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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    August 7, 2013

    Starks needs time to create cell tower ordinance

    My wife and I live on my farm on Abijah Hill Road in Starks; my daughter and grandchildren live next door.

  • Published
    August 7, 2013

    Policies need updating as town, its culture change

    In a recent letter to the editor, Ernie Canelli III stated that the town manager and the town council should promote the culture of Fairfield.

  • Published
    August 6, 2013

    ’42’ will teach people something, make them feel

    The movie "42" is now available to rent or buy. Every person who ever played -- or dreams of playing -- baseball should see this film. My hat's off to writer/director Brian Helgeland.

  • Published
    August 6, 2013

    Air pollution knows no boundaries

    Here in Maine, we know that air pollution knows no boundaries. We are constantly on the receiving end of pollution created in states to the south and west of us.

  • Published
    August 6, 2013

    Gas pipeline being installed at a snail’s pace

    I and many others have had to stop numerous times for the natural gas pipeline being installed along Route 27. They have been working on this project all summer and have progressed only about a half-mile.

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  • Published
    August 5, 2013

    Retailers censor magazine with bomber’s photo

    A number of major retailers decided not to display the current issue of Rolling Stone magazine, which had on its cover a picture of Dzhokhar “Jahar” Tsarnaev, the accused Boston Marathon bomber. Apparently, the magazine said something about him that the people who make these decisions did not like. Except for the fact that one […]

  • Published
    August 5, 2013

    Some principles we all can, and should, live by

    George Orwell once said, “We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.” Well, here we are, and here I am — restating the obvious. Many elected Republicans appear to have lost their way. I would like to start a bread-crumb trail of […]

  • Published
    August 5, 2013

    Retirees association improves members’ lives

    Once again, the Maine Association of Retirees is doing all it can to improve the lives of retirees by appealing the judge’s decision on our cost of living adjustment. I know that the association’s members and the staff have greatly improved and added to my retirement. The association offers many benefits for all retirees receiving […]

  • Published
    August 5, 2013

    Bible explains punishment for child abusers

    I couldn’t agree more with Marcel LeRoi’s recent letter to the newspaper (“Nation’s success relies on returning to Jesus Christ,” July 31). In it, LeRoi urges us to return to the teachings of Jesus as found in the Bible. I believe we should start with our Lord’s judgment of those who abuse little children, a […]

  • Published
    August 5, 2013

    Many helped to make Old Hallowell Day success

    There are many people to thank for the success of Old Hallowell Day. Literally hundreds of people came together to plan a day that celebrates our city. Members of the Old Hallowell Day Committee did everything, including planning, fundraising, recruiting volunteers and choreographing the parade — these folks do it all. I also want to […]