Letters

Published
January 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Don’t re-elect Maine legislators who let LePage off the hook

Re: “Maine House votes against impeachment of Gov. LePage” (Jan. 15): Hopefully, those individuals who lacked the backbone to do something about impeaching a governor who lacks common decency and who has made the state of Maine appear foolish will be ousted from their positions in the next elections. Realizing that the governor thinks he […]
Published
January 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Impeachment of Maine governor would have had historical significance

Re: “Maine House votes against impeachment of Gov. LePage” (Jan. 15): On Jan. 14, the Legislature voted to indefinitely table the question of whether there should be a committee to study the impeachment of Gov. Paul LePage, which is a shame. Why impeach, even though there would be no conviction? To cement an important historical […]
Published
January 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Noble High girls’ basketball team, fans a class act

Basketball fans: If you want to witness true sportsmanship, we encourage you to attend a Noble High School girls’ basketball game. Ha! Most of you will say, “Why watch them when they are 0-11?” It is exactly that attitude that drives us to write this letter. It is nearly impossible to express in words what […]
Published
January 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: Domestic energy production helps keep oil, gas prices low

We are looking at doom and gloom because suddenly stock prices are plummeting, partly due to China’s recession. Well, if we hadn’t given up so many jobs and industries to China over the years, perhaps it wouldn’t be happening. Now the sky is falling because of depressed oil prices. All I know is that heating […]
Published
January 19, 2016

Letter to the editor: No Social Security cost-of-living increase creates hardship for seniors

I am writing to express my deep disappointment that there will not be a cost-of-living increase for Social Security beneficiaries in 2016. As health care costs continue to rise, the strain on seniors, like me, is becoming unmanageable, especially as previous cost-of-living increases have failed to keep pace with living expenses. This is a disastrous […]

Published
January 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Crass behavior should not replace political correctness

In the light of some of the sad behaviors and linguistic practices of some candidates for national office, as well as those of Maine’s governor, it is becoming more and more clear to me that “political crassness” is neither a worthy advancement nor a healthy substitute for “political correctness.” I cannot understand how political crassness […]
Published
January 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Government should focus on people’s needs, not lower liquor prices

Re: “Worth a toast: Maine to lower many liquor prices Feb. 1” (Jan. 5): I might have to stop reading and listening to the news. Why? Because some of the news that is being made is becoming quite ridiculous! For instance, the aforementioned story. Cutting liquor prices – why not cut food prices? Isn’t food […]
Published
January 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Ranked-choice wins vote of confidence over runoffs

I am responding to a Jan. 10 letter to the editor (“Voting in two-way runoff beats ranked-choice system”) that criticized the movement for ranked-choice voting and suggested that Maine would be better off with a runoff system for federal and state elections. I strongly disagree. The author of the letter, Brian Bicknell, says that it […]
Published
January 18, 2016

Letter to the editor: Penobscot Nation deserves sovereignty over its river

On Dec. 16, U.S. District Court Judge George Singal ruled that the Penobscot Nation does not include the waters of their river. As a citizen of Maine, I believe this ruling to be an egregious, disrespectful continuation of the assault on indigenous sovereignty that began with white settlers hundreds of years ago. The heritage and […]
Published
January 17, 2016

Letter to the editor: Flag-waving doesn’t go deep enough

Re: “His spat with the flag ladies over, Jamie Roux speaks out” (Jan. 10): I was glad to hear Jamie Roux’s perspective on 9/11 and the Freeport Flag Ladies. I remember Sept. 11, 2001, in Freeport. I remember the two women who responded to this horrible, scary act by standing on a street corner waving […]

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