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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a health educator, I was appalled to read attorney Michael Waxman’s rationale for filing a lawsuit (that has now been withdrawn) against Yarmouth school officials on behalf of the student who was disciplined for violating the school’s honor code.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 […]
Published
May 1, 2010

More letters to the editor, May 1, 2010Immigration laws work, as long as they are enforced

There is a country in which the following immigration laws are in effect: Foreigners will be banned if they “upset the equilibrium of the national demographics.” If they do not enhance the country’s “economic or national interests” or are “not found to be physically or mentally healthy” they are not welcome. They must not be […]
Published
April 29, 2010

Letters to the editor, April 29, 2010Peaks incident shows two officers needed

A recent incident on Peaks Island highlights many of the reasons that it would be unwise to reduce the number of Portland police officers on duty there. On April 13, at 12:24 a.m., two police officers were summoned to a home because a man was cutting himself with a knife. The man was potentially suicidal […]
Published
April 29, 2010

More letters to the editor, April 29, 2010Environmental causes, issues raise significant concerns

This year’s Earth Day was both happy and sad. For all the environmental gains we have made as a country, we are faced with a disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that may have massive repercussions. This oil drilling rig disaster is a highlight of our horrible addiction to petroleum and flies in the face […]

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