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Published
July 24, 2010

More letters to the editor, July 24, 2010Medical pot dispensaries need to crop up somewhere

I was both saddened and angered when I read the opinion of the Rev. Stephen Reynolds in a July 15 article about the proposed medical marijuana dispensary in Portland. Reynolds says he is against medical marijuana based on his experience working in the substance abuse field. He states that medical marijuana may be well-intended, but […]
Published
July 23, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 23, 2010End delay on high-speed toll lanes

The way life should be? Come on! If you’re a summer visitor with a family, trying to make your way home after a long holiday weekend, the last, and for many the most memorable, Maine experience is the 10-mile traffic backup at the York toll plaza. A nightmare! Now, keep in mind that every other […]
Published
July 22, 2010

More Letters to the editor, July 22, 2010Dechaine series continues to elicit strong reactions

Since it is not against the law to attempt to commit suicide, Dennis Dechaine is to be persecuted, er, prosecuted for having traces of prescription drugs in his blood. “Trafficking” makes great headlines, even though legally the charge is a real stretch, and morally it is indefensible — talk about kicking a guy when he […]
Published
July 22, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 22, 2010Strong energy and climate bill needed

Your editorial “Energy security a vital national interest” on July 11 speaks directly to our era’s energy challenge. Right now this issue is in immediate need of political leadership. Energy presents major national problems and opportunities that Maine’s two senators could do much to resolve and realize. As the admiral you quoted makes plain, our […]
Published
July 21, 2010

Letters to the Editor:Critics target Maine senators

May a pox fall upon the whole state of Maine! Your two “Republican” senators, Olympia Snow and Susan Collins, again have sided with the liberals in Congress to vote in the financial “overhaul” bill. This 2,300-page bill will continue to concentrate power in Washington and grow the government, at a huge cost to the private […]

Published
July 20, 2010

Letters to the editor:Collectors appreciate rare documents

The new Maine law to “preserve” historical documents may accomplish the opposite. I am a book collector. If I pay $300 for a book, I will take care of it. When it leaves me it will go to a dealer or collector who understands its market value. He or she will take care to preserve […]
Published
July 19, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 19, 2010Hearings proved Kagan’s competence

Soon the U.S. Senate will decide whether to confirm current U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. This is a lifetime appointment. Kagan’s decision will echo over the next few decades since she’s relatvely young. I hope Maine’s two senators were listening her recent confirmation hearings before the […]
Published
July 18, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 18, 2010Dechaine case, coverage disturbing

What madness is this, that state officials, including prosecutors and judges, bound by some of the oldest and most revered oaths in U.S. history, would willfully ignore evidence that may not only prove that an innocent man has been imprisoned for a horrible crime, but also serve to lead investigators to the person who is […]
Published
July 17, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 17, 2010Precedent for ‘reasonable suspicion’

Much is being bandied about as to the collision course of Arizona, the federal government and the Constitution. Lofty expressions such as “fundamental rights” and “the supreme law of the land” are popping up like springtime dandelions. Let’s grant that the Constitution trumps whenever a conflict appears; that a state’s statute is void when conflicting […]
Published
July 17, 2010

More letters to the editor, July 17, 2010Let’s debate issue of wind turbines

I have followed, with considerable interest, the recent discourse between two former political rivals in our state concerning proposed industrial wind turbines for the mountains and ridge-lines of central and western Maine. Former Gov. Angus King and political opponent Jonathan Carter are embroiled in a passionate debate on this subject, and I am curious about […]

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