Letters

Published
August 28, 2012

Letters to the editor: Schools chief lauded for speaking up

I am writing in support of Brunswick School Superintendent Paul Perzanoski and his letter that criticized Gov. LePage and the education agenda that his policies represent (“School chief defends his lambasting of Gov. LePage,” Aug. 23). In particular, I would like to address those who have suggested that Mr. Perzanoski shouldn’t have inserted himself into […]
Published
August 27, 2012

Letters to the editor: Let there be light along new bridge

A compliment and a complaint. Thank you for explaining the “reed poles” on the new Veterans Memorial Bridge (“Poles? Magnetic!,” Aug. 20). Daniel Kany does a great job describing the issues concerning this public art. Personally, I like the installations because of their quirkiness. It’s great to see things in the environment that make you […]
Published
August 26, 2012

Letters to the editor: Economics commentary strikes out

I have many issues with Professor Susan Feiner’s commentary. A few nonpolitical ones follow. Money — a medium of exchange, a measure of value: Professor Feiner confuses money with asset and liability columns used to record who owes what to whom. When you, or I, or a business “click,” we are moving money from one […]
Published
August 25, 2012

Letters to the editor: America at odds with Boy Scout values

Once again, I must take issue with M.D. Harmon and his July 27 column titled “Comments from the past hold true in the present.” Perhaps he is unaware of the emotional conflict that can arise from seriously believing in the values engendered by the Boy Scouts of America. When Mark Rudd, leader of the Students […]
Published
August 24, 2012

Letters to the editor: Money is more than just a ‘click’

In “Why baseball can never run out of home runs,” in the Maine Sunday Telegram on Aug. 5, Susan Feiner, a University of Southern Maine economics professor, draws analogies between baseball runs and money. She states that, like baseball, which can’t run out of home runs, the U.S. government cannot run out of money. She […]

Published
August 23, 2012

Letters to the editor: The dubious legacy of ‘Silent Spring’

Restrictions worldwide on the use of DDT have caused needless deaths from malaria, a reader says.
Published
August 22, 2012

Letters to the editor:Fate of bats has larger implications

The Dark Knight trilogy is over. Batman prevailed, good triumphed over evil and the future for Gotham City looks bright. Another bat story is unfolding here in Maine. This story takes place in your own backyard. Look up into the evening sky; besides a few stars, what do you see? My guess is very little. […]
Published
August 21, 2012

Letters to the editor: LePage’s ‘secret plan’ stirs skepticism

Regardless of the details of the governor’s “secret” plan to put Maine “on the right track for the next 10 years,” the public and every member of the Legislature should be outraged by the governor’s view of the Legislature as nothing more than a rubber stamp for the executive. Under the Maine Constitution, the Legislature, […]
Published
August 20, 2012

Letters to the editor: ‘Lobster economics’ story doesn’t add up

A pound of lobster in the shell does not equal one lobster roll, a reader says.
Published
August 19, 2012

Letters to the editor: Don’t reward leadership failure

The 2012 presidential election will certainly be one of the most contentious in history. Americans are deeply polarized. Some strongly support President Obama’s perspective on government, and many deeply oppose it. Many appreciate Obama’s leadership, and some see him as highly flawed. While there are many opinions about the Obama presidency, there is only one […]

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