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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    June 14, 2013

    Viles should be named ‘Queen of Augusta’

    Just recently I returned to the Augusta area after a winter in Florida. It is not the same here! The community has lost a dear friend, Elsie Viles. I miss her charm, wit and inspiration from the many visits over the last decade or two.

  • Published
    June 13, 2013

    Thanks to the young man who helped unhonk horn

    I would like to thank a young gentleman who twice came to my honking Nissan on Commercial Street recently. I attempted to unlock my car after my dental appointment and must have tripped the theft alarm.

  • Published
    June 13, 2013

    Cutting Medicare savings will hurt poor, elderly

    Balancing a budget is full of tough choices. It's a game of give and take. There are some years where certain line items need a little more and others need a little less. But some programs, like the Medicare Savings Program, should never be cut.

  • Published
    June 13, 2013

    Tax dollars pay forvital public employees

    The current trend of elimininating school teacher, police officer, fireman and city employee jobs on a yearly basis is quite troubling to me. Twenty years from now there will be no qualified candidates to choose from for these posititions. The vital services these hardworking people provide is the lifeblood of the community. The tax money I gladly pay is far and away the best return on my money I will ever get. I challenge everyone to make a list of all you get for your tax dollars.

  • Published
    June 13, 2013

    Lockman, Wenckuseducation insight right on

    The June 8 opinion page in contained the very best information regarding education that we have seen, or heard, in eons!

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  • Published
    June 13, 2013

    Eskelund’s death was loss for entire community

    Kenneth Eskelund, DVM, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2013. Hopefully, area readers took the time to read his obituary. Dr. Eskelund was known worldwide for his work in avian (poultry) medicine. In reading his obituary, it is hard to believe that one man was responsible for so much good in our society, both in the business and philanthropic arenas.

  • Published
    June 12, 2013

    Maybe singing ‘Kumbaya’ isn’t such a bad idea

    I'm sure most of us have sat around in conversations when someone made a statement that encouraged a peaceful resolution to a problem or alluded to us all getting along together. Then someone would wise-crack, "Oh yeah, let's all sit around and sing 'Kumbaya'". A few would go, "yuck, yuck" or "te-he, te-he".

  • Published
    June 12, 2013

    We can’t afford to cut state income tax

    The state income tax cuts were not funded when enacted because there wasn't any money. It is reasonable to assume that the supporters believed that when the government's revenues recovered from the recession, that it was better to cut taxes than grow government.

  • Published
    June 12, 2013

    Bashing governor trumps DC scandals in press

    I've been looking for mention of the many scandals coming out of DC these days (IRS, Benghazi, AP; forget about Fast & Furious).

  • Published
    June 12, 2013

    Ideology trumps sense in Medicaid refusal

    If the federal government offered Maine $250 million per year for three years to build highways that would create 3,100 jobs per year (the equivalent of another BIW) shouldn't Maine take the money? Then why are Republicans in our Legislature refusing to take the federal Medicaid expansion money? Ideology trumping good sense. Vote them out.

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