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Published
April 26, 2011

Letters to the editor, April 26, 2011MTA leaves most questions unanswered

My wife and I sat for more than seven hours at the April 15 Oversight Committee hearing on Paul Violette’s extravagant spending while he served as the executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority. I can honestly say we have never heard so many quotes from board members and staff admitting they did not know […]
Published
April 25, 2011

Letters to the editor, April 25, 2011GOP’s tax reforms good for Maine

Kudos to Republican lawmakers. With legislation recently introduced, Maine’s Republicans have taken a significant step in simplifying the Maine tax code while accomplishing three significant points. • First, more than 70,000 taxpayers will no longer have any income tax liability. Now, Democrats ought to jump on board with this to create bipartisan support! • Second, […]
Published
April 24, 2011

Letters to the editor, April 24, 2011Ogunquit beach canine ban outrageous

Your April 10 story about Ogunquit’s Cliff Walk (“Beat the crows to Ogunquit’s Cliff Walk”) brought to mind a perennial thorn in the side of virtually all dog owners and I would guess a fair amount of others. To the best of my knowledge, Ogunquit has the strictest anti-dog ordinance in the entire state, and […]
Published
April 23, 2011

Letters to the editor, April 23, 2011Pirates could aid civic center bond

This November, the residents of Cumberland County will be asked to approve an estimated $28 million bond issue to renovate, spruce up and change the tired old look of the civic center. The most prominent beneficiary of these improvements will be the Portland Pirates hockey team, which is the primary tenant of the civic center, […]
Published
April 23, 2011

More letters to the editor, April 23, 2011Turnpike fiscal finagling deserves full legal exposure

Paul Violette, the former executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority, almost certainly knew exactly what he was doing while partying at taxpayer expense. There are many people in Maine living in poverty who must pay Maine taxes. Maine has been an impoverished state for decades. Gov. LePage tries to balance the budget, while poor […]

Published
April 22, 2011

Letters to the editor, April 22, 2011Defend young people’s work, pay

I am writing in reference to L.D. 1346, "An Act to Enhance Access to the Workplace for Minors." I am the parent of two children and have been a teacher for 38 years, and I urge every parent in the state of Maine to stand up for young people and prevent this assault.
Published
April 21, 2011

Letters to the Editor, April 21, 2011Now-exposed litter teaches a lesson

While my children and I walk our street, they can’t help but notice how the road is laced with trash. As the snow banks slowly melted away, more trash seemed to appear from the wood line. This problem doesn’t lie only on our street; this problem affects our community, our state, country and world. With […]
Published
April 21, 2011

Letters to the Editor, April 21, 2011:Governor, policies spur reactions

The Economist is a preeminent British news magazine with a highly regarded global reputation. In reading my most recent issue, I was dismayed to note an article titled, "Politics in Maine: Easy on the Tea, Trouble with the Governor." This article succinctly profiles Mr. LePage's propensity for vulgar and inarticulate public statements . . .
Published
April 20, 2011

Letters to the editor, April 20, 2011Preble Street doing its job well

I was alarmed and dismayed to read about Portland Police Chief James Craig’s suggestion that Preble Street Resource Center should regularly supply the police with lists of those receiving help, regardless of whether they have committed any crimes (“Portland police, shelter clash on stop-crime tactics,” April 6). If the chief needs more officers in order […]
Published
April 19, 2011

Letters to the editor, April 19, 2011Potholes are popping up all over

As a commuting student in Maine, I can be found bumping up and down major roads and highways year round. I have come to find that the potholes littering the roads of Maine are unreasonably large and unsafe.<br><br> One would think that the solution to this problem would be simple: fill them. However, this has not occurred. Many acquaintances of mine are victims of these monster potholes and have lost everything from hubcaps to undercarriages.

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