The man did what he did and served his time

Letters to the Editor

Published
May 25, 2012

The man did what he did and served his time

I was appalled to see on the front page of the May 18 Kennebec Journal an article, “Dead man had criminal record,” about Robert Rodriques, the man killed in the house collapse in Albion . Was this necessary? The man did what he did and served his time. He had other pending charges. So what? […]
Published
May 24, 2012

Government shouldn’t pay for people to go to movies

Abby Shahn (letter, “Those on the bottom spend money, help economy,” May 17) said when people get help with their needs, they buy food, clothing “and take the kids to a movie.” Excuse me, did I hear that correctly? “A movie”? That is what she considers a need? I have worked hard for many years […]
Published
May 24, 2012

King respects and cares about our veterans

During his eight years as governor, Angus King and I had the opportunity to work with and support many military veterans and veterans’ organizations at both the state and the federal levels. The three veterans’ priorities King has established as he seeks to become our U.S. senator — health care, education and employment — are […]
Published
May 24, 2012

Maybe former UMS trustee not best source for info

My initial reaction to the opinion expressed by Wick Johnson, former University of Maine System trustee, was disbelief. First, his flippant remarks seemed to indicate the hiring practices of circumventing the process and paying six-figure salaries to unqualified or minimally qualified political appointees is “OK” and “done all the time.” Second, his indignation with “where […]
Published
May 24, 2012

Elected officials can and must do better than this

Our elected officials voted to reduce or kill services for the old, poor and very young in order to “close the gap and save money.” Then why are these same elected officials voting on bond issues to the tune of $80 million? Where is the savings in that, and are these bonds really needed at […]

Published
May 24, 2012

Maine should have open primary system

Legislators are opening the door to eliminate the party caucus system and return to a statewide primary election system. This could be a positive moment for the state, but only if implemented correctly. They should keep the party caucus system if they implement a closed primary. In a closed primary, only registered Democrats can vote […]
Published
May 23, 2012

World would be a better place with more love

I want to thank President Barack Obama for speaking up for all citizens. Even though his thoughts are clearly his own opinion and not public policy, they give hope to those left out of marriage equality that someday we will be able to join with our partners. My partner of almost 30 years and I […]
Published
May 23, 2012

Media owe us entire, painful truth about debt

Why do we not get cogent analysis of important issues from the press? For example, table S-5 of the president’s budget for 2013 on page 210 shows the following (all amounts in billions of dollars): Fiscal Year 2011 2012 Discretionary programs $1,300 $1,319 Mandatory programs $2,073 $2,252 Interest $230 $225 Total spending $3,603 $3,796 Revenues […]
Published
May 23, 2012

Equality won’t happen: ‘We ain’t even until I’m ahead’

If this letter seems disoriented, I apologize. I am having so many frustrated thoughts I am having trouble sorting them. I will start with the equality rant. I have a middle-school age son who is fairly bright by most accounts. Last fall, he and the rest of the boys in school were left to fritter […]
Published
May 23, 2012

Conclusions about ‘silence’ of lawmakers incorrect

In Kevin MacDonald’s letter (May 11), he suggested that, given Sen. Thomas Saviello’s and my “silence” in regard to Gov. Paul LePage’s remarks, he could only conclude that, “They are on board with LePage’s view of corrupt state employees.” By extension, he would have to conclude that every legislator who was “silent” in the press, […]

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