Frequent visitors to Maine join mural protest

Letters to the Editor

Published
April 8, 2011

Frequent visitors to Maine join mural protest

We are frequent visitors to Maine, a state we love for its breathtaking natural beauty and its proud place in America’s history, including the courage of Maine men and women during the American Revolution and Civil War. We also stand with the majority of Mainers who are outraged by the governor’s decision to remove the […]
Published
April 7, 2011

‘Murder in America is like a cancer’

Murder in America is like a cancer. It seems like we are both losing and saving lives. People are murdered by abortions, overdoses of drugs and alcohol and at the hands of criminals. People are saved by Jesus Christ, technology and recycling. How can we win over the murderers, you know “thou shalt not kill” […]
Published
April 7, 2011

Government must get back to serving citizens

The “American Heritage Dictionary” defines fascism as: “A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with a belligerent nationalism.” We do not have a dictatorship yet. We do have a growing number of right-wing extremists and, more and more, our governments […]
Published
April 7, 2011

Send a little extra money to Uncle Sam to stop cuts

There is a simple answer for the United States and Maine when it comes to money problems. Many are complaining that Gov. Paul LePage and Republicans in Washington are cutting spending to many of the nation’s and state’s little social programs. After years of overspending from here to Washington, D.C., the piggy bank is empty […]
Published
April 7, 2011

In 3 months, LePage has insulted everyone

Gov. Paul LePage has done it again. Calling the people who suggested making a human chain in front of the mural “idiots” shows he has no respect for anyone. He says “get over yourselves.” I think he needs someone to bring him down a few pegs himself. Since he took office (not by majority vote, […]

Published
April 7, 2011

Maine’s winter snow pure because ‘unfouled’ by waste

With springtime upon us, I actually will miss the foot-deep snowfalls that are the hallmark of a good Maine winter. The deep snows in the Pine Tree State are angel white, the winter skies are celestial blue and the pine-tree forests are a verdant evergreen. I am struck with reverent awe every time I peer […]
Published
April 7, 2011

Obama gets us into another war, a la Bush

It must be apparent to even the most partisan Democrat that Barack Obama’s election in 2008 has, in foreign policy and federal spending, turned out to be just the third term of George W. Bush. Obama has tripled down on a 10-year no-win war in Afghanistan, dithered on getting out of Iraq, and has now […]
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 […]
Published
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 […]
Published
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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