Small business owners ‘do not support Paul LePage’

Letters to the Editor

Published
April 7, 2011

Small business owners ‘do not support Paul LePage’

I vowed not to write about Paul LePage, as I believe the old saying about getting into a match with a skunk (think about it). It has gotten to the point, however, where we can’t resist weighing in. And apparently we don’t need to worry about this bully’s retribution, as he doesn’t read newspapers. We […]
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April 7, 2011

Terrorist cleaned up before speaking at UMF

I was surprised to learn Bill Ayers was asked to speak at University of Maine. That was very exciting news. It’s not every day a scholar/educator/activist/proponent of social justice such as this one comes to Maine to share his wisdom. Wait a minute, there is an accolade I forgot to mention. He is also an […]
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April 7, 2011

Government’s promise of jobs has fallen flat before

Former Gov. John Baldacci once promised that economic development zones would create new jobs. Professor and economist Charlie Colgan, in an article in the newspaper in January 2010, reported that between the fall of 1999 and fall 2009, Maine gained 44,000 people and only 56 jobs. Now Gov. Paul LePage promises to create new jobs […]
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April 7, 2011

Labor murals should be displayed at state museum

Who in Maine even knew these wonderful displays of labor history were being displayed anywhere, let alone in the state Department of Labor building? The citizens of Maine should be glad Gov. Paul LePage had the murals and artwork removed. If they are so meaningful to so many, then they should be displayed in the […]
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April 7, 2011

8th-grader’s insight into children who don’t learn

This letter is a response to Mark Pantermoller’s letter (March 21) regarding who’s to blame when children don’t learn. Being an eighth-grade student in Lawrence Junior High School, I have the firsthand experience to answer this question. I have not met a teacher who could be entirely blamed for the failing of his or her […]

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April 7, 2011

12 of 15 top political donors gave to Democrats

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April 7, 2011

Administrators also to blame for schools’ failure

Who else to blame for a school’s failing status? This letter is in response to Mark Pantermoller’s letter, which was published on March 21. As an educator for 10 years, I feel he grossly ignored the one key group with the most power and privilege: administrators. It doesn’t take an eighth-grade education to know that […]
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April 7, 2011

Another idea for name of Benton Elementary School

Brian Buker was my husband’s cousin. My husband also received a Purple Heart in Vietnam. Obviously, I would like to see Benton Elementary renamed in Brian’s honor. Since so many people seem to be against it, however, I would like to offer what I think is the perfect solution. The school could be renamed the […]
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April 7, 2011

Take union dues, put them toward pensions

Shame on Peter Sirois for comparing our governor to a vicious killer like Saddam Hussein. I tried to follow his point about clawing versus working your way to the top, but he lost me with, “Look what we did, not only to him, but to his people.” Some thoughts about his perception of state workers […]
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April 7, 2011

Help should ‘extend beyond our own borders’

Jane Mullin’s letter, “Help needy Americans before reaching to Japan,” on March 23 left me bewildered. How could anyone watch the immense suffering in Japan and not want to help, much less encourage others not to help? She also encourages us to send only prayers to other countries. America, the richest country in the world, […]

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