Letters

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August 13, 2010

Letters to the editor, Aug. 13, 2010Emergency rooms treat homeless well

I write to respond to issues raised in a letter to the editor on Aug. 3 (“Drowned homeless man deserved better care”). In a hospital’s emergency department, severely intoxicated patients are evaluated not only for alcohol abuse but for a myriad of other medical problems. Often, and only with their consent, they are admitted to […]
Published
August 12, 2010

Letters to the editor, Aug. 12, 2010Joanie’s party always stellar

Joanie can sure throw a massive party. Or, I should say, Joan Benoit Samuelson and her stellar staff can sure put on one of the premier 10Ks in the world. Held in Cape Elizabeth every August for the past 13 years, the TDBank Beach to Beacon event hosts 6,000 runners and gets better every year. […]
Published
August 12, 2010

More letters to the editor, Aug. 12, 2010Tom Brady shows his greatness

Normally I wouldn’t comment on things like this, but after watching New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady’s interview about why he’s in camp even while his contract is being negotiated, I was compelled to write. Every professional athlete, regardless of the sport, can take a lesson from this man. His dedication to the sport is […]
Published
August 11, 2010

Letters to the editor, Aug. 11, 2010:New Hampshire has little to offer us

Tony Payne’s column comparing Maine to New Hampshire is an insult to the great state of Maine (“Maine should take lessons from its neighbor,” Aug. 1). New Hampshire is a socially and morally bankrupt state. Its laws that permit the sale of fireworks while prohibiting their use in the state is an example of this. […]
Published
August 10, 2010

Letters to the editor, Aug. 10, 2010:Don’t count some graduates as ‘dropouts’

I join urgently in the outcry over designating as “dropouts” students who take five or more years to graduate from high school. Maine educators have exerted themselves for years to help teenagers who struggle in school to “stay the course,” to graduate. It requires character and courage for an adolescent, who may learn slowly or […]

Published
August 9, 2010

Letters to the editor, Aug. 9, 2010Health care law still a mystery

I want to say thank you to David Clough of the National Federation for Independent Business for his recent commentary (“New law places huge burdens on small businesses,” July 31) pointing out one of the many hidden, untold treasures found within the new health care law. I apparently missed that topic being discussed by our […]
Published
August 8, 2010

Letters to the editor, Aug. 8, 2010CMP grid expansion not necessary

The paper reported on July 28 (“Permit clears way for CMP to start power grid update”) that Central Maine Power Co. has received its final federal permit to begin working on the $1.4 billion upgrade to its transmission system. The paper failed to mention that this environmentally and financially expensive project wouldn’t be necessary were […]
Published
August 7, 2010

More letters to the editor, Aug. 7, 2010Dechaine case keeps readers involved

Nowhere is the need to avoid judicial conflict of interest more pressing than when it may affect the very freedom of an individual imprisoned for life or the certainty due a murder victim’s family that the real murderer is no longer at large. Both are powerfully present in the case of Dennis Dechaine. We are […]
Published
August 7, 2010

Letters to the editor, Aug. 7, 2010Kayaking safety rules important

Since the two kayakers were lost off Ram Island, I have looked at most of the safety advice available on the Internet. There are so many items that potential users of that information may tire of reading those long lists of things that probably won’t happen. Yet the following three items that I think are […]
Published
August 6, 2010

Letters to the editor, Aug. 6, 2010Don’t build more N-power plants

President Obama’s nuclear energy strategy is disastrous. In “Small is Beautiful,” British economist E.F. Schumacher warned: “Ionising radiation has become the most serious agent of pollution and greatest threat to man’s survival on Earth.” 1. Carbon-14 has a half life of 5,900 years, which is how long its radioactivity declines to half of what it […]