Thu, May 23, 2013

    Letters

    • 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

    • Reject cuts to drug program

      Feb 07, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      On January 29 I testified before both the Appropriations and Health and Human Services Committees at the State House. I testified as a volunteer member of the AARP Capitol City Task Force and a senior on a fixed income and urged the committees to reject cuts to the Low Cost Drugs for the Elderly and Disabled Program (DEL).

    • A sincere thank you

      Jan 31, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      On November 12, 2012, my husband Brett Sessions fell 18 feet to the ground after a rung on his tree stand broke. Brett broke his left femur and had to be life flighted to CMMC in Lewiston. Brett has been recuperating at home and his recovery has gone well, although he is still healing.

      First of all, Brett and I wanted to thank God (since we know Brett's accident could have been so much worse!).

    • Lady Vikings say 'thanks'

      Jan 31, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      Thank you to all of the area businesses, family, and friends that donated items and time to help out the Oxford Hills Lady Vikings basketball programs ticket auction fundraiser be a huge success.

      It couldn't have been done without all of you! The teams greatly appreciate it!

      Nate Pelletier

      Oxford Hills Lady Vikings Basketball

      South Paris

    • New education programs?

      Jan 31, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      Will we never run out of new programs to “drag the U.S. education system out of the 19th century and deliver a classroom experience that makes students excited to learn,” as your reporter phrased it?

    • Budget cuts will hurt children

      Jan 31, 2013 12:00 am

      To the Editor:

      I am a school nurse for the Oxford Hills school district as well as a parent of four children. I am very concerned about Governor Lepage's proposed budget cuts to the early childhood education programs.

      Each year in the fall I am always saddened when we have a child come to kindergarten with no early childhood education. The child is at a great disadvantage and requires a lot of school resources, so that they can participate in class at the same level as other children who have had early childhood education.

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