Early childhood education key for national security

Letters to the Editor

Published
October 21, 2011

Early childhood education key for national security

As someone with roots in Winthrop, I was pleased to read the recent Maine Compass by Rep. Patrick Flood (“Early childhood programs help kids succeed, ensure Maine’s future,” Oct. 1) about the social and economic value of investments in early childhood development. I would like to add that high-quality early care and education programs are […]
Published
October 20, 2011

Reputable company solved water problem

Recently, I was confronted with a serious water problem. I know that arsenic has been a real problem, especially in drilled wells, but a recent water test showed that my water’s E. coli count was off the charts. My test for E. coli-cholorform was at 200 plus; standards call for a limit of 1. The […]
Published
October 20, 2011

Believers in democracy should support occupiers

In 1962, John F. Kennedy said, “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” The occupation protests of Wall Street, Monument Square in Portland, Capitol Park in Augusta and other locations around the country are examples of those peaceful revolutions in support of democracy and an economy that enables everyone to earn […]
Published
October 20, 2011

Many reasons vote ‘no’ on Question 1

I will vote “no” on Question 1. Same-day registering puts undue demands on the people responsible for making sure everything is done right and according to the law. A person has about 250 days to go to the town or city clerk and register. There is nothing unreasonable about that. If a clerk suspects the […]
Published
October 20, 2011

Same-day registration still in effect this election day

For this coming election, Maine residents still can register to vote right up to and on election day. For our democracy to work, we all must participate in the process of voting. Please register and vote. Encourage family, friends and neighbors to do the same. Voting is the most importance action we can perform to […]

Published
October 19, 2011

Jobs are there, but not good enough jobs for some

Americans are falling for it again, just a new strategy for the Obama campaign. The protesters on Wall Street are getting a lot of coverage from the mainstream news media, unlike when the tea party demonstrated. Wall Street demonstrators are protesting everything, and half of them don’t even know why they’re there, they just are. […]
Published
October 19, 2011

Unfavorable news blows about wind, solar power

We have not heard much lately regarding the proposed wind project in Highland Plantation. We are very aware that, at some point in time, First Wind LLC likely will submit another application to the Land Use Regulation Commission with a few tweaks included for the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. There is also a […]
Published
October 19, 2011

GOP turns over taxation function to Grover Norquist

As far as I know, no one has written a differing opinion to your editorial of Sept. 20, “Tax increase talk is blather; just simplify tax code.” So here, belatedly, go I. After saying that the president’s proposal to increase taxes (on the rich) was “an unusually bad idea for a president who specializes in […]
Published
October 18, 2011

Walter Payton likely died because pain not treated

It was recently revealed that Walter Payton, Hall of Fame running back for the Chicago Bears, died of liver and bile duct cancer caused by pain medications. The Chicago Bears said Payton was a cherished part of the Bears family regardless of his drug use. After a decade of playing in the National Football League, […]
Published
October 18, 2011

Even Obama admits Americans no better off

I do not have any issues with anyone expressing their opinions, but if a person is going to express opinions as facts, they should be backed up with facts. Joseph Silva Sr. (letter, Oct. 8) enjoys passing the buck from President Barack Obama to President George W. Bush, so I will refresh his memory with […]

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