Letters

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May 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage suffers amnesia on one cause of prison problems – him

Mind control aimed at us, by someone who continues to lose his: The Guvnah, once again, has opened his mouth and spoke out against something he backed. In his first term in Augusta he appointed Joseph Ponte as the commissioner of the Department of Corrections, who, I’m sure, during his appointment must have cost the […]
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May 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: Healing the trauma of war takes many years of caring for veterans

There has been so much post-traumatic stress disorder in the returning veterans of all wars, especially post-9/11. In my family, we had it in the Civil War and World War I veterans. We found that “TLC” for at least five years – but preferably for a lifetime – was necessary for a cure. Philip Thompson […]
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May 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: Whole community benefits from mental health services

As a concerned citizen and community mental health volunteer, I am all too familiar with the limitations of the mental health system in Maine and across the nation. The good news is that we are making great strides in every area – from building awareness, breaking down barriers and coordinating care – toward destigmatizing the […]
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May 12, 2015

Letter to the editor: Skowhegan board makes a disrespectful decision to keep ‘Fighting Indians’ as mascot

I was disappointed that Skowhegan’s school board has voted to keep “Fighting Indians” as the high school sports teams’ mascot/logo. I couldn’t believe my eyes when a guest editorial writer stated that First Native citizens were being picky over Skowhegan’s logo (“Another View: Let’s seek middle ground on Skowhegan mascot name,” May 4). What? Such […]
Published
May 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Don’t eliminate permit, background check for carrying concealed gun

Maine legislators will soon vote on a bill that would eliminate the need to obtain a permit before carrying a loaded, hidden gun in public. Under the current concealed-weapons permitting process, applicants are subject to a background check, must be of good moral character and demonstrate knowledge of handgun safety. Why would we want to […]

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May 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Just what the doctor ordered: Ben Carson

Now that Dr. Ben Carson has announced his bid for president, his supporters should take a victory lap. They have engineered the only successful conservative grassroots presidential draft since the draft Goldwater effort in 1964. Dr. Carson is a straight-talking, brilliant brain surgeon of high character who loves this country and is willing to do […]
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May 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Maine must regulate e-cigarettes

According to a recent New York Times article, e-cigarettes are becoming as big a health risk as traditional cigarettes. Battery-powered vaporized nicotine should be considered a form of smoking and subject to existing regulations. There are two bills before the Maine Legislature addressing e-cigarette smoking, also known as “vaping”: L.D. 423, “An Act to Require […]
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May 11, 2015

Letter to the editor: Chipotle wise to eliminate GMO foods from menu

I want to congratulate Chipotle on its move to eliminate food with genetically modified ingredients from the menu. The GMO giant Monsanto and other chemical companies gave us the same speech on Agent Orange when we, and I, were in Vietnam: “It won’t hurt people.” Bull! It affects thousands of us vets and Vietnamese people. […]
Published
May 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Op-ed prompts awareness of how much kindness matters

I would like to thank Carter E. Cates for his op-ed in the April 26 Maine Sunday Telegram, “Maine Voices: LePage action abrupt, hurtful to tribes.” By openly sharing the pain he has felt – not only because of the governor’s recent action, rescinding the 2011 executive order promoting state cooperation with Indian tribes, but […]
Published
May 10, 2015

Letter to the editor: Keep opinions  on editorial pages

Steve Mistler’s recent Telegram article (“As rhetoric heats up, politics takes combative tone in Maine,” May 3) was a timely lament on the state of public discourse in our state. Neither political party can claim the moral high ground particularly when their leadership, elected officials and rank- and-file members are firing live verbal ammo at […]

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