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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    August 9, 2012

    Manslaughter charges for no-insurance deaths?

    About 11,000 people in the country die needlessly and prematurely each year simply because they do not have health insurance and, therefore, do not get medical care when they need it, according to a 2009 study by the American Journal of Public Health.

  • Published
    August 9, 2012

    Consolidating jails saves counties millions

    It comes as no surprise that the newspaper would endorse the idea that the "State jail system needs the counties to work properly" (Our Opinion, July 29).

  • Published
    August 9, 2012

    Aug. 1 proclaimed Lung Cancer Survivor Day

    Gov. Paul LePage recognized the lung cancer community by signing the first proclamation declaring Aug. 1 as Lung Cancer Survivor Day.

  • Published
    August 9, 2012

    Stronger standards urged for fine particulate matter

    Have you ever wondered if soot particles in the air are making your throat sore?

  • Published
    August 8, 2012

    Charter schools are open to all students

    Did the editor (Our Opinion: “Charter school plan for Hinckley gets good grade,” July 22) read Maine’s charter school law? Charter schools are public, open to all students. You accused Baxter Academy of being “elitist.”Not so. All students who wish to attend this STEM school (science, technology, engineering and math) will be accepted. There may […]

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  • Published
    August 8, 2012

    King will stand for Maine, not one side or the other

    Angus King will be attacked by both sides. King scares the heck out of both Republicans and Democrats, so both parties will attack him in his bid for Senate. The fact is that, while he was governor of Maine, King grew our economy and gave our schools a leap forward by getting students into the […]

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    August 8, 2012

    Rich playboys aren’t only ones who own horses

    I am responding to Dana Milbank’s commentary, “Nothing says ‘man of the people’ quite like owning an Olympic horse,” on July 29. I have owned horses for 42 years and have sacrificed dearly to keep one or more horses. I have worked multiple jobs to maintain my horses. It is true that there are rich […]

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    August 8, 2012

    NBC has exclusive rights to air Olympic events

    It’s Olympic season again, and a lot of us are excited to watch our hard-working and gifted athletes compete for medals. All of the competitors are outstanding, and not one of them is a loser. NBC paid $1 billion for the rights to broadcast these events. To pay for these rights, it must sell air […]

  • Published
    August 8, 2012

    Entrepreneur invests his own money, sweat

    I guess, according to Barack Obama’s reasoning, the panhandler I see on my streets got there because of our road systems and an inferior teacher. I think the difference between the panhandler and the successful entrepreneur is that one took advantage of the American dream and with his own investment of money and sweat built […]

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    August 8, 2012

    Politicians made Mainers dependent on the system

    I had to chuckle after reading Buddy Doyle’s letter of July 22 (“Maine not open for business but embarrassment”. Maine is no different now than it was 50 years ago except for one thing: it has debt through unfunded liabilities. That’s like a Christmas present the people of Maine will forever be responsible for. The […]

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