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Letters to the Editor

Published
January 22, 2012

We made a huge mistake when we elected LePage

In answer to Nick Logan of Fairfield's letter of Jan. 10, "Sometimes, retirees just need a little help," what we did when we elected Paul LePage was to make a huge mistake.
Published
January 22, 2012

Really? A favorable article in KJ about Paul LePage?

A favorable, or at least partially favorable, article about Gov. Paul LePage in the Kennebec Journal. ("Good Year for LePage," Jan. 8). Will wonders never cease?
Published
January 22, 2012

Subscriber misses lovely photos by Phelan, Molloy

When I began subscribing to the Kennebec Journal a few years ago, I often clipped and saved photographs taken by Joe Phelan and Andy Molloy -- pictures of farms, of snowy streets, of various animals, of citizens' activities in pretty settings.
Published
January 22, 2012

Why call for another law that will be ignored?

The Jan. 11 editorial, "We need total ban on drivers using cellphones," calling for a ban on the use of mobile communication devices while driving is good example of the kind of thinking that gives me pause whenever I read a newspaper "Our Opinion" piece.
Published
January 22, 2012

Three municipalities could share one police station

The towns of Oakland and Winslow are in the same boat as Waterville -- in desperate need of new police stations. So why don't the three municipalities pitch in and buy/build a station on Kennedy Memorial Drive?

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Published
January 22, 2012

Students stymied by questions needing creativity

Last night on the NBC national news, I was struck by a piece about college applications today.
Published
January 22, 2012

Use TANF to cover needs of people with disabilities

I believe this is a subject that needs to have as much attention drawn to it as possible.
Published
January 22, 2012

Palmyra petitioners seek to sell former school

Many of Maine's towns are trying to figure out what to do with their small school buildings after the school closes.
Published
January 22, 2012

2012 bringing out the good in many of us

Those resolutions many of us made at the start of the new year seem to be disappearing and life once again is becoming busy, stressful and, at times, overwhelming.
Published
January 21, 2012

Unwanted pregnancies the issue, not abortion

Once again men, women and children joined hands at the State House to protest abortion, and once again I ask myself, “Why is abortion the issue?” Isn’t unwanted pregnancy the issue? Isn’t birth control the issue? Why is there such a need for abortions today when safe birth control has been available for years? Why […]