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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Romney’s spin on health care not supported by facts
In typical Romney-speak, Mitt Romney attempted to spin the landmark Supreme Court decision that allows this country to become the last developed country in the world to guarantee health care to its citizens. The Affordable Care Act will benefit almost all of the 50 million citizens currently underserved by traditional health insurance practices, not just the 2-3 million, according to the CBO, helped by Romney's proposed health care plan. He pledges to repeal "Obamacare." Good luck with that empty "promise."
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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Society’s insulters should take stock of their actions
A most disturbing situation -- a callous attitude of disrespect -- has become all too prevalent in our nation. It is experienced by elders of our society, by parents to children and vice versa, by drivers of various vehicles (some with booming radios or resonators on exhausts) plus the common use of obscene gestures.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Supreme Court decision will cripple health care
By upholding Obamacare the Supreme Court has changed this county as we know it. I worked in health care 40 years and this act will cripple health care: higher premiums, longer wait times to see a physician, denied/delayed surgeries, etc. Socialized medicine has not been successful even in Canada, but here we go following their lead.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Moscow should get out of the school district now
The School Administrative District 13 school board is planning on closing both the Quimby and Moscow schools, then building a multi-million dollar expansion to the high school to house all the kids there. The high school was designed to hold more than 300 children. Why build an extension?
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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Supreme Court decisionwill cripple health care
By upholding Obamacare the Supreme Court has changed this county as we know it. I worked in health care 40 years and this act will cripple health care: higher premiums, longer wait times to see a physician, denied/delayed surgeries, etc. Socialized medicine has not been successful even in Canada, but here we go following their lead.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Remarks intended forfuture Winthrop budgets
In the reporting on the June 25 public meeting on the proposed property tax increase included in the town of Winthrop's municipal budget I was quoted, correctly, as stating that "a little give on the public employees side as well" may be called for in future years' budget negotiations.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Stealing from the dead is as low as a person can go
On what would have been my 40th wedding anniversary, I went to place a rose on my husband's grave in a cemetery in Manchester, only to find that a decorative planter that had been there for 12 years had been stolen.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2012
Church dress code showsall are NOT welcome
Appearing in the St. Michael's Church Bulletin June 23-24 was the directive "What to Wear for Church." The following excerpts will be quoted: "Shorts for men or women, bare backs, low cut tops, etc. are not appropriate clothing for those who are coming to worship God. Nor are shirts with rock groups or beer commercials."
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PublishedJuly 6, 2012
Decreases in increases do not mean ‘cuts’ in RSU 18
Decreases in planned spending increases do not produce "cuts" as most voters understand it. This is why the budget for RSU 18 was defeated by Belgrade, China, Oakland, Rome and Sidney voters.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2012
Imagine possibilities … because they won’t happen
Imagine if our country could have tariffs and control our own trade again. Imagine if that meant we could manufacture our own products again.
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