Letters

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November 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: ‘Wellness’ concept leads to higher health care costs

I must respond to Dr. Daniel Bryant’s recent letter asking why we tolerate a health care system in which we give employers control over employees’ access to health care (“Medicare for all would let companies focus on business,” Nov. 4). It was not always like this. Until the latter half of the last century, corporate […]
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November 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: FairPoint’s expenditure on pricey ads disappoints union leaders

We were disappointed to see FairPoint spend its money on pricey ads in the Press Herald and other newspapers across New England. In our contract talks, FairPoint has said it doesn’t have the money to maintain good, middle-class jobs, so it must pay some new workers a wage that’s below the poverty level for a […]
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November 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: National election results good fodder for cartoon

Please get your political cartoonist to draw a map of the United States on the phone with President Obama, with the map saying, “Can you hear us now?” Allan Neff South Portland
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November 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: Dismay over LePage re-election spurs college student to work for a better Maine

I celebrated my 18th birthday Nov. 3, 2010. “Celebrated” is an exaggeration, as the day followed the Tuesday that Gov. LePage was elected with 38 percent of the vote. Although one additional ballot from a politically enthused 18-year-old would not have made a difference, I still felt responsible. I tried to stay optimistic, but that […]
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November 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: Group that listed those who did not vote should be investigated

I am writing this in defense of my husband who cannot speak up for himself at this time. He received a letter from the Maine State Voter Program, a project of Be Counted, Inc., listing people in our area and how they voted in 2008, 2010 and 2012. My husband’s name, with his address, is […]

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November 9, 2014

Letter to the editor: Shellacking of Democrats comes as no surprise

When the American people learned that Barack Obama had lied to them about the Affordable Care Act (“If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep it”), they began to question Obama’s ability to lead this country. For better or for worse, Americans no longer trusted the president on issues such as immigration, the […]
Published
November 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: Welfare of society depends on a sense of togetherness
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November 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: Demers’ excuse for abuse was insulting
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November 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cutler displayed egotism more than intelligence
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November 8, 2014

Letter to the editor: Cutler cost Maine by refusing to run as a Democrat

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