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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    April 9, 2012

    Government becoming increasingly inhumane

    Just picture it folks: Your 18-year-old daughter can get arrested for a minor traffic infraction, perhaps even because of a computer error, and she can be subjected to repeated invasive strip-searches. Five justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have just ruled that this is perfectly OK. I look around and see many people in our […]

  • Published
    April 9, 2012

    Stop cuts and focus energy on increasing revenue

    As social workers, we are taught that all people have a right to social and economic justice. Our social work values, however, are at odds with the realities of how Maine treats its citizens. After the state of Maine recently cut MaineCare eligibility and services, the government is proposing another round of cuts, including threats […]

  • Published
    April 8, 2012

    It’s time Maine changed open-water fishing laws

    Before moving here, I fished all winter. Now I barely get out. Not fishing this winter while we experienced unusually warm temperatures was frustrating. Most of Maine’s rivers are closed from fall until April 1. What is open is often not conducive to fishing because of access, safety or compromised fisheries. Many anglers stop fishing […]

  • Published
    April 8, 2012

    Governor sides with banks over homeowners

    Gov. Paul LePage reveals whose side he is really on in his veto of L.D. 145, An Act to Clarify and Streamline Foreclosure Proceedings. Instead of protecting the little guy, the governor vetoes this bill, passed with nearly unanimous legislative support. All the bill does is to require the bank to, upon request of the […]

  • Published
    April 8, 2012

    No evidence that law makes for ‘cleaner’ legislators

    George Smith’s recent opinion page column admits not liking the term “clean elections” because it implies candidates who don’t use taxpayer money are “dirty.” Thanks to Smith, I feel better, not taking a dime of tax money in my three successful Senate campaigns. Smith’s column jump started particulars that have troubled me about the Clean […]

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  • Published
    April 7, 2012

    Separate but equal is no longer legal

    I was once of like mind as Jane Mower (letter, “Parallel between Snowe, gay marriage question,” March 27) when it comes to the question of marriage equality. I have since changed my perspective and would like to comment on some of her remarks. * The dignity of marriage cannot be available to people of “every […]

  • Published
    April 7, 2012

    ‘War’ against those with low incomes

    Congratulations to Maine’s mayors, who have spoken out against the budget policies of the current administration. There is indeed a “war” going on in Augusta against those with low incomes. It’s hard to understand why those who had no hand in the current economic hardships need to be punished for poor decision-making in Augusta and […]

  • Published
    April 7, 2012

    Politicians need lessons of couple’s therapy

    I’m convinced that the current political climate is bad for our individual mental and emotional health. In couple’s therapy, my professional field, we know that the need for one party “to be right” is a losing strategy for that couple. Health for the couple comes when there is mutual giving and gifting on both sides […]

  • Published
    April 6, 2012

    Fibroids a medical condition, not birth control issue

    Thanks to Sheila Malone (letter, “Fluke tried to teach men about women’s health care,” March 27) for figuratively taking me to the wood shed about things Sandra Fluke and women’s health. No defense of Rush Limbaugh, he can take care of himself. I simply did a comparison of media treatment of a conservative radio host […]

  • Published
    April 6, 2012

    Big bills in future vs. a bit of pain management now

    Here we go again; another governor saving us taxpayers money? I recently saw a letter from the Department of Health and Human Services, stating a 45-day maximum limit on pain medication for anyone that has been on it for a year. It basically says you have 45 days from April 1 to get over it, […]