Letters

Published
January 26, 2015

Letter to the editor: Border security bill must be stopped

You who live in the northern tier of states should be on the alert: Congress is poised to allow the Department of Homeland Security to inflict upon you the grave problems they have already created here on the southern border. From my porch, I can see the wall they’ve constructed along the Mexican border; it […]
Published
January 26, 2015

Letter to the editor: Planned Parenthood isn’t getting rich off abortions

In his Jan. 15 column (“Demonstrations in Maine, D.C. protest killing the innocent”), M.D. Harmon states that “abortion is still a profit center for Planned Parenthood,” a notion that is held by many who oppose abortion. When abortion procedures account for only 3 percent of the total services provided by Planned Parenthood, it is hard […]
Published
January 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: LePage too quick to pass judgment on Patriots

I am that rare Mainer who neither hates nor loves Gov. LePage. He can certainly root for whatever football team he wants to. But I am concerned about the head of our state declaring someone or some team to be guilty before they have a day in court and the facts are determined. This is […]
Published
January 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: Pro-wildlife bills woefully outnumbered

Wake up, Maine! There are no fewer than 70 bills that have been submitted in the Legislature that would affect Maine’s fish and wildlife. Only two of these bills (both dealing with bears) were submitted on behalf of our fish and wildlife resources. The rest were submitted on behalf of consumptive-use special interest groups, primarily […]
Published
January 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: An informed approach would help us better assess the bear facts

Re: “Another View: 2014 bear campaign not first example of agency’s abuse of power” (Jan. 4): It’s a new year – time to reflect: • First: None of us owns or has bears that belong to us. • Second: Simply because an organization is the oldest and most prestigious in its field does not mean it has […]

Published
January 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: Maine Community Health Options has some explaining to do

Maine Community Health Options, our primary health insurance provider in the state, has been proudly publicizing lower premiums for 2015. In a newsletter I recently received from MCHO, CEO Kevin Lewis says: “We at Maine Community Health Options lowered our plan premiums by one percent from 2014 to 2015.” This is not the case for […]
Published
January 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: Can we just call it ‘hunger,’ not ‘food insecurity’?

Somehow, the word “hunger” has fallen out of favor in this country and has been replaced by that mealy-mouthed term “food insecurity.” That you have joined in this practice – shame on you. Regardless of what you call it, hunger is a big and growing problem in Maine and all of America, and calling it […]
Published
January 25, 2015

Letter to the editor: All peace-loving people must stand together against terrorism

The shock, rage, horror, fear and sorrow that we all may have felt in the past weeks following the terrible events in France leave us wondering what we can do. What can we do in the wake of the attacks on Charlie Hebdo and the kosher market, the murder of innocent people in the name […]
Published
January 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Raise the minimum wage to $15 to relieve poverty

While big corporations are using their record profits to buy favors in Washington, D.C., many working Americans are struggling in low-paid jobs without benefits, and many others are on inadequate Social Security, all facing high housing costs and rising food and other expenses. We need to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, […]
Published
January 24, 2015

Letter to the editor: Governor should include churches in his property tax reform plan

The governor’s proposed budget contemplates that municipalities assess property tax against nonprofit organizations with $500,000 or more in assessed value. It is puzzling that churches are exempted from this proposal. Churches are parasitic by their very nature, consuming a wide range of public resources, yet returning little or no benefit to the societal host. Many […]

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