Letters

Published
January 18, 2019

Letter to the editor: Democrats love to spend, until Trump has a project he wants funded

Maine residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were able to collect their February benefits on Jan. 17. Meanwhile, U.S. Coast Guard personnel, in Maine and elsewhere, go without pay. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives (Democrats) love to spend money, but it is President Trump in all aspects who they oppose. So […]
Published
January 18, 2019

Letter to the editor: National emergency is not on border – it’s arrogance in Washington

There is a national emergency, but it’s not at the southern border – it’s in Washington, D.C. Astounding how members of Congress and the administration can jump on planes and head home or elsewhere for their long weekends and expect unpaid air-traffic controllers in high-stress jobs and underpaid Transportation Security Administration personnel to work without […]
Published
January 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: Maine could help federal workers by offering interest-free loans

One way in which the state of Maine might help during the federal shutdown is to provide interest-free loans to federal workers who are going without pay. These could be granted based on pay stubs, and deposited directly to workers’ bank accounts, to be repaid within a month of the end of the shutdown. This […]
Published
January 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: President Trump has mandate to build border wall

Americans elected him with the expectation that he'd follow through, and members of Congress should honor their constituents' wishes.
Published
January 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: Women’s March a show of unity for divided U.S.

For several years, I have felt our nation become increasingly divided. Many political issues are driving a wedge between families, friends, neighbors and communities, but societal issues are creating a deeper rift in our country. When people ask why I march, I march for unity. Coping with a divided country, I find faith in the […]

Published
January 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: It’s time for the other 65% to take back our country

If everyone affected by President Trump’s shutdown (remember, he said he was “proud” to own it) would send copies of the bills they can’t pay to the president, then maybe he’d see the impact this travesty is having on John and Jane Q. Public. To all of you who won’t be getting paid because of […]
Published
January 17, 2019

Letter to the editor: Column condemns Democratic incivility, but glosses over Trump’s vitriol

In his Jan. 11 commentary, Mike Thibodeau rightly criticizes the declining level of political discourse in America. The former legislator’s one-sided description of the issue, however, greatly undercuts the impact of his argument. Thibodeau focuses on a single crude comment by newly elected U.S. House member Rashida Tlaib toward President Trump, then admonishes Speaker Nancy […]
Published
January 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Early child education treated as magic bullet

In a recent op-ed (Maine Voices, Jan. 12), Kevin Joyce (Cumberland County sheriff and president of the Maine Sheriffs Association) and Richard LaHaye (Searsport chief of police and president of the Maine Chiefs of Police Association) make the argument that early childhood education will result in lower crime rates. As they put it: “It’s up […]
Published
January 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: Amid shutdown, mortgage industry gets help denied to federal workers

Today I learned (“Mortgage industry gets relief from the shutdown,” Jan. 12, Page A7) that the $1.3 trillion mortgage industry (2,300 mortgage companies, brokers, commercial banks and other financial institutions) is more “essential” than 800,000 federal employees, including Transportation Security Administration agents and air-traffic controllers (“TSA begins closing handful of checkpoints,” Jan. 12, Page A7). […]
Published
January 16, 2019

Letter to the editor: President Trump should foot the bill for wall

It seems silly to ask Mexico or American taxpayers for billions to fund the barrier when a billionaire resides in the Oval Office.

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