Letters
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PublishedApril 13, 2012
Letters to the editor, April 13, 2012U.S. must shift attention to exports
Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the midst of an energy boom in America. With the deregulation of energy sweeping across our country, it’s no surprise that people don’t even know what’s going on. As a nation, we have transitioned from an industrial power to a home-services society. These companies represent trillions of dollars in […]
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PublishedApril 12, 2012
Letters to the editor, April 12, 2012President’s trip cost businesses money
It has been reported that it cost Portland $21,000 and South Portland $8,000 – a total of $29,000 – when the president visited Maine recently. There were other costs which have not been reported. These are the cost to the businesses along Commercial Street that were subjected to an early closing because the president was […]
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PublishedApril 11, 2012
Letters to the editor, April 11, 2012Readers weigh in on Paul Violette’s sentence
I was surprised and disappointed by the front-page coverage given the sentencing of Paul Violette. The juxtaposition of a prison cell with the Chateau Frontenac seemed petty and vindictive, gloating over a good man’s misfortune. I use the word “misfortune” advisedly, since Mr. Violette’s “crime” injured no one. The fraction of a penny that his […]
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PublishedApril 10, 2012
Letters to the editor, April 10, 2012New pollution rule needs support
Three cheers to the EPA for establishing new standards limiting industrial carbon pollution from new power plants! This first-ever national industrial carbon pollution rule, the New Source Performance Standard, is essential for the health of our children, the protection of our environment and for our national and state economy. For the first time, there will […]
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PublishedApril 9, 2012
Letters to the editor, April 9, 2012’Hunger Games’ too violent for kids
Violence. It’s horrific, it kills, it is part of our culture. Knowing this, I find it more than astonishing that 7th and 8th graders are watching “The Hunger Games” as a part of their curriculum. And please don’t accuse me of being an overprotective parent, because I’m not. I’m a 7th grader. Frankly, I don’t […]
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PublishedApril 8, 2012
Letters to the editor, April 8, 2012Agritourism gets a leg up
Fresh on the heels of Maine Maple Sunday, one of the largest agricultural tourism events in the state, farmers banded together and scored a huge victory in Augusta. L.D. 1605, An Act to Promote Agricultural Activity in Maine by Limiting the Liability for Agritourism Activities, barely squeaked through the judiciary committee on a 7-6 vote. […]
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PublishedApril 7, 2012
Letters to the editor, April 7, 2012UMS payroll excesses have added up
Thank you for exposing the University of Maine System’s practice of awarding pay raises while systematically shortchanging the core academic mission: providing excellent higher education for Maine’s citizens (“UMaine System raises total $7 million,” April 3). This news should give pause to all who care about higher education in our state and the future well-being […]
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PublishedApril 6, 2012
Letters to the editor:Is Forefront project the right choice?
I was excited when I saw the renditions for the Thompson’s Point project in The Portland Press Herald on March 28. Then I started to look a little deeper. The plans include a 2,200-seat concert hall. Portland already has two such venues: Merrill Auditorium (1,900 seats) and the Portland Expo (1,904 seats). An 80,000-square-foot event […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2012
Letters to the editor, April 5, 2012Michael Heath raises some questions
In the March 29 Maine Voices (“There can be no moral or legal right for same-sex marriage”), Michael Heath makes several statements that bring questions to mind. One: Marriage is needed for propagation. Does that mean that I, as a post-menopausal widow, am disqualified from remarriage? Second: How were the children born out of wedlock […]
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PublishedApril 4, 2012
Letters to the editor, April 4, 2012Equity would mean raises for all UMS workers
Recently, the University of Southern Maine has received negative publicity for giving certain staffers a raise. It’s the raises people haven’t gotten that bother a lot of us. The USM Chapter of the Associated COLT Staff of the Universities of Maine – the union representing all clerical, office, laboratory and technical employees in the University […]
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