This letter is a comment regarding the article (BDN, Feb. 7) on the pending legislation for selling beer at the Mahaney Diamond minor league games.

It is a sad commentary that the sale of beer at the University of Maine baseball stadium is part of the agreement to use the field, and that our Legislature is going to tell the university — which has its own policies regarding the consumption of alchohol at its sporting events — what the policies will be for special groups.

Having been part of the university for the last 36 years and an avid sports supporter, it is very disturbing that we have people in positions at the university saying that they do not oppose such an agreement. It’s just another case of the almighty dollar being the main focus. If the minor league can’t sell tickets to their games without beer, then they should look elsewhere to play — not the university campus.

Having had beer spilled on me at sporting events and a person who has consumed too much (where sales have been monitored) sitting next to me is not an enjoyable family entertainment event.

We are not big league like the areas south of us, and we don’t need to ruin what has always been — “Maine, the way life should be.” That saying goes down the drain when our Legislature can dictate policies for one special group because of big bucks. I am not against the consumption of alchohol; I’m against it being forced on the University of Maine and its policies.

It is a sad commentary on which is more important — principles or money. Kathryn Hamilton Orono