Letters

Published
January 2, 2019

Letter to the editor: Questions about transportation nominee were unfounded

Bruce Van Note helped the Legislature pass laws to overhaul managerial practices of the turnpike and 24 other 'quasi-state' agencies.
Published
January 2, 2019

Letter to the editor: Congress, Trump must reopen government now

An order from we, the people: Open our closed government, Congress, or no pay for you, either! President Trump should either agree or release his tax returns. Choose! Joe H. Pickering Jr. Bangor
Published
January 2, 2019

Letter to the editor: Drone users need to have their wings clipped

I returned from London this past week and felt firsthand the total chaos created by drones around an airfield. I assume that the people reading this are well aware of this most recent event: the three-day shutdown of a major air travel hub, Gatwick Airport. Technology is wonderful for good causes and horrible for evil […]
Published
January 2, 2019

Letter to the editor: Four Marines – only one remains on duty

For nearly two years, the country has become increasingly embroiled in chaos caused by the twists and turns of the Trump administration. Now the nation faces a federal government shutdown, a plummeting stock market and an immediate withdrawal from Syria and the abandonment of our Kurdish allies. As the political upheaval has intensified, any number […]
Published
January 1, 2019

Letter to the editor: Who is Take Back Ogunquit?

Take Back Ogunquit is a group that has circulated petitions to recall 3 selectmen.

Published
January 1, 2019

Letter to the editor: Voters in 2nd District rejected ranked-choice

Re: “Our View: Noise aside, the fact is that Jared Golden won in Maine’s 2nd District” (Dec. 28): Notwithstanding your rather lengthy editorial on the merits of ranked-choice voting, here’s the bottom line. The voters of the 2nd District soundly rejected this system as a means of electing the officials who represent them. Had their […]
Published
January 1, 2019

Letter to the editor: Value of Post article on racism questioned

I was upset to read the Washington Post article “White liberals condescend to black people, study reveals” (Dec. 1, Page A2). Racism is a prominent and sensitive topic and makes up a large portion of the news every day. It is a constant cause of unrest, which many struggle to change. The content of this […]
Published
January 1, 2019

Letter to the editor: Russiagate threatens democracy in U.S.

Watergate was a big deal. Sixty-nine people were indicted, with 48 found guilty. A former U.S. attorney general spent time in prison. Were it not for a pardon, a disgraced president might have joined him. Watergate was a coverup of an illegal domestic spying and electoral dirty-tricks campaign. It was a national embarrassment, but it […]
Published
December 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Arrest Trump for child abuse

The president must be held accountable for the deaths of two children in U.S. custody.
Published
December 31, 2018

Letter to the editor: Blame midterm results for stock market drop

In October, the Dow Jones industrial average reached a record high, nearing 27,000. As I write this letter, the Dow is down to 22,787, a decrease of 15.6 percent. What are the reasons for this staggering market decline? Many ideas have been advanced by market analysts, by political leaders and by the media. These are […]

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