A couple of weeks ago, psychiatrist Robert Spitzer made the news by writing a short but sincere apology to the gay community for his earlier support of “reparative therapy” intended to “cure” homosexuality.
June 2012
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Level playing field is point of Clean Elections system
The recent Maine Compass by House majority leader Andre Cushing, “Lawmakers chose least expensive revision to Clean Election system,” didn’t quite make sense. He starts by defending the “traditional” form of political fundraising and ends by criticizing someone for using it. Cushing, a leader of the effort to weaken Maine’s Clean Election law, succeeded in […]
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Pendulum swinging back on power of unions
Man, was I doing the happy dance when Gov. Scott Walker kicked those union thugs to the curb in Wisconsin. I bet you it was the same happy dance the boys and girls were doing over at the SEIU/MSEA when Gov. John Baldacci caved in to major union donations and support and agreed to forcibly […]
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SNAPSHOT: Creating quite a buzz
CATCHING THE BUZZ: Eric Seaman, right, inspects bees Wednesday with his apprentice, Ryan Beaulieu, 17, at Seaman’s Litchfield farm. The duo determined that the bees were healthy in the hive that swarmed a few days ago. Seaman utilizes the bees to pollinate at his produce and fruit farm.
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Morning Sentinel police log: June 8, 2012
IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 8:14 a.m., a vehicle accident with personal injury was reported on Horseback Road.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: McKenney lifts Madison to semis
MADISON — Emily McKenney pitched a no-hitter and drove in four runs as the Madison Area Memorial High School softball team beat Wiscasset 22-0 in a Western Maine Class C regional quarterfinal Thursday.
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For Messalonskee grads, trying leads to success
AUGUSTA — Waiting outside the Augusta Civic Center, Rita Stimpson contemplated clusters of teenagers in red and blue robes.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Oxford Hills eliminates Erskine
SOUTH CHINA — Erskine had a lot of trouble against Oxford Hills sophomore pitcher Crystal West this season — enough to score only two runs in 14 innings over two games.
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Waterville graduates given stirring sendoff
WATERVILLE — A 38-year veteran and retiring teacher urged the Waterville Senior High School graduates Thursday to use their imaginations, do things they enjoy, find a job they love and set goals allowing them to fulfill their potential.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Panthers moving on
WATERVILLE — Waterville Senior High School baseball coach Don Sawyer considered having J.T. Whitten take a pitch. The count was two balls, no strikes and there was two outs in the bottom of the first inning. Nah, Sawyer thought, let him swing away.