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Published
July 11, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 11, 2010Time to exit Afghanistan

When will our government decide it is way past time to get out of Afghanistan? At this point in time we have lost over 1,136 men and women. There has been 6,469 injured and we have spent almost $300 billion. This has been the longest war the United States has experienced in history — eight […]
Published
July 10, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 10, 2010Fireworks, music, Declaration all great

I went to the Eastern Promenade this year to see the fireworks for the first time in a long time. We would go there when our kids were little and spend the entire day. This year my daughter wanted to take her son to hear the Portland Symphony Orchestra and see the fireworks. My wife […]
Published
July 9, 2010

Letters to the editorOpposing views on Dechaine series

In the tradition of Watergate reporters Robert Woodward and Carl Bernstein, their editor, Ben Bradlee, and The Washington Post, your publisher, Richard Connor, and Staff Writer Trevor Maxwell have distinguished your newspaper and yourselves. The first part of your coverage of the Dennis Dechaine case on July 4 is thorough, clear, well-written and well-presented; it […]
Published
July 8, 2010

Letters to the editorPrimary care doctor wants to get paid

As a primary care physician, I am aware of how hard it is to be a patient. So, it is difficult to explain how awful it is to be a primary care physician right now in this country. Unlike well-paid specialists, I live paycheck to paycheck. For weeks the government has held my paycheck. Most […]
Published
July 7, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 7, 2010:How could gunman avoid prison?

Once again, the justice system has failed us. How are we to believe in a system that does not hold people accountable? The case of Herbert Jones showing up outside an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting with a rifle, admitting his intent on taking at least one life, is a serious example of the court system not […]

Published
July 6, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 6, 2010Why not ask coastal towns on wind?

The polling on wind energy in Maine featured in your recent story, “Mainers full of gusto for wind power, survey finds,” (June 29) should have included residents of Maine’s coastal communities as a second “rim” area along with rural counties. The pollsters would have found a mighty drop in enthusiasm from commercial fishermen and nearly […]
Published
July 5, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 5, 2010Senseless to ban solar panels on condo

Is it defensible for condo associations to preclude the installation of solar panels due to aesthetic concerns? My father-in-law wants to offset his high energy bills, and dependence on fossil energy, through the installation of a solar energy system. The flat panels resemble large skylights, yet the association has voted against the project. Due to […]
Published
July 2, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 2, 2010Joblessness, climate needed senators to act

Passing almost unnoticed, the Democrats in the Senate “failed to pass” a bill which, among other things, would have continued assistance to hundreds of thousands of long-term unemployed people. In the undemocratic Senate, 54 out of 100 is a majority, yet it is not enough to pass legislation when Republicans signal that they will filibuster […]
Published
July 1, 2010

Letters to the editor, July 1, 2010MMC’s ER too crowded for comfort

On a recent Saturday, I had occasion to visit the Maine Medical Center Emergency Room at 11 p.m. It had been a couple of years since I had been there — and never on a Saturday night. I was unprepared for a standing-room-only waiting room, bursting at the seams with folks from many cultures and […]
Published
June 30, 2010

Letters to the editor, June 39, 2010RSU 21 Board acted irresponsibly

I have been appalled at the irresponsible nature of the Regional School Unit 21 Board for months now, but they have taken it to new heights in their actions at the meeting on June 21 (“Board: End Thornton contract,” June 23). The board voted to circumvent the legally binding Thornton Academy Middle School contract and […]

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