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Published
July 21, 2012

Letters to the editor: Beach owners’ history raises questions

The manorial lords of Cape Elizabeth, the Spragues, have done it again: They’ve gotten the better of our state government and, in so doing, us. Under their heraldic name, the Black Point Corp., one of Maine’s fiefs, Crescent Beach, happens to be partly owned by them, including the present entrance, parking lot, bath house and […]
Published
July 21, 2012

More letters: Readers continue to commend, deplore governor’s actions

Well, here he goes again — “he” being our endlessly embarrassing governor, Paul LePage, who, on a recent radio rant about the Affordable Care Act, likened the IRS to the Gestapo! This was in reference to the penalty that people who refuse to buy competitively priced health insurance will be expected to pay once the […]
Published
July 20, 2012

Letters to the editor: Election-year politics mar nomination

We were extremely disappointed with a recent editorial on Bill Kayatta’s nomination to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. We both enthusiastically support Bill’s nomination. He is a truly exceptional judicial nominee, whose qualifications for this position are stellar and whose nomination is non-controversial. The fact is, despite Judge Kermit Lipez’s announcement in April 2011 […]
Published
July 19, 2012

Letters to the editor

Climate needs clean energy future
Published
July 18, 2012

Letters to the editor: Health care can eliminate ‘sad days’

In your lead story by John Richardson (“For Maine, ruling will be felt almost immediately,” June 30), Gov. Paul LePage is quoted as saying of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act: “It is a sad day,” that the federal government is overreaching, individual choices are being infringed upon, eroding our […]

Published
July 17, 2012

Letters to the editor: A lesson in authenticity

In the July 10 Portland Press Herald, Gov. LePage is quoted as saying that anyone offended by his comments comparing the IRS to the Gestapo should be “goddamned mad at the federal government,” i.e. not at him. The governor’s supporters often say that he’s only saying what’s on his mind. Many add that he has […]
Published
July 16, 2012

Letters to the editor: Attack easy gun sales, not Holder

Much has been made by House Oversight Committee Chair Darrell Issa, R-Calif., issuing contempt charges against Attorney General Eric Holder regarding Fast and Furious. Although it is a fact that the operation was a failure, with the loss of 2,000 guns and the tragic death of a border agent, I think some perspective is in […]
Published
July 15, 2012

Letters to the editor: ‘Gestapo’ analogy stirs reflection

Imagine my surprise when I opened my Sunday paper to find our history-stunted governor appealing to the shrill-seekers yet again (“LePage calls IRS the ‘new Gestapo,'” July 8). The Geheime Staatspolizei and the IRS, identical twins? Look, Governor, open up a history book. The Gestapo was its own judge, jury and executioner, and rare it […]
Published
July 14, 2012

Letters to the editor: IRS chief defends agency’s employees

I have read with concern several recent news accounts that describe extraordinarily offensive comments made by Gov. Paul LePage in discussing the Internal Revenue Service’s role in administering provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The employees of the IRS are among the most dedicated and hardworking in the federal government. Gov. LePage’s comments are disturbing […]
Published
July 13, 2012

Letters to the editor: Charter schools give kids place to shine

Approving charter school applications is a hard balancing act. On the one hand, charter schools afford students a chance to immerse themselves in subject areas that engage their curiosity and accelerate their learning. On the other hand, the money allocated to support them in their local school system travels with them to fund the charter […]

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