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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
‘Storm trooper’ bad choice of words for caption
Just a comment about the caption for the picture on page A2 on the March 17 Morning Sentinel. “Storm Trooper” was a really bad choice of words, as those of us of a certain age can attest to. Did the writer really know the meaning of the word? I wonder. Does Nazi Germany perhaps come […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Race for most conservative about women’s health issues
I had to respond to Michael Cameron’s letter ( “Fluke a soldier in a non-war against women’s health,” March 17), because a person can be wrong in only so many ways before the errors have to be addressed. By blindly backing the right-wing talking heads, he’s proven to be their demo. Non-thinkers willing to believe […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Investigative journalism piece good to see in KJ
It was refreshing to see a resumption of investigative journalism in the March 19 newspaper: “Watchdogs fault state for lax ethical oversight.” We certainly need more of same. Many feel the failure of the fourth estate on a national level (no doubt because of insider control of all major news media) is a leading cause […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Letter mourning loss of house a very nice letter
I’m writing to tell Sheila Hanley her letter, “Mourning the loss of a grand old house” (Feb. 28) was a very nice letter. I also want her to know I would not make fun of her or anybody who felt that way about a building. I too mourned the loss of a building in a […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Look at the facts since Obama became president
President John Adams once said, “Facts are stubborn things.” The price of gas when Barack Obama became president was $1.84 a gallon; look at the price now. The national debt when Obama became president was $10 trillion; look at the debt now. The unemployment rate when Obama became president was 7.8 percent. Since then, the […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Work done in room more important than room itself
Would it be OK with everyone to allow Augusta City Councilor Michael Byron and past City Councilor Mary Mayo-Wescott a chance to reverse their position on allowing the school board to use council chambers for their meetings? The Board of Education, which currently meets in the high school cafeteria, wants to make similar use of […]
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PublishedMarch 22, 2012
Online anonymity lets commenters hide
A few weeks ago, George Smith wrote a fine column about the influence of technology on public discourse. I’d like to add some thoughts. For more than two centuries, pages such as this one have provided one of the few opportunities citizens have to exercise their right to speak in a public forum. You require […]
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PublishedMarch 22, 2012
Alan Kelly should be on short list for prosecutor
I was on a grand jury years ago when Alan Kelly was a prosecutor along with Evert Fowle. I was favorably impressed by his handling of difficult cases and his sensitivity toward the victims and their families. I have read the newspaper over the years and have seen what a terrific job he has done. […]
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PublishedMarch 22, 2012
For every campaign dollar $1 should go to hungry
Two articles in March 10 paper caught my eye. One was about campaign spending and the other about the growing number of Maine families who are going hungry. It strikes me as a sad state of affairs that, on one hand, we can spend millions slandering and digging up dirt on someone running for office, […]
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PublishedMarch 22, 2012
Local lawmaker’s anger should focus on insurers
Recently, my state representative went off the deep end. Addressing the Legislature, Rep. Lance Harvell, R-Farmington, wondered why should his “20-year-old son have to get a mandate for insurance that would require him to have a Pap smear?” Lance railed against “insurance for autistic children” and suggested that Mainers older than 46 “lack good health.” […]
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