Circuses are no substitute for bread

Letters to the Editor

Published
February 4, 2012

Circuses are no substitute for bread

On radio and television, we hear a lot of talk about how low-income people are lazy, looking for a handout, and so on. People who get their information from only such sources will parrot the same opinions, without really knowing what they are talking about. Undoubtedly, every level of society has some lazy people. The […]
Published
February 4, 2012

US on edge of biggest disaster since Depression

The United States is on the edge of the biggest disaster since the Depression of the early 1930s. The government is making and borrowing money that is being charged to the American public. We, not the government, owe more than $48,000 per person in the country. What are they doing in Washington? It is like […]
Published
February 4, 2012

Bishop should not insert politics into Mass

For the first time in my 32 years as a Catholic, I walked out in the middle of Mass. I had just listened intently to my pastor’s inspiring homily. When he finished, he pulled out a letter he was obligated to read from Bishop Richard Malone of Portland. As he read the bishop’s letter, something […]
Published
February 4, 2012

Fund for Healthy Maine improves health of citizens

With thoughtfully used money from the Fund for a Healthy Maine, Somerset Heart Health and other Healthy Maine Partnerships have created programs that have improved the health of our citizens for far less than the cost of routine medical care. This money has directly benefited not only our health, but also our economy by improving […]
Published
February 3, 2012

Candidates should tell us why we should elect them

How are we supposed to pick a candidate for president when they devote their air time to tearing down the other candidates? If they can’t give us some reason to vote for them or a purpose, maybe some of us might decide it’s a waste of time to even go to the polls. Mavis Gallagher […]

Published
February 3, 2012

Heartbreaking to know children are going hungry

An elementary school teacher recently told an acquaintance of mine that some of her students often come to school hungry, having had no breakfast. And I thought, how can it be, in a country where so many have so much, that even one child goes to school hungry? Although it is common knowledge that many […]
Published
February 3, 2012

Elephant mascot fits Repubilcans to a tee

The Republican party has picked the elephant as its mascot. There couldn’t be a better fit. Elephants spend their time rolling in the dirt, stomping on all that gets in their way or standing around in zoos so people can stare at them. All of the above suits the GOP to a tee. The GOP […]
Published
February 3, 2012

Is LePage tough? Depends on how you define the word

I am real confused, I guess. I’m just not sure what “tough” is anymore. Our Gov. Paul LePage claims to be the definition of tough. My main sources for defining this word (tough) were my grandfathers. Each of them were on polar opposites of the spectrum. It was fairly easy for me to choose who […]
Published
February 3, 2012

Good reasoning behind LURC reform proposals

Ron Joseph, in his Maine Compass on Jan. 26, said, “For four decades, landowner complaints about LURC have been listened to and dismissed by six governors.” Is there any wonder there needs to be a change? I have been involved in this issue for about three years, and my wife and I also traveled to […]
Published
February 3, 2012

Are wealthy too good to pay their fair share of taxes?

The next time Fox news and the other talking heads complain about all those who are unpatriotic, we should ask them this: Are all those wealthy individuals/corporations too good for this country to pay taxes? Are they too good to pay their share for our soldiers who have made huge sacrifices? Are they too good […]

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