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September 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: Christie, LePage have proven to be blockbusters

Recently, there have been several articles, most with pictures, of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie supporting Gov. Paul LePage in the upcoming Maine election. As I look at these two big guys and as we begin the NFL season, I think to myself, “If I were carrying the ball, I’d like to have these two […]
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September 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: A bridge to understanding the age-old gender divide

“We grow too soon old and too late smart.” – Dutch proverb As I approach my 78th birthday and following a recent puzzling discussion with a woman friend, I reminisced about one of my favorite old jokes: A guy walking on a beach kicks a bottle and a genie appears. “You have freed me,” said […]
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September 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: No question that our wildlife is well-managed

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife was established to manage wildlife populations with the best interests of both the creatures and the general public in mind. The agency has determined that hunting with bait and hounds, and trapping, are important tools to manage a bear population that is thriving. But Question 1 affects […]
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September 15, 2014

Letter to the editor: Baiting bears may actually improve their survival rates

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife website reports: “Maine experiences relatively few bear conflicts (about 500 a year) compared to other states with no bear hunting or those that have lost different bear hunting methods to referendum.” If you talk to wildlife officials in most other states, such as Washington, Oregon and Colorado, […]
Published
September 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: Telegram section provided lessons in accountability

I found a novel and challenging theme in the Insight and Business sections of the Telegram on Aug. 31 – accountability (or lack thereof). Kudos! The most obvious was the discussion in “Maine Voices: China can offer school lessons to America.” Chinese parents are dedicated to preparing their children for the school experience, and then […]

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September 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: Newspaper endorsements do have value

Thank you to Michael Cuzzi for his well-written, comprehensive column in last Sunday’s Insight section criticizing the decision of this newspaper’s editorial board to not endorse any candidate in the upcoming election (“Newspapers abandon essential role when they abandon endorsements,” Sept. 7). I, too, was concerned, and although the rationale for the decision seemed valid, […]
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September 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: Opinion a valid element of any real conversation

In Francis Wilkinson’s Aug. 31 commentary in the Maine Sunday Telegram, “Racism is real,” Mr. Wilkinson states that “conversation … requires shared predicates and vocabulary.” He gives three potential topics of conversation: racism, global warming and government spending. In each example, he concludes that if you don’t agree with his opinions, conversation cannot occur. My […]
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September 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: Treat for African refugees stirs reader’s taste buds

I just read an article in the Source section of the Aug. 31 Maine Sunday Telegram (“Farmer grows familiar foods for Maine’s African refugees”) about Alfred Matiyabo, the land he farms in South Portland and the crops he grows, giving so much satisfaction to the community of African refugees in the Portland area. What a […]
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September 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: Saga of Maine homicide a sad but powerful story

The front-page story last Sunday on the discovery of Charles Woodburn’s body was a tragic tale, and I am struck at how it could easily be a short story from a collection by Flannery O’Connor (“In Maine’s Lincoln County, a shallow grave and a deepening mystery”). The details continue to unfold with a glimpse into […]
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September 14, 2014

Letter to the editor: Corporations as people defies logical examination

We are told it is immoral, unethical and perhaps illegal to terminate the life of the embryo once an egg and sperm cell have united to create a new person. And we are told that corporations are people in the view of the U.S. Supreme Court, with legal rights defined in the U.S. Constitution and […]

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