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PublishedSeptember 7, 2012
Local companies’ donations help Farmington Elks
I would like to express my appreciation to the people at Poland Spring, Chinet of Waterville and Jarden's Plastics of Wilton for their generous donations to the Farmington Elks.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2012
GOP platform hard-line, fanatical, unreasonable
The GOP platform, shamelessly revealed in the run-up to the Republican National Convention, is a hard-line, fanatical and unreasonable set of goals.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2012
Paradis statements hurtful, misleading
Statements by City Councilor Patrick Paradis in the article, "Augusta River-view release plan irritates city officials" (Aug. 8), were hurtful and misleading.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2012
Billions spent on elections could fight cancer in kids
I watched the Jimmy Fund Telethon on Aug. 21 and 22, which was trying to raise money for cancer research.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2012
A tea party only the rich can afford to attend
College tuition has risen 900 percent in the last 30 years, causing a trillion dollars in student-loan debt. Politicians touting the classic American Dream call for even more “tax cuts” for the wealthy. Their share of national income in the same 30 years went from a healthy 9 percent to a greedy 24 percent. In […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2012
Note of thanks to all those who help children
We don’t know where the original Miss Gordon is now, but we hope this message will reach the many Miss (and Mr.) Gordons who have given the gift of their craft to hundreds of children, and who have made those children’s life better. My daughter — now a middle-age woman — had speech therapy as […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2012
Senator Obama criticized America’s rising debt
As we move toward the November presidential election it is helpful to remember a position taken on the Senate floor in March 2006 by then-Sen. Barack H. Obama: “The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. “It is a sign that the U.S. government […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2012
States can now play own game of welfare reform
I applaud Jennifer Marshall for her respectful tone of voice in her Aug. 30 commentary, “Welfare reform raised human dignity, and we just tossed best of it aside.” Essential points, however, are missing. As of July, under the new policy of welfare reform, work requirements are now for states to change and do with as […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2012
Wilson would get job done for House District 56
As a retired military officer, I learned the value of having solid, reliable men and women working beside me to accomplish a wide variety of complex missions. Among them I would have been proud to have had Corey Wilson, former combat Marine beside me getting the job done no matter how difficult. I highly recommend […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2012
Put Pitcher on the mound for House District 50
As my children grow up, I see what a positive impact sports have had on their lives. They’ve learned determination, teamwork, cooperation and perseverance. To give that experience, many people of the community need to be involved in supporting youth athletics. Joel Pitcher of Jefferson is the vice president of the Jefferson Sports Association. From […]
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