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PublishedApril 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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PublishedApril 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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PublishedApril 7, 2011
12 of 15 top political donors gave to Democrats
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PublishedApril 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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PublishedApril 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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PublishedApril 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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PublishedApril 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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PublishedApril 7, 2011
‘Me first,’ tailgating don’t get drivers there quicker
What’s your hurry your death or mine? Not too long ago on a trip down the interstate, I nearly went under the wheels of an 18-wheeler. Why? Because the driver was entering the highway from an entrance ramp without yielding. I was unable to move over to accommodate him, and though I was slowing down, […]
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PublishedApril 7, 2011
LePage a politician without professionalism
For the better part of my 60 years, politics and politicians have been of great interest to me. My work history has afforded me the opportunity to meet, speak and, on some occasions, dine with politicians from all over the United States. Many of those discussions involved issues about which the politician and I had […]
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PublishedApril 7, 2011
Stokes an ‘exciting’ candidate for mayor
Twice, by a 6-2 vote, Councilor Mark O’Brien lost on motions to hold the Augusta election for mayor on March 15. The election will be June 7, so voters can study the choice. I believe, Bill Stokes’ opponent tried to “rush it” thinking that ballot name recognition would prevail. Twenty-one years in municipal office with […]
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