For the first time in my 32 years as a Catholic, I walked out in the middle of Mass. I had just listened intently to my pastor’s inspiring homily. When he finished, he pulled out a letter he was obligated to read from Bishop Richard Malone of Portland. As he read the bishop’s letter, something […]
2012
Posted inOpinion
M.D. HARMON: Obama’s insurance ruling quashes moral concerns about abortion
After the events of recent days, have Roman Catholics — or at least the ones who go to Mass regularly and try to live by the historical teachings of their faith — finally realized that President Barack Obama doesn’t care what they or other traditional believers think about him?
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
US on edge of biggest disaster since Depression
The United States is on the edge of the biggest disaster since the Depression of the early 1930s. The government is making and borrowing money that is being charged to the American public. We, not the government, owe more than $48,000 per person in the country. What are they doing in Washington? It is like […]
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ON HUNTING: Deer still face challenges
Another Maine winter has set in, and sportsmen and wildlife managers alike hold their collective breath waiting to see how it will affect our deer herd. So far, winter conditions have been relatively mild, and despite a poor mast crop, there is hope the deer may come out of it OK. But a mild winter alone may not be enough.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Quality fishing support declines
Over the last 38 years, “The Maine Sportsman” magazine has conducted a survey that covers hunting, fishing and environmental issues, and the results intrigue politicians, outdoors activists and interested public.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Circuses are no substitute for bread
On radio and television, we hear a lot of talk about how low-income people are lazy, looking for a handout, and so on. People who get their information from only such sources will parrot the same opinions, without really knowing what they are talking about. Undoubtedly, every level of society has some lazy people. The […]
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The trail less traveled
EAST ORLAND — For more than a decade, Peter Kenney of Bar Harbor has been trying to grow the sport of snowshoe racing in eastern Maine.
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Money buying political ads better spent elsewhere
Canada for president? Not sure about that one, but we do need serious candidates to choose from and vote for soon. I am thoroughly disillusioned and disgusted by politics and politicians. They are bought and paid for by the millionaires of the world (sometimes their own money) to fund their own interests. We, the majority, […]
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Class warfare as corrective to financial inequity
The term “class warfare” is being advanced as a reprimand to those who point out the growing financial inequity in our society. Well, I’m all for class warfare as a corrective. History reveals that, for most cultures, a divide will develop between a rich, powerful elite and a large, powerless underclass. Nobility and serfs. Dictators […]
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Failure to OK pipeline bad for central Maine’s future
The natural gas pipeline proposal that is before local governments for approval in the Kennebec Valley area is the most important economic development opportunity for this region in this generation. The pipeline has the potential to supply heating and power at a third of the price of oil. It will bring savings of tens of […]