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August 18, 2011

Letters to the editor, Aug. 18, 2011Let civic center backers pay for it

Why is it that new and renovated stadiums are sold as necessary projects? The public is told that these projects are too good to pass up and that we will all benefit greatly from the increased business they bring. Yet, if these projects are so great, why are the team and stadium owners afraid to […]
Published
August 18, 2011

More letters to the editor, Aug. 18, 2011Where now for economy? Here’s a variety of views

Considering the recent actions of the struggling U.S. economy and stock market, I’ve begun to wonder why pundits continue to argue about the solutions to the problem. The U.S. is suffering the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression and our country’s political leadership has shown little ability to fix this problem. They continue to […]
Published
August 17, 2011

Letters to the editor, Aug. 17, 2011Gas price goes up fast, down slow

Being an institutional energy broker, I know something about the way markets work. Consumers are being taken at the pump. Being a motorist and daily commuter, I also know something about gasoline prices. This isn’t a new development – indeed, it happens all the time – but when I pay over $4 a gallon for […]
Published
August 16, 2011

Letters to the editor, Aug. 16, 2011Food bank deserves support

The recent article about the Good Shepherd Food Bank’s added fees on purchased products was incomplete (“Agencies fret over food bank fees,” Aug. 9) and it is my hope that the article does not result in a cutback in donations to this crucial organization. Missing from the newspaper was information about all the free items […]
Published
August 15, 2011

Letters to the editor, Aug. 15, 2011Best friend/daughter goes to college

As I prepare to send my best friend/daughter off to college, I realize it’s reminiscent of the first day of kindergarten, only now she’s taller. I have two pictures on my refrigerator. One of the first day of school and one of the last day and the big difference in the two is height. She’s […]

Published
August 14, 2011

Letters to the editor, Aug. 14, 2011It’s not hard to vote twice

Not only do our local college students have the ability to vote multiple times (and do), many of them have been foolish enough to boast of their actions. Due to its easy access, my classroom at Lewiston Middle School was used as a voting site for many years in the 1980s and ’90s. Students from […]
Published
August 13, 2011

Letters to the editor, Aug. 13, 2011Cars vs. bicycles: What’s safe, what’s not?

In response to the letter, “Has to be a better way to keep roads safe for bikes,” on Aug. 6, I completely agree with the author’s desire for greater enforcement. However, I suggest that perhaps that enforcement should be targeted equally (if not more) toward the bicyclists themselves. Every day I see bicyclists who ride […]
Published
August 13, 2011

More letters to the editor, Aug. 13, 2011How has Washington performed? Not well

In her front page interview in the Press Herald on Aug. 6, Sen. Olympia Snowe sounded more like an observer than a participant in Congress. She noted the large news coverage, and the narrow views of some of her colleagues which contributed to the lack of legislative accomplishment so badly needed. She was not asked […]
Published
August 12, 2011

Letters to the editor, Aug. 12. 2011Many reasons to send kids to camps

Leslie Bridgers’ story about Maine camps (“Camps feel pressure to retain enrollments,” June 24) related comments from one mother whose friends don’t understand why she would send her daughter away to camp for seven weeks when many nonresidential daytime sports camps are closer, shorter and cheaper. Here is why my family has sent our daughter […]
Published
August 11, 2011

Letters to the editor, Aug. 11, 2011

Council should extend petition limit

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