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Published
May 8, 2010

More letters to the editor, May 8, 2010Lawmakers come in for reader praise, criticism

On behalf of our member organizations, we at Maine Mental Health Partners want to thank the 124th Maine Legislature for its exemplary service during this most recent session. We especially wish to thank the legislative leadership and members of the Appropriations and the Health and Human Services committees for facing the daunting challenge of balancing […]
Published
May 8, 2010

Letters to the editor, May 8, 2010Mother’s Day gift? A climate bill

In years past, I have received many Mother’s Day gifts. Breakfast in bed, cards made with construction paper and crayons, damp homemade projects and dinners out with my loving husband and beautiful daughters. Each of these gifts is still precious, not for its material value, but for the loving care it represents. This year, I […]
Published
May 7, 2010

Letters to the editor, May 7, 2010State workers helpful and courteous

I am a graduate of the Women, Work and Community New Ventures program and have recently started a single-member LLC. Having heard some people disparage state bureaucracy and decry their dealings with state employees, I was not bursting with enthusiasm when I looked on the state website to find out how to file the appropriate […]
Published
May 6, 2010

More letters to the editor, May 6, 2010Article on square dancing failed to capture its soul

Edward Murphy’s take on the New England Square and Round Dance Convention, as reported in the April 25 edition of the Maine Sunday Telegram, made me question whether he and I had attended the same event. One thousand square dancers from across New England convened in Biddeford for a weekend of joyful, if not exhausting, […]
Published
May 6, 2010

Letters to the editor, May 6, 2010Head of teachers’ union got it wrong

I opened my Press Herald two Saturdays ago to the editorial page and my eye was drawn to an “Another View” column by Mark Gray, the executive director of the teachers’ union. The subtitle read: “Tony Payne’s recent column doesn’t pass the straight-face test” (“Education must drive Maine’s economy,” April 18). I had read Payne’s […]

Published
May 5, 2010

Letters to the editor, May 5, 2010Top officers seek school lunch changes

We read with great interest the article quoting our fellow retired admirals and generals who are raising a red flag about the fact that more than 27 percent of all Americans ages 17 to 24 are too overweight to join the military. We, too, are concerned about the amount of junk food served in schools […]
Published
May 4, 2010

Letters to the Editor, May 4

Wells water too precious to sell In response to your editorial that appeared April 6 (“Water use battles play out in rate hike talk”), I would like to point out the following. First, you point out the falling demand for water in our district. The sole reason demand is down is the present slow economy. […]
Published
May 3, 2010

Letters to the editor, May 3, 2010Suit over teen alcohol pledge was futile

As a health educator, I was appalled to read attorney Michael Waxman’s rationale for filing a lawsuit (that has now been withdrawn) against Yarmouth school officials on behalf of the student who was disciplined for violating the school’s honor code. In his response, Mr. Waxman states that “Kids will be kids. Kids will make mistakes. […]
Published
May 2, 2010

Letters to the editor, May 2, 2010Open-carry story draws fire

Your front page article, “Pro-Gun rally shines light on liberal laws” (April 25) merely placed the light on your liberal writer, not on the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Giving credence to the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence anti-gun bunch added additional humor to her article containing, at best, half-truths. […]
Published
May 1, 2010

Letters to the editor, May 1, 2010Bullish, bearish on financial fixes

The movement for financial regulatory reform has evolved into a national consensus. The problems which contributed to the economic collapse in 2008 must not be repeated. The Troubled Asset Relief Program threw billions of U.S. dollars at banks and other corporations deemed “too big to fail.” In other words, if they went down, we were […]

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