I was impressed with the cartoon on the newspaper’s opinion page of Sept. 27. It depicted a chair on the left with a set of papers marked “peace talks .” Next to it was an Israeli flag. On the opposite side of the table was another chair, “peace talk” papers and a Palestinian flag. Only […]
October 2011
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Cooperative economy can be key to Maine’s future
Jobs, jobs, jobs. Seems as if we’re all standing around on the street corners waiting for the government or the guys in pinstripe suits to expand the U.S. work force.
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Fines planned over asbestos at Wilton demolition site
WILTON — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection plans to fine the private companies that the state agency says broke asbestos removal laws at a contaminated demolition site.
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Waterville woman charged with multiple felonies after police chase
A Waterville woman drove across lawns, ditches and curbs Friday night in a chase with police that began in Newport and ended with her arrest in Bangor, police said Saturday.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Bible no defense for hateful sentiment
I’d like to extract some key words Elaine Graham used in her letter of Sept. 29, that she used to describe Maine’s LGTB citizens: Bizarre, perverse, unholy, unwholesome, unhealthy and unnatural. Graham expressed her true feelings by employing those demoralizing words. To universally strike down by means of terrorizing language gay unions of any type […]
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Seeking info about relatives’ descendants
My late father’s uncle, Joseph Thomas Gosnay, and cousin, Thomas Froggett Gosnay, immigrated to America in 1876.
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Lewiston casino backers ask voters for a chance
LEWISTON — Supporters of the proposal for a casino in Lewiston, including city officials, are urging voters to give the plan a chance.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
American Jobs Act just a stack of recycled papers
I write in response to the letter, “While GOP plays politics, Obama builds jobs” (letter, Sept. 27). The American Jobs Act is nothing more than a stack of recycled papers. Barack Obama’s own Democratic Party controls the Senate and won’t put its leader’s jobs bill on the schedule. In fact, when the Democrats controlled both […]
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COMMENTARY: Should US approve new Canada pipeline?
While European and Asian countries have become increasingly dependent on oil imported long distances from politically volatile regions of the world, the United States has its own supplier right next door in Canada.
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COMMENTARY: Should US approve new Canada pipeline?
Recent spikes in gasoline prices have led once again to calls for more aggressive off-shore oil drilling and consideration of other sources of petroleum, particularly Canadian tar sands, to meet the nation’s enormous appetite for fuel.