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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    February 18, 2012

    Online retailers should collect sales tax on items

    As co-chairwoman of the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development, I see the difficulties that Maine’s small business confront on a day-to-day basis. Maine has strict and burdensome regulations, high taxes and, at times, an anti-business attitude. As state legislators, we have an opportunity to fix one injustice that hurts our […]

  • Published
    February 18, 2012

    Fairness in America today means …

    As the election draws closer, we will continue to hear more about fairness. Fairness in America today means demanding more taxes from those evil rich. The top 5 percent currently pay almost 60 percent of taxes, but it is still not enough. Meanwhile, many noble poor folks not only pay no taxes, but also half […]

  • Published
    February 17, 2012

    Case management services provide vital help for many

    Why has the state of Maine decided to cut case management services for children and adults with disabilities? Case managers help thousands of Mainers, and many people do not realize how big a part of our lives they are. They help people who cannot express themselves. They help people share what they want to achieve […]

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    February 17, 2012

    LePage’s bullying actions attempt to intimidate

    I would like to commend Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature for working together on the state budget. They demonstrate a mature and thoughtful approach to addressing the very painful process of cutting the budget. The same, however, cannot be said of the governor. Paul LePage continues to bully legislators and demean the legislative process. […]

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    February 17, 2012

    Story of one young man who will lose medical benefits

    I am writing to talk about what will happen to a young man I am working with to overcome alcoholism, a man I met through my volunteer work in the jail. He is one of Gov. Paul LePage’s noncategorical people, if that’s the term, who will lose medical benefits if the governor has his way. […]

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  • Published
    February 17, 2012

    Glad committee tabled voter photo ID bill

    The Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee recently voted to table a bill that would require voters to present a photo ID when voting. Voting is a privilege, and we should encourage it as much as possible. It is fundamental to our democracy to be able to cast our votes, especially in a presidential election year. […]

  • Published
    February 17, 2012

    Health care cuts will hurt our state’s economy

    The choice to enact the largest tax cut in Maine history is a reverse Robin Hood. It greatly and unfairly benefits the highest-income people at the expense of the neediest, and dramatically increases the state’s financial deficit. No business in our situation would purposely reduce its income. The governor was quoted in the newspaper as […]

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    February 17, 2012

    Let budget process take its course through Legislature

    I do not have all the answers, but feel that it is unconscionable for the governor to insist that those adults who do not have children should be axed from MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program, in effect, canceling the only coverage they have. What is Paul LePage thinking? He, obviously, does not have all the […]

  • Published
    February 16, 2012

    Paper should consider effect of political cartoons

    Shame on the newspaper for jumping on the bandwagon in this latest assault against the sensibilities of the members of the Catholic Church, by publishing the odious cartoon of Saturday, Feb. 4. I am appalled that you chose to insult your Catholic readers by this choice. Are there any other religions you would treat accordingly, […]

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    February 16, 2012

    Church doesn’t claim ability to cure same-sex attraction

    I want to respond to Dr. Janis Petzel’s letter (Feb. 13) concerning the establishment of Courage, a Catholic ministry founded to provide pastoral guidance to persons with same-sex attraction and to those assisting them. While Petzel, I am sure, wants to help others, she labors under a false premise: The Catholic Church makes no claim […]