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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    July 20, 2012

    CBO fiscal predictions not known for accuracy

    Recent editorials in the newspaper and several letters to the editor have hailed the recent Supreme Court decision affirming the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) as a major victory for the country. Whatever one may think of the purported policy benefits, one benefit supporters consistently reference is economic. As evidence, they will point out that over […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2012

    GOP needs to adopt politics of compassion

    It shouldn’t come as a surprise that congressional Republicans have become even more draconian than the discredited George W. Bush canard of “compassionate conservatism.” This past April, the U.S. Senate, with 68 votes (all the Democrats plus the Republican women), passed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. Recognizing the extensive nature of domestic violence, the […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2012

    Firearms purchase form looks like racial profiling

    Question 10 on the newly revised (July 9, 2012) firearms purchase background check form includes the following: * A: “Ethnicity” (choose one): Hispanic or Latino or Not Hispanic or Latino. * B: “Race” (select one or more): American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, White. This […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2012

    Any effort to fit police plans into Sentinel site?

    I strongly agree with Don G. Harris (letter, “It’s sheer lunacy to build station next to tracks,”July 8) on his thoughtful comments concerning Waterville’s actions and results over the past years. Harris is, of course, “bucking a strong wind” when he strives for “common sense,” as it hasn’t been popular in Waterville in recent times. […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2012

    Glad Morning Sentinel under new management

    In May, when we returned to our residence in Waterville, we were pleased to learn that Richard Connor was no longer head of MaineToday Media. His relatively brief tenure was disastrous. The Morning Sentinel seriously declined under his management and his policies. The paper was filled with stale material and inconsequential fluff. Moreover, despite proclaiming […]

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  • Published
    July 20, 2012

    Here’s hoping we can fix LePage mistake next vote

    Supreme Court Justice John Roberts said in a decision, “It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.” This certainly rings true here in Maine and its choice of Paul LePage as governor. He still has not learned to engage his brain before opening his mouth. His offhanded […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2012

    ‘Cross Man’ column a great human-interest story

    I just read Amy Calder’s column about John Lewis, “the Cross Man.” What a great human interest story. I’ve seen this guy many times over the past few years as I drove through town. I’d spot him walking along Winslow and Waterville streets, waving his cross and waving to people who’d pass him by. I […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2012

    Why not use Head of Falls for Taste of Waterville?

    The use of the city-owned land at Head of Falls has been under much scrutiny over recent months, most notably for its potential as a public gathering and festival space. Maybe I am missing something here, but coming right up on the calendar is the Taste of Waterville, arguably our biggest annual local outdoor festival. […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2012

    Vote not about marriage equality, but perversion

    I am commenting on the column by J.P. Devine, “Couple joins ‘Gayby Boom'” on July 1, about a lesbian who is having a girl baby. Devine, who has called himself an atheist or agnostic, seems to be quite excited by this farce and seems to think everybody else is also, especially her teacher-partner. Devine’s column […]

  • Published
    July 20, 2012

    10 days in jail not enough for torture of bobcat

    I am writing in regard to the men who called themselves Maine Guides, former or current, it doesn’t matter. I have another word for them: evil (article, July 4). To get only 10 days in jail for the torture and death of a bobcat is an absolute injustice. The terror and pain that poor animal […]

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