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Letters to the Editor

Published
February 9, 2013

Cameras protect schools better than guns

We don't need guns we need cameras with monitors for our schools.
Published
February 9, 2013

Every war is a waste of humanity

I was moved by the article about the siege of Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War ("Marines mark 45 years since Khe Sanh siege," Jan. 21). I wasn't there. No one should have been there.
Published
February 8, 2013

We need full employment at fair wages

How can we create jobs for people, not just in Maine, but for people in the United States and worldwide?
Published
February 8, 2013

Don’t let gun ownership go the way of smoking

The current brouhaha about guns is growing and ongoing, with both sides staking out their positions. One side reasonable and sane, the other intransigent and crazy.
Published
February 8, 2013

Starting a business a worthwhile education

If a person is low on capital, starting a bricks-and-mortar business from scratch can be a slow process. You add to it piece by piece, if you are lucky enough to find a very cheap space. Without that space, you don't stay open long enough to build.

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Published
February 7, 2013

Scientific truth isn’t decided by majority vote

To support his weak case against global warming, M.D. Harmon ("Some hot (and not so hot) news about global warming trends," Jan. 19) leans hard on some popular media articles by David Whitehouse, not a climate scientist but an astrophysicist who's never published a peer-reviewed article about climate change.
Published
February 7, 2013

Banning guns won’t work, like trying to ban liquor

Every time we have some act of violence involving guns, the politicians come out of the woodwork calling for bans on guns. For the most part they seem to be anxious to promote their own future. The president went on prime time TV and made a great speech. (He really has good speech writers.)
Published
February 7, 2013

Meals on Wheels program serves vital needs for clients

I was greatly distressed when I heard that recent budget cuts have endangered the local Meals on Wheels program.
Published
February 6, 2013

LePage should act in way that won’t embarrass us

Gov. Paul LePage's recent outburst while meeting with members of the Legislature is just another example of the governor's lack of leadership skills.
Published
February 6, 2013

Some Republicans decide to think for themselves

The release of a poll this month by the Public Policy Polling, a national firm, showed that Gov. Paul LePage is among the least popular governors in the country, yet he likely would finish first in a three-way campaign.