As to the location and witnesses of my birth …

Letters to the Editor

Published
April 6, 2011

As to the location and witnesses of my birth …

Our State Department is now proposing that we fill out a biographical questionnaire (DS-5513) before we are awarded a passport. Question 11 inquires about the location and witnesses to our birth. Below is my reply: In regards to the history on the location and witnesses to my birth, I’d like to say that my mother, […]
Published
April 6, 2011

Maine retirement system ‘too generous’

The current Maine state retirement system has two problems: * It’s not sustainable. * It’s too generous compared to Social Security. Hard-pressed taxpayers should not be paying for this generosity. The www.maineopengov.org website is worth investigating for Maine pension facts. A quick comparison shows that Maine pensions are far more generous than those provided by […]
Published
April 6, 2011

High school upgrade plan ‘too much, too soon’

It has come to the attention of the neighbors of the Waterville High School that an upgrade to the parking is in the works to the tune of almost $1 million. The project will include moving and updating the girls’ softball field, making a new exit onto Brooklyn Avenue, and having an area for students […]
Published
April 6, 2011

LePage has damaged image of businesses

As a small-business owner who functions as both an employer and employee, I am gravely concerned by the ongoing disparagement of and hostility toward those who are considered labor. In a few short months, our marginally elected governor has managed to do more damage to the image of business, large and small, than all his […]
Published
April 6, 2011

Muralist likely has type of business LePage wants

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Published
April 6, 2011

Secret societies cannot win as long as we know God

We live in an age where the Sheriff of Nottingham has a computer, and Robin Hood and his Merry Men have been sent to therapy for an “attitude adjustment.” It does not take a rocket scientist to see that the United States has drifted enormously away from her constitutional moorings toward shipwreck on the rocks […]
Published
April 6, 2011

Unfunded liability is state’s debt, not employees’

In the letter from Greg Paquet on March 29, he criticized the Maine State Employees Association for criticizing Paul LePage’s proposal to deal with the unfunded liability without offering a solution. Paquet seems to misunderstand the unfunded liability, which exists solely because the state failed to fund its portion of the costs of the state […]
Published
April 5, 2011

How are Legislature, LePage cutting back?

With all of the talk about cutting this and cutting that, I’d like to know what the Legislature and Paul LePage are doing in their respective areas to cut back. A $40,000 salary for an entry-level position for an assistant with no relevant experience seems a bit extreme to me. Dawna Myrick Farmingdale
Published
April 5, 2011

‘We are being exploited, and that needs to stop’

The last couple of years we have heard about the deficit and how are we going to pay this money back. Here are a few suggestion that might help a little: * All of our politicians in Washington, D.C., should take a cut in pay. * They should pay for their own health insurance benefit […]
Published
April 5, 2011

Was historical wall life-threatening to Maine?

Nothing better to do? Was the Maine historical wall so life-threatening that it had to come down, had to be moved? Who voted for this so-called governor? Hope you’re happy. Gov. Paul LePage had to come in and take right over to let everyone know he can do what he wants. Forget about the Maine […]

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