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Published
December 30, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 30, 2011Health care cuts hurt working families

I opened one of my many letters from the Department of Health and Human Services yesterday only to find that my 1-year-old son is losing his health insurance as of Jan. 1. I know I am not the only one to have received such a letter. I have read the news and heard about the […]
Published
December 29, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 29, 2011Invasive wreaths need careful disposal

The holidays are upon us, and Christmas trees and wreaths are decorating our homes. Accidentally, invasive plants are sometimes used to decorate wreaths. Multiflora rose is one of those beautiful invasive plants that is established in Maine and may be used. It has rose hips this time of year that look like bright red berries. […]
Published
December 28, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 28, 2011Is congressional agreement possible?

Will the new year start off with agreement in Congress on anything, or will there be more partisan gridlock? Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe have actually voted this year to invoke cloture on several important bills, to stop debate and move forward on a vote, only to realize that these were wasted efforts against […]
Published
December 27, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 27, 2011’Why does God make them that way?’

This letter is in response to the one written Dec. 13 by the Rev. Frederick H. Giese, who opposes same-sex marriage (“Same-sex marriage foes won’t get out of the way”). The Rev. Giese used biblical quotes to bolster his position that homosexuality is a sin, and backed it up with folksy “wisdom” from a congregant […]
Published
December 26, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 26, 2011A penny-wise, pound-foolish cut

Eliminating Head Start is a classic example of penny-wise, pound-foolish budgeting. When I was a police officer, my wife was a Head Start teacher. On every trip to the teen center and one of the city’s poorer neighborhoods, I met kids who had clearly never gained the skills that Head Start has been documented to […]

Published
December 25, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 25, 2011Readers react to proposed cuts

I was surprised by the incongruity of two articles in the Dec. 9 Portland Press Herald. On Page A1, we decry the impact of the recent budget cuts proposed by the LePage administration on our friends, neighbors, acquaintances, members of our faith communities and other citizens we do not know personally. Then on Page A5, […]
Published
December 24, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 24, 2011’Bootstrap’ mentality is past its prime

A couple of recent letters regarding Occupy Maine show misunderstanding of the times we live in. One writer calls the protesters the “entitlement generation,” while another claims that if they just work hard and stop whining, they can have a middle-class life and cozy retirement. While utterly missing the point, these letters actually make a […]
Published
December 22, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 23, 2011Flip flopping in the right direction

It has now become clear that Mitt Romney has the character and characteristics needed to straighten out this nation and put it on the right path for preservation of all those things we hold dear: the Constitution, individual liberties, freedom, democracy. The other candidates boast various merits but none have anywhere near those of Romney. […]
Published
December 22, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 22, 2011USM’s offerings unfairly overlooked

When my daughter was looking at schools a decade ago, we did the New England tour. She settled on the University of Southern Maine because it gave her the best faculty for the buck, frankly, in spite of having been offered a four-year ride at a private college in New Hampshire. When I returned to […]
Published
December 21, 2011

Letters to the editor, Dec. 21, 2011Governor gets heat for his proposals

Mainers really spoke up at the State House on Dec. 14 in strong reaction to Gov. LePage’s proposed budget cuts. These cuts would have an extremely negative impact for thousands and thousands of us across the state. I testified on behalf of the 72,000 who are in the Medicare Savings Program. I can only hope […]

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