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February 16, 2012

More Letters to the Editor, Feb. 16, 2012Readers offer views on field of Republican candidates

The Feb. 10 letter from Maine Democratic Party Chairman Ben Grant attacking Mitt Romney makes it clear the Democrats know Romney can defeat Obama in the general election. Romney’s great record in creating jobs in the private sector is a fact, however, that is only one reason to vote for him. Another reason is that […]
Published
February 15, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 15, 2012Birth control is women’s health issue

The issue of women’s health is again being bandied around by politicians and pundits, with the Catholic Church and right-wingers calling the provision of reproductive health care for women an issue of religious freedom. When women’s needs are conflated with church doctrine, women always come out last. Republican President Richard M. Nixon enacted the Family […]
Published
February 14, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 14, 2012On fairness and the Occupy protest

And so it ends. The “occupiers” have succumbed to time, and time is always in favor of the rich and powerful, who own the law and the enforcers of the law. The citizens who align themselves with the law live in fear that they might become the disfavored and in hope that they might feast […]
Published
February 13, 2012

More letters to the editor, Feb. 13, 2012Readers at odds over governor’s spending proposals

Enough reading about the 62 percent and seeing the libelous and obscene Voice of the People letters about our governor. In 1994, Gov. King won with 35.4 percent of the votes. In 1992, President Clinton won with 43 percent. I don’t remember much discussion about winning with fewer than 50 percent of the votes back […]
Published
February 13, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 13, 2012Towns should weigh dams’ preservation

Recent grants to study Yarmouth’s dams have been slanted toward dam removal because that’s what the funding sources want to have happen. At the Town Council’s January meeting, two councilors were of the opinion that there ought to be a more balanced exploration of options regarding the dams, and that we should consider not just […]

Published
February 12, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 12, 2012Cartoon offensive to seniors

Today’s Maine Sunday Telegram editorial page (Feb. 5) exhibited the best and worst your paper has to offer. “Bombings imprint like shadows — forever” was a compelling account from one of our senior residents who grew up during World War II in Germany, close enough to Dresden to see the glow of the firestorm ignited […]
Published
February 11, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 11, 2012Coyote policy’s impact stirs debate

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife issued the following statements in its 2001 report, “Feasibility Statements for Eastern Coyote Goals and Objectives”: “By continuing the coyote control program, the public may perceive the Department implicitly believes the control program has a strong biological basis, when in fact, the biological benefits of coyote control […]
Published
February 10, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 10, 2012Romney’s jobs record reveals failure

As Saturday’s Republican caucuses approach, I think it’s important that Mainers know where Mitt Romney, the Republican front-runner, stands on the issues important to them. Mitt Romney has made it clear he wants to return to the failed policies of the past that almost brought our nation crashing into a second Great Depression. Romney says […]
Published
February 9, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 9, 2012Nation must separate money, politics

I was glad to read that Congress is attempting to improve its atrocious public approval ratings. Tightening up insider trading rules will help. The real source of the disapproval goes deeper than that, however. People recognize that members of Congress no longer reflect the views of their constituents. Instead, the votes they cast are based […]
Published
February 8, 2012

Letters to the editor, Feb. 8, 2012Criticism brewing over Shipyard bill

Enough is enough. As a Portland taxpayer and homeowner on Munjoy Hill (22-plus years), I am tired of the ribbing I get from family members and co-workers of the antics of City Hall and the way they do business. The straw that broke my silence was the latest Portland Press Herald report on the failure […]

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