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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    July 30, 2012

    Bill Clinton signed NAFTA — no one else

    Robert -- I'm sorry for him, too, but all he did was try to beat the unions, he couldn't do that either.

  • Published
    July 30, 2012

    Dirigo sport teams need more coverage in paper

    Dirigo baseball team made a great run through the districts and was crowned District 5 Little League Champion. Now the team is in the state playoffs for 11-12-year-olds.

  • Published
    July 29, 2012

    McCabe responds to recent Maine Compass

    Extreme politics from either the left or right do not move us forward and do not help our citizens.

  • Published
    July 29, 2012

    If gay marriage OK’d, would it be taught in schools?

    If gay marriage were to be taught in our schools, wouldn't school boards have to approve of it? The dictionary clearly defines marriage, so what's there to teach? Why would we expose our children to just gay marriage? Why shouldn't children continue to learn about marriage the way they always have, at home and at church and at no cost to taxpayers?

  • Published
    July 28, 2012

    More accepting fairness of same-sex marriage

    According to recent polls, 57 percent of Mainers support same-sex marriage.

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  • Published
    July 28, 2012

    When tragedy occurs, walls between us fall

    When a horrific tragedy occurs, such as what happened last week in Aurora, Colo., the walls that separate us culturally, ethnically and economically break down and we come together to heal.

  • Published
    July 28, 2012

    America has become land of the free ride

    The number of jobs created in June was 80,000. Economists say we need 160,000 just to stay even with population growth.

  • Published
    July 27, 2012

    More to search for Higgs boson than we know

    There’s more to the search for the Higgs boson (also called the “God particle”) than the media are permitting to be heard. For example: Is there such a thing as a thing? Many say matter has evaporated. Are the billions being spent in the search being well spent or are they being spent on a […]

  • Published
    July 27, 2012

    GOP lawmakers put consciences above party

    My heartfelt thanks goes out to Meredith Strang-Burgess, Stacy Fitts, Dan Demerit and the other Republicans noted in the July 24 newspaper for putting their consciences in front of their parties in supporting equal marriage in Maine. It is not easy to dive into very difficult policy and social issues, and it’s harder yet to […]

  • Published
    July 27, 2012

    East-west highway study not good risk for taxpayers

    I may be mistaken, but I thought most private enterprises got startup capital from either a loan or private investors. So, in theory the entrepreneur takes risk in order to make financial gain for himself. It is interesting that the east-west highway study will be funded with taxpayer dollars. I’ve heard it said that “now […]