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Letters to the Editor

Published
July 14, 2013

Appeal to thieves to bring metal cat back home

Two woman in a small blue car pulled up in front of my driveway, walked up to the front of my trailer and stole a metal cat. We bought that cat for my mother's funeral; it meant the world to me.
Published
July 14, 2013

Pandora’s box of rights opened by rulings

Recently, a person from Monroe wrote a letter to the editor ("Unmarried people should have equal rights, too," July 6) in which he asked why cohabitors couldn't have the same benefits as same-sex couples.
Published
July 14, 2013

Snowden should be awarded freedom medal

The federal prosecutors want to convict Edward Snowden, who revealed documents about top-secret surveillance programs.
Published
July 14, 2013

Column ‘uplifting, educational, entertaining’

Kudos to Ross Doerr (Maine Compass, "A lot of 'us' like blind sky-diver are out here, having a great time," July 2) for writing a wonderful column that was uplifting, educational and, above all, entertaining.
Published
July 13, 2013

Numbers don’t add up for Maine’s working poor

Rep. Matt Pouliot, R-Augusta, age 26 and others of his ilk (young whippersnappers) are either callously unconcerned or willfully ignorant about living conditions of the working poor in Maine.

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Published
July 13, 2013

Coal far and away fuel that is hardest on climate

In his July 7 column, Charles Krauthammer criticizes the U.S. decision to use less coal, which harms the climate. He grudgingly concedes, at least for purposes of argument, that human activity is significantly damaging the climate, something 97 percent of the members of the National Academy of Sciences recognize.
Published
July 12, 2013

Declaration of Independence reprint missed this year

A document that's held dear by most Americans is the Declaration of Independence. It states, in clear and certain terms, an intent to separate from Great Britain, and as importantly, to list the many reasons leading to that decision.
Published
July 12, 2013

Veterans’ Cemetery land is hallowed ground

I commend Don McIntire for questioning the Maine National Guard and its proposed office building on Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery land (article, "Veteran objects to Maine Guard HQ relocation site," June 3).
Published
July 12, 2013

Transporting fuel by rail is dangerous

I was horrified to read about the derailment and subsequent explosion of a train carrying crude oil in Quebec on July 6. This Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railways train was headed for Maine.
Published
July 11, 2013

Expenses are landlord’s cost of doing business

Albert Bailey (letter, “Owning house costs more than renting one,” July 5) makes some good points, but the expenses he cites are part of my landlord’s cost of doing business.