WELLINGTON — The town recently received two flag poles with two American flags to replace the old ones from Patrick Shea, Herb and Sharon Thompson, Home Depot-Waterville Store and The Willett-McKenney Post 186 American Legion of Clinton.
2012
Posted inOpinion
JOSEPH REISERT: Both parties shifting away from politics’ ideological center
Public dissatisfaction with Congress hovers near all-time highs. Our politics have become increasingly polarized, increasingly fractious and increasingly nasty. Why?
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Skowhegan police seek missing man
SKOWHEGAN — Police are looking for man who disappeared after leaving a local tavern early Saturday morning.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
No coincidence in finding Dechaine guilty of murder
A study has revealed that more than 2,000 persons found guilty of serious crimes in the United States over the past 23 years have been exonerated. The data were assembled by the University of Michigan Law School and the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. Surely many other wrongfully convicted persons […]
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John Edwards escapes
GREENSBORO, N.C. — John Edwards’ campaign finance fraud case ended in a mistrial Thursday when jurors acquitted him on one charge and deadlocked on the other five, unable to decide whether he used money from two wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress while he ran for president and his wife was dying of cancer.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Commemorative activities honor those who served
This past Memorial Day weekend, I was touched by all the commemorative activities that I attended around Waldo County. I began this long weekend planting a flag and flowers on the graves of my grandfather, Jim Longley Sr., a bugler who served in World War I and died soon thereafter from mustard gas poisoning of […]
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Morning Sentinel police log: June 1, 2012
IN BENTON, Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., peace was restored after reported harassment on Clinton Avenue.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Skowhegan parade was respectful remembrance
It has been a few years since Skowhegan has had a Memorial Day parade. This Memorial Day was a wonderful tribute by the town of Skowhegan to veterans and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. It was not huge, but it was well done, with veterans leading tasteful floats representing various organizations of the area. […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Charter schools drain public finances
The reliance on charter schools as viable alternatives to public education is part of a larger alarming nationwide trend toward zealous individualism and self-absorption. Rather than being turned outward toward our communities, many of us are turning inward in self-serving ways. As responsible democratic citizens, we should be committed and willing to pour our collective […]
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Soldier took pride in being a leader, his widow says
SKOWHEGAN — Jay Brainard’s wife, Emily, said Thursday her husband was a professional soldier who prided himself on his leadership role in the military.