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Published
March 31, 2012

Letters to the editor, March 31, 2012Mural pays workers proper tribute

The mural depicting the Maine workers’ rise out of the lower income and into middle-income status should not have been removed by the governor. The mural belongs to the people of the state of Maine and shows the struggle of the labor movement from child labor to a reasonable form of American labor. This country […]
Published
March 30, 2012

Letters to the editor, March, 30, 2012Attacks on Mayhew disappointing

It’s very disappointing to see the media and the Maine Democratic Party attacking Mary Mayhew as she tries to fix the problems at DHHS. In 2005, the Baldacci administration wasted tens of millions of our hard-earned tax dollars on a billing system that never worked. Then they installed a new system in late 2010 as […]
Published
March 29, 2012

Letters to the editor, March 29, 2012Different views on USM raises

It is understandable that in bad economic times people are concerned about the raises proposed for some University of Southern Maine employees. As a USM faculty union member, I hope to see raises for all USM and Maine system employees. It’s time for a fair contract with a cost-of-living increase. I hope the same for […]
Published
March 28, 2012

Letters to the editor, March 28, 2012Irony seen in criticism of McCormick

Dale McCormick, executive director of the Maine Housing Authority (until March 31), is not a Republican. She is not a member of Gov. LePage’s extended family. She is a “liberal Democrat” in a Republican administration. Her tenure as a public servant was destined to end the moment Gov. LePage was elected. Her competency and stellar […]
Published
March 27, 2012

Letters to the editor, March 27, 2012Scotia Prince had Mexico chapter

Your March 19 obituary of the Scotia Prince, about to be scrapped in Sri Lanka, covered its life very well, except for the omission of an interesting chapter. In December 2002, it began a winter shuttle service between Tampa and Mexico, called the Yucatan Express. It was a logical move, for there are many tourists […]

Published
March 26, 2012

Letters to the editor, March 26, 2012St. Patrick’s Day was mischaracterized

The characterization of St. Patrick’s Day and those who celebrate it in your March 19 front-page story (“Revelers had saintly day”) was based on tired stereotypes which would not be acceptable if applied to another ethnic group. The story focused entirely on drinking and inebriation and the reporter interviewed only three Irish bar managers and […]
Published
March 25, 2012

Letters to the editor, March 24, 2012Stop the harm done by bags

We are facing a global epidemic, which is indiscriminately wreaking havoc on the planet and her inhabitants. The collective human consciousness is decidedly uncluttered by thoughts of the before, during and after repercussions of our blind consumption, yet the evidence abounds, in waterways, on beaches, in our parks and streets, in trees, in the stumps […]
Published
March 23, 2012

Letters to the editor, March 24, 2012Senators should back product testing

The Safe Chemicals Act would require testing for safety and toxicity before products end up on store shelves.
Published
March 23, 2012

Letters to the editor, March 23, 2012Readers react to shooting of Afghans

There seems a rush in the news media to sympathize with Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who shot dead 17 Afghan civilians. I contrast this with the media treatment of the Army psychiatrist who shot dead a dozen or so fellow soldiers at Fort Hood. The present case was a caregiver killing those in his care. […]
Published
March 21, 2012

Letters to the editor, March 21, 2012Don’t judge jail safety by one ‘sojourn’

Much has been said in the press lately about the “evening sojourn” of two of the inmates in the Cumberland County Jail. It is true, this was an inexcusable lapse by those in charge, by officers on duty at the time and by policies within the system. This should not happen and actions are being […]

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