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Published
January 29, 2013

Letters to the Editor: New prison won’t address crime’s causes

I sincerely hope that we do not build an expensive, new and bigger prison in Windham. True, the Maine Correctional Center is a hodgepodge of buildings, of which only two are relatively modern. However, simply to replace a prison without rethinking our addiction to warehousing people as our response to crime is recklessly foolish. Research […]
Published
January 28, 2013

Letters to the editor: Risk of socialist rule greatly overstated

Kenneth Poirier (“Letters to the editor: Government trying to ease Americans into socialism,” Jan. 17) expresses fear that President Obama is on a mission to transform our country into a socialist dictatorship. Another letter on the same page, by Richard Campbell, warns that “small dosages of socialism” over time will deliver us to communism. The […]
Published
January 27, 2013

Letters to the editor: ‘Top-two’ runoff election would ease partisanship

A recent letter to the editor proposed adopting an instant runoff system for future gubernatorial elections (“‘Instant runoff’ right for governor’s race,” Jan. 18). While I applaud the authors’ civic engagement, I can’t help but guess their desire to apply this system only to the governor’s race is a result of Gov. LePage’s 2010 victory […]
Published
January 26, 2013

Letters to the editor: Cutler run will hand LePage second term

I didn’t vote for Eliot Cutler for governor last time, and I won’t this time, either (“Cutler may take step toward governor run,” Page 1, Jan. 23). He helped move the tea party and Paul LePage into the governor’s office last time around. There’s little I can think of to better help LePage win re-election […]
Published
January 25, 2013

Letters to the editor: Readers weigh Obama’s gun controls

Readers disagree whether the proposals announced last week by President Obama will be effective at controlling gun violence.

Published
January 24, 2013

Letters to the Editor: LePage out of touch on public education

I’m a retiree and moved to Maine permanently last July from New Mexico (yeah, I had been warned about the Maine winters). Bottom line, I’ve been receiving the Press Herald since my arrival and following the ongoing arguments about the quality of Maine public schooling and the direction (more charter, virtual/computerized learning) and funding of […]
Published
January 23, 2013

Letters to the editor: Academics top attraction at McAuley

In response to Elizabeth Flaherty’s letter to the editor (“Group gives private schools unfair athletic advantage,” Jan. 12), I would like to invite her to visit our school. As she walked into Catherine McAuley’s gym, she would notice on the walls not only state championship banners but also banners for sportsmanship. McAuley has always been […]
Published
January 22, 2013

Letters to the Editor: Lawsuit plaintiffs laud mural decision

We are pleased for the people of Maine that Gov. LePage relented and has allowed the History of Maine Labor mural by Judy Taylor to be put back on display in a Maine state building. This is a clear and decisive victory not only for the First Amendment, the artist and the people of Maine, […]
Published
January 21, 2013

Letters to the Editor: Mural now apparently safe for all eyes

In March 2011, Gov. LePage, following a tip from an anonymous fax, had Judy Taylor’s mural celebrating Maine labor history moved from the Labor Department and placed in a secret hiding place because he asserted it was anti-business, too pro-labor and similar to communist propaganda in North Korea. State funds were consumed to fend off […]
Published
January 20, 2013

Letters to the editor: Teens’ films show real initiative

I would like to thank Bill Nemitz and his Sunday column (“Horror all around over teen filmmakers’ bloodbaths set in Brunswick,” Jan. 13) for introducing me to USN Films. As a performer, it is truly inspiring to see a group of high school students putting their energy into creative endeavors. These young folks could be […]

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