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Letters to the Editor

Published
August 22, 2012

Vietnam vet a patriot, not a pseudo-patriot

I am someone Henry C. Dillenbeck might consider to be one of those pseudo-patriots he spoke about in his letter on Aug. 12.
Published
August 22, 2012

Disturbed that elected officials made robo-calls

I must respond to the recent article on robo-calls meant to defeat the RSU 18 budget. There is something disturbing about secretly funded calls by elected town officials.
Published
August 21, 2012

Big businesses have cash, could create jobs

The governor and legislative majority in Maine and in the U.S. Congress have promoted giving tax breaks to business to encourage job development.
Published
August 21, 2012

Mischiefmakers asked to return flag to home

“Shoot if you must this old gray head, But spare your country’s flag,” she said. — From “Barbara Frietchie, by John Greenleaf Whittier I live on a quiet, pleasant street that spans the border of Hallowell and Farmingdale. Gardens are lovingly tended and lawns are manicured. There are no ostensible signs of wealth, just the […]
Published
August 21, 2012

Parents have responsibility to teach their own children

In reference to the article "Budget cuts hit Head Start programs" in the Sunday Aug. 5, newspaper, I would like to say too much passing the buck is happening in this country lately.

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Published
August 21, 2012

Wondering about some doings in Waterville

We live in tough times today. There is no good way to sugarcoat how bad things are.
Published
August 20, 2012

Public service, integrity done the Chicago way

Obamacare is now the law of the land. The U.S. government, famous for its efficiency, will now attempt to run the health care system for 300 million people. That should be a piece of pork, I mean cake.
Published
August 19, 2012

Waterville soup kitchen about to go broke

One of the most important institutions in the Waterville area, Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen, is about to go broke.
Published
August 19, 2012

Don’t make RSU 18 mediocre school district

As a resident and taxpayer of Belgrade, I had three children graduate from the Messalonskee school system and now have four grandchildren in the RSU 18 school district.
Published
August 19, 2012

Augusta runs city services on just 48% of budget

I wonder how many residents know that the city of Augusta is on run on 48 percent of the city budget. The remaining 52 percent is for the Augusta School Department, which, of course, is controlled by the school board and superintendent. The same school board hired a new principal for the Vo-Tech center for a salary of $81,000 per year, making two principals and three assistant principals for that building. Coincidentally, that is the same amount to open Bicentenial Nature Park and fill a part-time Augusta police officer position.