Letters

Published
April 12, 2020

Letter to the editor: Column degrading to capable, concerned baby boomers
Published
April 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Spreading goodwill starts outside our homes

As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, we can spread goodwill around our communities by picking up trash along our shared outdoor spaces. Staying at home is paramount at this time, but getting fresh air is encouraged, too. Soon Earth Day will be upon us, an event to raise awareness about our environment that began a […]
Published
April 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Fighting COVID-19 is socialism

For those who oppose socialism but support government efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, think again. All efforts to combat COVID-19 are examples of socialism, a social system that regulates society for the benefit of everyone. Closing schools, businesses and sporting events to slow the rate of infection is socialism; it infringes on individual […]
Published
April 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Save lives with mail-in voting

Voting by mail in the form of absentee ballots is a routine practice that has never led to widespread fraud and should be allowed at the presidential election.
Published
April 11, 2020

Letter to the editor: Best side of Americans evident during pandemic

It is often said that hard times bring out the worst and the best in people, and I believe this to be true during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have seen the worst – a ridiculously inept, narcissistic, pass-the-buck president; people hoarding enough toilet paper to last them into the 22nd century; and many people failing […]

Published
April 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: If you employ house cleaners, keep paying them

If you are fortunate enough to be able to employ housekeeping services, please continue to pay them the full amount each week during this awful time. Not half their salary – their whole salary! If you could afford to pay them the rest of the year, why not do your part in keeping a family […]
Published
April 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: We can work together and keep a safe distance

Why do so many people have to keep sniping at others? During this unprecedented time of world turmoil we are still hearing the gripes of political candidates who need to get in the last word about how good they are and how bad their opponent is. Enough already! Let’s all work together, take care of […]
Published
April 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Rules leave some of Bangor’s homeless sleeping outside

Please tell me what is being done with significance for the homeless population of Bangor, since the warming shelter shut down for the season “to encourage social distancing” and some are forced to live in tents. Currently, more than eight people live in tents under a bridge – because everything else was easier to fix […]
Published
April 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Pentagon tries to hide budget when other needs are far greater

The Pentagon has asked Congress to classify defense spending, which means it would no longer be available to the public. An unclassified version of the Pentagon budget has been required since 1989. According to Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists, this would “make it even harder for Congress and the public to refocus […]
Published
April 10, 2020

Letter to the editor: Fighting COVID for the lives of your loved ones

'Your hands should be raw from scrubbing. ... You should feel like a crazy person. That means you are doing it about right,' says a patient who just lost his mother to the virus.

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