Examples of danger of cellphone use in cars

Letters to the Editor

Published
February 24, 2012

Examples of danger of cellphone use in cars

The headline of the Jan. 11 editorial was “We need total ban on drivers using cellphones.” As a highway safety professional for over half a century, I wholeheartedly agree. Research shows that a person talking on a cellphone, hands free or not, is distracted equally as much as a person operating while impaired by alcohol […]
Published
February 23, 2012

Maine GOP needs to repair damage caucuses caused

The leadership of the Maine Republican Party needs to restore the confidence many Republicans lost in its ability to conduct fair and transparent business. I hope that it will not conduct the upcoming state GOP convention in the manner it did to declare Mitt Romney the winner of the Republican straw poll and the election […]
Published
February 23, 2012

Gay Catholics find real support at other churches

The group Courage is bringing to Maine the long-discredited ideas of reparative or conversion therapy, which assumes a person needs to overcome same-sex attraction, instead of changing the negative social attitudes towards homosexuality. These “therapies” to “pray away the gay” contribute to a person’s negative self-image, leading to depression and even suicide. Conversion therapies encourage […]
Published
February 23, 2012

Maine has bad reputation for non-payment of bills

I’m not a great fan of Gov. Paul LePage’s budget, but the one produced by the Appropriation’s Committee is just as bad. Ten million dollars borrowed from next year’s budget is just “kicking the can down the street.” I had hoped that they might have had more “guts” than that, but alas, they just took […]
Published
February 22, 2012

Maine has true Republican for governor

The voters of Maine, a state I have lived in for 75 years and love as a place to live, has voted in a governor that is truly a Republican. To restore Maine’s finances, he has chosen, as they all do, to put the burden on the poor, the sick, the old and disabled. He […]

Published
February 22, 2012

Legislature should get Maine’s finances in order

Kudos to the governor and the commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services for knowing that serious steps need to be taken to correct the budget issues at DHHS. I am also glad to see they understand the importance of controlling the distribution of funds to people capable of working, but who instead […]
Published
February 22, 2012

Violette’s pension should pay back what he stole

I cannot understand how a thief like Paul Violette, who stole thousands from the Maine Turnpike Authority, gets to walk away with his pension intact. He got caught and took the Fifth Amendment, and then pleaded guilty. He should be dealt with as anyone else. Yes, let him keep his pension, but he should pay […]
Published
February 22, 2012

GOP has obligation to reflect caucus accurately

This year was the first time I got involved with the caucus process, and I am very upset at the way Charlie Webster and the Maine Republican Party handled the straw poll announcement. The straw poll itself is nonbinding and basically irrelevant to how local delegates will vote at the state convention in May. The […]
Published
February 21, 2012

Oregon fourth-grader seeks info about Maine

I am a fourth-grader at Tangent Elementary School in Oregon. My class is working on state reports. I have the state of Maine. I am interested in receiving information about the state flower, the rivers, the flag, the motto and the song. However, any information, such as local culture, gas prices, foods, crops, local sports, […]
Published
February 21, 2012

Gay people can get what they want by moving

The gay marriage issue will soon be back, but what impact will it have on parents and their children? If gay marriage passes, I’m afraid gay parents will tell their children that all married couples are now equal in all aspects, including our sex lives. This of course isn’t true, but they will indoctrinate our […]

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