The Jan. 11 editorial, “We need total ban on drivers using cellphones,” calling for a ban on the use of mobile communication devices while driving is good example of the kind of thinking that gives me pause whenever I read a newspaper “Our Opinion” piece.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Subscriber misses lovely photos by Phelan, Molloy
When I began subscribing to the Kennebec Journal a few years ago, I often clipped and saved photographs taken by Joe Phelan and Andy Molloy — pictures of farms, of snowy streets, of various animals, of citizens’ activities in pretty settings.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Really? A favorable article in KJ about Paul LePage?
A favorable, or at least partially favorable, article about Gov. Paul LePage in the Kennebec Journal. (“Good Year for LePage,” Jan. 8). Will wonders never cease?
Posted inSports
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Pats tight ends enjoy their success
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Football can be a grueling game, physically and emotionally demanding and draining. But when you take a look at the New England Patriots tight ends, Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, you remember that football can be fun, too.
Posted inSports
NF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: 49ers, Giants face off again in NFC title game
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) (AP) — The Giants boasted a physical, intimidating defense with athletic linebackers and stout linemen capable of stifling the NFL’s most productive offenses. San Francisco featured a high-powered passing attack led by an eventual Hall of Fame quarterback in his prime with receivers capable of turning short passes into big gains.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
We made a huge mistake when we elected LePage
In answer to Nick Logan of Fairfield’s letter of Jan. 10, “Sometimes, retirees just need a little help,” what we did when we elected Paul LePage was to make a huge mistake.
Posted inNews
JONATHAN RISKIND: Mainers to mingle with opposition for speech
It will be a bipartisan night for Maine lawmakers when President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday to a joint session of Congress.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Marijuana dispensary headline shameful
“Much-needed marijuana dispensary opens in Hallowell” should have been the headline on the front page of the Morning Sentinel on Jan. 11, not “Pot shop opens in Hallowell.”
Posted inOpinion
Religious right no longer called to dominate political landscape
God knows what has become of the religious right.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
LePage, Obama both adhere to divide, conquer
It’s surely just an odd coincidence, the interesting juxtaposition of back-to-back speeches that will occur on Tuesday night when the governor of Maine delivers his State of the State speech in Augusta right before the president of the United States serves up his State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.