Health care games costly; we need honest system

Letters to the Editor

Published
July 21, 2011

Health care games costly; we need honest system

Recently, I’ve witnessed the games played by the health care system. They aren’t pretty. I filled a prescription for medicine with a co-pay of $485 for 90 pills, but, oops, they billed the wrong insurance. In the end, my co-pay was only $20. So did the insurance company really pay the other $465-plus for those […]
Published
July 21, 2011

Healthy environment crucial to all living things

The House spending bill poses a potential threat to wildlife. I think it is important to protect our wildlife and keep our waters and air free of pollution. We must not sacrifice our wildlife refuges and other sanctuaries, because a healthy environment plays a crucial role in maintaining the natural order of all living things. […]
Published
July 20, 2011

SAD 13 superintendent has worked diligently

Virginia Rebar, who took over as superintendent of SAD 13 a year ago, has repeatedly exhibited the qualities of integrity, honesty, truthfulness and transparency. More than once, she has brought to the forefront matters, which, in my opinion, should have been exposed long before. Rebar has worked diligently to maintain a respectable level of educational […]
Published
July 20, 2011

Cut off foreign aid before giving seniors heart attacks

Instead of trying to scare all Social Security recipients into having heart attacks, maybe they should try a different tack. How hard can it be to solve this problem? First of all, cut off all foreign aid and then focus on all aid to illegal immigrants for the next few years. (Don’t worry about losing […]
Published
July 20, 2011

Sounds like Smith wants to sell out our way of life

I just finished reading George Smith’s take on the Millinocket area’s economy. He feels it would be a good idea for Roxanne Quimby to buy more land and control more of our state. Apparently he doesn’t feel we Mainers know how to be good stewards of our own land and waters. Smith feels charging $5,000 […]

Published
July 20, 2011

July 4th means more than fireworks, parades

I want to express my appreciation to the people who put together the fireworks in Winslow. What a good job! Thing is, fireworks are not all what the July 4th is all about. It’s about freedom and all who have paid the price for our independence and the freedom we can enjoy every day. Parades, […]
Published
July 20, 2011

Disappointed in Flood’s lack of environmental support

As a voter who supported Rep. Pat Flood in the past election, I want to both thank him and hold him accountable for his poor environmental voting record. I supported him because he convinced me he would support Maine’s environmental safeguards. As House Appropriations Committee Chairman, Flood deserves credit for his work on the budget. […]
Published
July 20, 2011

Photo session is over; here are some tasks in Winthrop

I was pleased to see the photo (July 14) of our new town manager, Jeff Woolston, and Police Chief Joe Young as members of the Rotary Club. We are indeed fortunate to have men of this caliber serving our town. Now that the photo session is over, however, perhaps Chief Young will get serious about […]
Published
July 19, 2011

Dechaine’s jury didn’t have all the evidence

Generally, I don’t follow many criminal cases in the news. I believe that a jury of peers will examine the evidence presented and come up with a verdict as designed by our Constitution and penal code. In the Casey Anthony trial, however, I did develop an interest because of “grocery line chatter. “ It seems […]
Published
July 19, 2011

Fish & Wildlife acted to protect Maine’s wildlife

In April, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife submitted "agency review comments" regarding the grid-scale industrial wind facility proposed by Highland Wind LLC for the mountains in Highland Plantation. That report was a major factor in withdrawal of Highland Wind's permit application for the project. Angus King, however, made it clear that his corporation intends to resubmit that application.

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