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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    July 6, 2012

    Katz has gall to crow about draconian reforms

    Sen. Roger Katz recently sent a communication to his constituents about the recent Legislature’s “significant legislative achievements” and his part in them. Sure, they and he lowered tax rates, especially for the wealthiest Mainers like him, who got the lion’s share of the benefit. Their (and his) reform of the health insurance system included provisions […]

  • Published
    July 5, 2012

    Relatives of D-Day casualty sought by French man

    I have been given the task of finding any relatives of Eugene J. Dennis from Winslow. What I have to work with I will share with you.

  • Published
    July 5, 2012

    Catholic Church on shaky ground on moral issues

    I just read the article about the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in Atlanta.

  • Published
    July 5, 2012

    RSU budget really should have $350,000 decrease

    The RSU 18 budget caused me some concern when I came to understand that the board awarded a sizable increase in teachers' pay. As a lifelong educator, I appreciate the board's generosity; but most of the teachers around the state with whom I have talked have not seen anything close to the sweetheart deal RSU 18 received.

  • Published
    July 5, 2012

    RSU 18 should live within its means, not ask for more

    Digging deeper into RSU 18's reckless abandon with our money, we find that in addition to all of ours, the district received a one-time amount of $338,976 from the federal stimulus package (that was our money, too).

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  • Published
    July 5, 2012

    East-West Corridor subject of truly open discussion

    The infomercial-billed-as-a-forum for the East-West Corridor on May 31 was experienced by many as a failure of American democracy and proof of the insidious power of corporations to usurp citizens' rights to free speech and self-determination.

  • Published
    July 5, 2012

    Obama campaign opens campaign registry

    While reading the electronic news recently, I came across an interesting new twist in the game of politics.

  • Published
    July 3, 2012

    RSU 18 should live within its means, not ask for more

    Digging deeper into RSU 18's reckless abandon with our money, we find that in addition to all of ours, the district received a one-time amount of $338,976 from the federal stimulus package (that was our money, too).

  • Published
    July 3, 2012

    Remember our roots andstay out of pointless wars

    Independence Day, July 4, is a legal holiday celebrating the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

  • Published
    July 3, 2012

    Thank our heroes, Godfor America’s blessings

    Soon it will be the Fourth of July, Independence Day, when America will celebrate everything great about the land of the free and the home of the brave. America, the greatest nation ever, did not come easily, but at great cost in both lives and fortunes by a great number of men and women from varied backgrounds. Heroes every one.