Letters

Published
February 24, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 24, 2012For Highland Lake, fair is fair

In regards to the article of the Highland Lake access being improved to allow trailered boats to fish and enjoy the lake, I say the residents of Falmouth and Windham should not be so selfish and stand down on your opposition. You might own the property at the water’s edge, but you do not own […]
Published
February 23, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 23, 2012Blue or white collar, jail time is big deal

I am concerned about a comment made by Leanne Robin, assistant district attorney. She has the power to be effectively involved in plea-bargaining arrangements. Those sorts of decisions on the part of the various officers of the district attorney’s office are often judgment calls, personal observations and experiences and, yes, personal biases. In the Paul […]
Published
February 22, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 22, 2012Help keep kids’ school meals healthy

I was delighted to read the new USDA guidelines requiring schools to serve meals with twice as many fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, less sodium and fat, and no meat for breakfast. The guidelines were mandated by the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act signed by President Obama in December 2010 and will go into effect […]
Published
February 21, 2012

Letters to the editor:No upside to Keystone XL pipeline

The Keystone XL pipeline is a monumentally bad idea on virtually all fronts. For those who believe it will diminish dependence on foreign oil, they need to do a little research to discover the intent is to sell that refined product (tax-free) to other countries. The more onerous effects come from the environmental damage to […]
Published
February 20, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 20, 2012Readers review domestic-abuse speech

Recently, Gov. LePage surprised many in Maine when he talked about his childhood experience of violence and his commitment to ending domestic violence in Maine. As he presented his State of the State address, I was participating in a national summit in Memphis, Tenn., to develop strategies for engaging men in ending male violence against […]

Published
February 19, 2012

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 19, 2012Attacking MEA gets personal

Regarding your vicious and uncalled-for attack on the Maine teachers union (Maine Education Association) in the Our Views of the Maine Sunday Telegram, Feb. 12, I would like to remind you that the MEA represents the views of public school teachers in this state. When you attack their union, you are attacking them personally. When […]
Published
February 18, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 18, 2012Dion shouldn’t point finger at Poliquin

Gosh! Do you suppose the Democrats are trying to teach state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin a lesson? They are apparently sick and tired of Poliquin exposing Democratic corruption, so they’ve decided to throw anything and everything at him in hopes that something will stick. The point man for the attacks on Poliquin is Rep. Mark Dion […]
Published
February 18, 2012

More letters to the editor, Feb. 18, 2012Birth control funding subject of continuing debate

The president has made a decision to make prescription birth control available to all women who choose to use it on an equal and fair basis. Now come the protesters, crying interference with the Catholic Church’s rights. Unfortunately, the right the church is trying to protect (that is, to prohibit birth control) is largely ignored […]
Published
February 17, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 17, 2012Different views of what marriage is

For once, we can easily agree with a Catholic Church spokesman when he says in his Feb. 11 Another View editorial, “..The vast majority of Catholics … will continue to support and defend marriage as an institution that unites a man and a woman with each other and any children born from their union.” But […]
Published
February 16, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 16, 2012Responding to Shipyard controversy

Only 20 years ago, the property that Shipyard sits on was for sale for only $1. Why? Because it was a top toxic property identified by the EPA. It was stipulated (before it became politically correct to be unaccountable) that the new property owner would clean up the property at their expense (millions) and resolve […]

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