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    Letters

    • Chained CPI not fair to vets

      Feb 21, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      A little-understood proposal to cut federal spending would demand sacrifice from our nation's veterans, including those with severe disabilities and elderly survivors of World War II.

    • Concealed weapons info

      Feb 21, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      The purpose of this letter is to inform you of one Mainer's opinion about the request recently made by the Bangor Daily News (BDN), for a list of all Maine residents who have been issued a concealed carry permit.

      First, I hope the folks at the BDN do not carry weapons because I think you just shot yourself in the proverbial foot. This information is not going to help you sell papers, or give you any conclusive evidence to your "research."

    • Concern over toxic tar sands

      Feb 21, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      I am concerned that Exxon and its Canadian affiliates "from away" have taken over our Portland Montreal Pipeline Company (PMPL) and have been considering reversing the flow to bring corrosive, toxic tar sands oil or bitumen from Alberta, Canada, through the Crooked River Valley to Portland.

      As a landowner with PMPL running through a mile of my land, including prime salmon/brook trout rapids, Class AA drinking waters and outdoor recreation of the Crooked River, I am concerned lest any spill of tar sands bitumen would pose unacceptable risks.

    • All for gun control

      Feb 21, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      We've been hearing a lot about gun control over the years (especially in the last couple of months after the Sandy Hook massacre in Connecticut) and I am all for it.

      Let's recap what the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Okay, a well regulated militia.

    • Shared services not the subject at hand

      Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      The Advertiser Democrat chose to minimize the staggering impact on Maine municipalities that would be caused by Governor LePage’s proposed budget cutbacks by agreeing with the governor’s assertion that all the towns need to do is share more services in order to weather this inconvenience.

      The good folks at the Advertiser Democrat are running the risk of being caught by the governor’s red herring.

    • Greed and selfishness

      Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      I have come to realize that whenever those who are government employees or AARP members are asked to contribute a little so as to save the hard working Mainer who pays taxes a little, this paper's editorial board and the AARP come out with all guns a blazing to protect the ones on the dole at the expense of the few hard working Mainers paying the bills.

    • Join One Billion Rising

      Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. That is 1,000,000,000 women – an epidemic of violence. One Billion Rising is a worldwide call to action on February 14 for women and those that love them to demand an end to violence against women and girls.

      At last count, One Billion Rising will be celebrated in 197 countries throughout the world! We thank Eve Ensler, the V-day activist, for her 15 years of dedication to ending violence world wide!

    • Thank you

      Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      I would like to thank the gentleman who found my car key and left it at the Dollar Tree in Oxford.

      Thanks to the gentleman who called me and to my neighbor Frank for returning it to me.

      Ida Smith

      Norway

    • The diet of Lent

      Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      This Wednesday (February 13) marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter, when Christians would abstain from meat and dairy products in remembrance of Jesus’ 40 days of fasting before launching his ministry.

      Devout Christians who observe meatless Lent help reduce their risk of chronic disease, as well as environmental degradation and animal abuse. Dozens of medical reports have linked consumption of animal products with elevated risk of heart failure, stroke, cancer and other killer diseases.

    • Alcohol and Money

      Feb 07, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      I believe our state government is so desperate to make more money that they are willing to sell alcohol on Sundays, which I believe is wrong.

      If they really want to make more money for our state why don't they make a bill that raises the price of alcohol and hard stuff too by two or three dollars. That way they can still make their money and leave Sundays alone.

      Jeff Brackett, Jr.

      Oxford

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