letter to the editor

Published
July 17, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Journalists, please examine your bias

Hello, I am writing in response to the article about Randall Hunt (FL) and his racist behaviour towards Shay Stewart-Bouley. It is incredibly hostile journalism to include a photo of the victim and her disclose her location! The white perpetrator is treated with more respect in this article. This article is an example of white […]
Published
July 16, 2019

Letter to the Editor: America is not the democracy we want

America is no democracy. Maybe it never has been since the Electoral College has always meant that all votes are not created equal. Individual voters in North Dakota have much more say in the election of presidents than voters in California as each person controls more Electoral College votes. That said, most Americans like to […]
Published
July 16, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Bees are not pests, but pesticides kill them

Various alternatives to toxic pesticides are available, and farmers should use them.
Published
July 16, 2019

Letter to the Editor: ‘Greatest Mountain’ doesn’t need to be called ‘Mount’

I would like to commend and second Christopher P. O’Neil’s July 1 letter, “Good editorial – but it’s just ‘Katahdin.’ ” I initially cringed at the incongruity in the title of your June 26 editorial, “Our View: Give Mount Katahdin the respect it requires.” After reading Mr. O’Neil’s letter, I grabbed my tattered copy of […]
Published
July 16, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Child care not fully appreciated

Concerning your article on Little Hands Daycare, and the $13,000 invoice they received for a traffic signal, are we going to have to wait until there is a serious accident or fatality before we wake up and see that the safety of our children is a priority for all Maine citizens? Sadly, if it were […]

Published
July 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: America has rebuilt before. Can we again?

George Will’s July 4 column on the connection between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution reminded me of an explanatory phrase for these two foundational documents that I came across some time ago: The Declaration is the “why” and the Constitution is the “how.” The Declaration explained why the colonies were seceding from the […]
Published
July 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Pesticides are poisoning our oceans

Many Mainers have grown up with the coastline as a permanent fixture in everyday life. Whether it be the gentle shifting of a lobsterman’s boat while he strings bait into his traps or watching a seal sun himself atop the waves of the ocean, and the life she cares for is precious. Since the mid-1990s, […]
Published
July 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: Men, too, are responsible for unwanted pregnancy

Elizabeth Printy’s commentary about pregnant women “who decide they do not want to take responsibility for the baby they carry” ignores the man’s responsibility. Robert Billings wrote that he and his brother were not wanted ,their mother never showed them affection. There is more to life than being born. Steven Edmondson’s letter to eliminate abortions […]
Published
July 15, 2019

Letter to the editor: U.S. foreign policy should address causes of migration

Refugees at our border escaped from countries rent by oppressive regimes and civil war.
Published
July 14, 2019

Letter to the editor: Bates professor also played role in Maine Democratic revival

The July 7 commentary by Richard J. Maiman and Donald E. Nicoll, about how Frank M. Coffin and Ed Muskie transformed Maine into a two-party system, brought back the memory of 1953, when I was a freshman at Bates, where I participated in an introductory class in government taught by John Donovan. Famously, at the […]

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