Letters

Published
May 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: Linking firearms, freedom a sadly effective strategy

Mary Plouffe’s column in the May 3 Maine Sunday Telegram (“Maine Voices: Concealed guns conceal emotions”), explaining the psychology of the gun rights movement, was as “fascinating” to me as it was to her. The National Rifle Association recently held its annual convention, attended by an estimated 70,000 law-abiding, patriotic Americans determined to protect their […]
Published
May 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: Don’t convict conductor  in Amtrak derailment yet

A letter by Allan Neff assumes the guilt of the Amtrak conductor whose train derailed horrifically. He defends Tom Brady and continues: “If we let the punishment fit the crime with any degree of proportionality, the Amtrak employee should pay trillions of dollars and spend several lifetimes in prison, but of course he will not.” […]
Published
May 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: Freedom to carry guns results in low crime rates

After reading all the letters to the editor about the pending gun legislation, I really felt I had to write. I see a lot of statistics that previous gun control writers have used to buttress their position. Statistics can be manipulated and massaged to show almost anything. Here are the facts, readily verifiable by anyone. […]
Published
May 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Vaccine deaths in Mexico at odds with news story

On May 10, you published a long editorial (disguised as a news article) regarding the dangers of not vaccinating (“Maine teen has to ask: Is everybody in this room vaccinated?” May 10). Ironically, the very next day, a news article appeared in your paper about the tragic deaths and illnesses in Mexico caused by a […]
Published
May 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Illegal trash dumping can be stopped

The Press Herald article on trash being dumped in our woods was disturbing but it did not address the root cause of this rather new phenomenon afflicting our environment. There was once a time when you could dispose of your trash (large or small – hazardous or not) at your local dump at no cost. […]

Published
May 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Many Mainers unaware of arsenic in private wells

Nearly half of Mainers use private wells for drinking water, yet an alarming number are unaware that they regularly consume arsenic. More than 30 percent of private wells are contaminated, and one in 10 wells in Maine contains dangerously high levels of arsenic. Despite arsenic’s prevalence in Maine groundwater, nearly 41 percent of homeowners in […]
Published
May 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Food labeling act favors industry, not consumers

The U.S. House is considering a bill, H.R. 1599, “The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act.” This bill is misleading. It would end states’ freedom to pass local laws that require ingredients to be listed or asks that it be stated if the food is GMO-free – no genetically modified organisms. Why the concern? We […]
Published
May 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: FairPoint not faring well in customer satisfaction

I recently received notice from FairPoint Communications stating that they would no longer be providing White Pages in their directories unless they are requested. I was directed to leave a number for a call back. I did that and, as of now, no call has been forthcoming. As this company can no longer blame the […]
Published
May 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Summer camp has biased, pro-hunting agenda

Apparently capitalizing on the “North Woods Law” TV show, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is offering a summer camp in July for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 12, to be held at the Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center. According to the brochure for this program, “Camp […]
Published
May 23, 2015

Letter to the editor: Along with police training, improve community attitude

Sahra Ahmed’s recent letter about police training has some validity, but it offers a one-sided view of the problem (“Police officers need training in how to avoid use of force,” May 12). She seems to suggest that “unarmed” means “not dangerous,” and that is not the case. She also ignores the fact that Michael Brown […]

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