No. 1 killer among all Americans. Unfortunately, the disease is burdened with many misconceptions and, as a result, lung cancer patients and their families suffer. The social stigma associated with lung cancer greatly affects a patient’s treatment and quality […]
Published
November 24, 2011

Letters to the editor, Nov. 24, 2011Be grateful for country we live in

On this Thanksgiving Day, as we all gather around the family table to give thanks for what we have, I recall that my parents left Nazi Germany in 1938 with almost nothing, settled in Latin America (where I was born) and came to America in 1946. Democracy may be a bit sloppy at times, perhaps, […]

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