BELFAST — Angela and Joseph Mitchell Jr. had gotten used to the parties, the noise and the arguments that came from the house next door on Waldo Avenue, about a mile from the center of town.
August 2013
Posted inPolitics
Bill Nemitz: Republican knives out for LePage
Dear Governor LePage, do you hear that sound?
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Posted inNews
Containing expenses problematic in Maine
Maine has an especially difficult task trying to control the rapidly rising cost of health care, as it ranks fifth among the states for per-capita health care costs, according to 2009 federal statistics.
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: When shootings occur in US, Australians shake their heads
Christopher Lane’s parents wore dark sunglasses throughout the news conference they held in Sydney to address the “senseless” death of their son: their noses were red, their sobs uncontrolled, their grief raw.
Posted inOpinion
COMMUNITY COMPASS: Augusta again finds itself at a transportation crossroads
Transportation has defined Augusta since its inception. First, the Kennebec River brought the Native Americans to the head-of-tide at Cushnoc, followed by a trading post and later Fort Western.
Posted inCommunity
Sebasticook Valley FCU plans 5k run/walk
PITTSFIELD — Sebsticook Valley Federal Credit Union will hold its 5th annual 5K run/walk Sunday, Sept. 15. All proceeds will go to the Ending Hunger in Maine Campaign.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Correction: Editorial about unfit housing units
An editorial about housing in Augusta (“Old housing in dire need of attention”) in Thursday’s Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel misreported the number of buildings declared unfit for occupancy in the last year. According to the city, the correct number is seven entire buildings and one floor of an additional building, for a total of 42 residential units.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Welfare cheat stereotype hard to shake
Stereotypes die hard as long as there are people willing to believe them. The story about the welfare cheat never seems to go out of style.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Critics misunderstood letter about Affordable Care Act
I have carefully considered all the criticism concerning my letter addressing the Affordable Care Act. Sadly, I believe that most have completely misunderstood my position.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Efficiency Maine also has help for renters
In response to the Aug. 18 letter to the editor by Augusta resident Phyllis Hyde (“Efficiency Maine offers little help for renters”), we wish to correct the record.