Sunday, September 25, 2005

Letters to the Editor

We desperately need public funding of elections. Right now, big money can (and does!) buy elections. Our so-called elected officials don't even need common people anymore.
LINDA SWANSON-DAVIES
Southwest Portland

I support public funding of elections; it seems to be working well in Maine and Arizona. Recent comments by assorted business organizations in our state decrying the bitter tone of politics and in support of a nonpartisan Legislature would be amusing if it weren't for the power these same entities wield in their advertising dollars and in financial support of the most ethically challenged candidates.
ROBERT W. CLORE
Columbia City