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Published
March 17, 2011

More Letters to the Editor, March 17, 2011Family planning agency funding up for debate

Taking steps to reduce the federal deficit sounds like a necessary and noble goal, but be careful whenever a good end masks a great injustice. Recently, U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., and other congressional leaders have pushed to eliminate federal funding for family planning programs. Their main target is Planned Parenthood, but the harm will […]
Published
March 16, 2011

Letters to the Editor, March 16, 2011Latin: Try to say anything without it

Professor Jay Bregman of the University of Maine in Orono has written an eloquent and strongly argued case for keeping the Latin major in the university system (“Ending Latin major at UMaine strange ‘distinction,’” March 7). As a teacher of Latin and ancient history for nearly 40 years, I know where Professor Bregman is coming […]
Published
March 15, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 15, 2011Smart meter debate continues

I have read with some dismay the articles on the smart meter controversy. My first concern is with the image of our state that the actions and claims of the opponents have presented. It is unfortunate that we still have citizens who are ruled by such misguided fallacies and anti-science bias. But the biggest tragedy […]
Published
March 14, 2011

Letters to the Editor, March 14, 2011Teachers are paying their fair share

I felt like crying when I saw the signs in Augusta accusing teachers of being greedy because they do not want to lose the pension benefits they were promised. I can tell you that I do not know of any teacher who went into teaching for the money. I know teachers who work second jobs […]
Published
March 13, 2011

Letters to the Editor, March 13, 2011

'Civility' a new way to be partisan

Published
March 12, 2011

More Letters to the Editor, March 12, 2011

Budget crunch and state workers: Who bears the burden?
Published
March 12, 2011

Letters to the Editor, March 12, 2011

Higher energy taxes an awful idea
Published
March 11, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 11, 2011Don’t deny MaineCare to smokers

The current bill proposing to deny MaineCare to smokers comes at a direct risk to the well-being of the 69,000 smokers on MaineCare. In fact, The American Journal of Public Health reports that each year, approximately 45,000 individuals die as a result of not having health insurance. Part of the goal of L.D. 216 is […]
Published
March 10, 2011

Letters to the editor, March 10, 2011Hit the road, Jack – and watch it

It’s nice to have such a short commute to work during the week. No hustle and bustle dealing with bumper-to-bumper traffic at 65-plus mph. We are a hockey family and travel to Massachusetts and New Hampshire nearly every weekend. Fortunately, we travel before 9 a.m. on Sundays to get to the games. This past Sunday, […]
Published
March 10, 2011

More letters, March 10, 2011Maine, don’t copy Arizona on profiling law

In April 2010, Arizona introduced S.B. 1070, its infamous profiling law, which mandated that local Arizona law enforcement officials enforce federal immigration law. It is being challenged by the federal government in court as being in violation of the U.S. Constitution. This legislation was greeted with outrage all across the country. On May 1 last […]

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