I don’t know about you, but I am extremely disappointed by the way things are going in Augusta. The majority party in the Maine Legislature is taking our state in the wrong direction. Gov. Paul LePage makes decisions, proposals and vetoes dependent upon his punitive view of the world. And, Republican lawmakers seem to be […]

I would like to share with you the strong characteristics of Priscilla Jenkins, candidate for Senate District 21 for the towns of Winthrop, Hallowell, Gardiner, Manchester, Chelsea, West Gardiner, Farmingdale and others. Priscilla has been a tireless worker in her community, serving on a number of community organizations such as the Winthrop town council, the […]

Gay Grant may be known to some of us for her singing voice, but others know her for speaking up for the kids and for creating opportunity when she was on the SAD 11 School Board. She helped guide our schools through turbulent times. Others know her for her articles in the Capital Weekly newspaper, […]

I received a solicitation in the mail from the National Pro-Life Alliance. It informed me that the only U.S. Senate candidate from Maine who is 100 percent pro-life is Scott D’Amboise. It also stated that none of the other candidates responded to their candidate surveys. Therefore, it surprised me that next to the name Republican […]

Scouting is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the awarding of the first Eagle Scout badge. A 2010 Baylor University study, “Eagle Scouts: Merit Beyond the Badge,” conducted by the university’s Program for Pro-Social Behavior, has put into quantifiable metrics that Eagle Scouts, because of their training in scouting, are the kind of people who value […]

We enjoyed the Memorial Day advertising spread on pages A4 and A5 of the Monday edition (May 28) of the Kennebec Journal. However, we were wondering why you used two pictures of the Royal Canadian Snowbirds aerial squadron instead of, say, the Thunderbirds or the Blue Angels. Byron Campbell II Litchfield