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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    August 26, 2012

    Nation of Van Winkles deserve their government

    If Rip Van Winkle woke from a 20-year sleep today, he would not recognize current political facts of life. Citizens’ common sense is deep asleep. While today’s citizens and states struggle with budgets to make ends meet, the federal government has spent taxes for three years without a budget. The people — a nation of […]

  • Published
    August 26, 2012

    SAD 13 voters missing vital budget information

    I don’t believe officials in SAD 13 are giving voters enough information for them to cast informed ballots about the proposed budget. We have no information about where last year’s carryover funds went and pages of necessary data were missing from the budget flier sent out on Aug. 14. The state is paying directly to […]

  • Published
    August 26, 2012

    Banda’s experience sets him apart from the rest

    It is my pleasure to endorse Darrick X. Banda in the upcoming election for district attorney of Kennebec and Somerset counties. Although I am a lifelong Democrat, my support for Banda is based on his character, experience and his abilities as a trial lawyer. He has managed cases in the past in Augusta District Court […]

  • Published
    August 26, 2012

    Tabitha’s Closet items offered free of charge

    I am writing to thank the Kennebec Journal for providing coverage of Tabitha’s Closet, a local mission of the Winthrop United Methodist Church. Tabitha’s Closet provides school supplies and gently used back-to-school clothing to pre-schoolers through high school-age kids. The event held recently served about 300 people, not only from Winthrop and nearby towns, but […]

  • Published
    August 26, 2012

    Matt Pouliot would be fresh voice for Augusta

    I am writing in support of Matt Pouliot, who is running to represent Augusta in the House of Representatives. Pouliot is exactly the type of person we need in government. He is a thoughtful, hardworking young man who puts service to the community first. When not working as a real estate agent, Pouliot has given […]

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  • Published
    August 25, 2012

    Let’s take next step in phasing out BPA

    On a hot and humid day in June, with my three kids beside me, I helped turn in 800 signatures in support of phasing out bisphenol-A from children's food.

  • Published
    August 25, 2012

    Skowhegan Indian is shabby, needs our help

    I recently went to see the Old Man; he seems so lonely and sad.

  • Published
    August 25, 2012

    Welfare recipients should use money wisely

    We always thought that Social Security disability and food stamps were set up for the poor and disadvantaged. As a society, we have an obligation to take care of our most vulnerable members.

  • Published
    August 25, 2012

    There was a day in Maine when …

    In Maine, marriage has always been defined as a union of one man and one woman.

  • Published
    August 24, 2012

    Pouliot is ideal candidate to represent Augusta

    Each election, we must ask ourselves what type of person we should send to the state Legislature.

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