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PublishedDecember 8, 2011
Human Rights Day observed on Saturday
Saturday is United Nations Human Rights Day. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948 by its member nations. This document states that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” and “each person is entitled to these rights regardless of their race, religion, nationality, social origin, sex, politics, […]
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PublishedDecember 8, 2011
Augusta Occupiers should follow law, get a permit
We have no problem with the Occupy Augusta movement, but the Occupiers need to follow the law and get a permit. We need a permit if we want to exercise our constitutional right to bear arms. Or if we want to build our dream house, we need to get a building permit. Peggy and Michael […]
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PublishedDecember 8, 2011
Senator supports new approach to library work
For more than 100 years, Lithgow Public Library has played an important role in the lives of central Maine residents. The library is a center of learning and a safe harbor for youngsters to gather and a meeting place for the entire community. I host my constituent meetings at Lithgow Library. It is impossible to […]
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PublishedDecember 8, 2011
Bible says God, not Jesus, spoke from burning bush
The Apostolic Church, located on Route 202 in Augusta, has a message for those who pass by its gaudy marquee: “It was Jesus who spoke to Moses from the burning bush.” I was raised in the Jewish faith. It is customary that Jews do not accept the belief that Jesus is the son of God. […]
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PublishedDecember 8, 2011
Nemitz column a hit piece about state treasurer
Bill Nemitz wrote a hit piece about State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin in the Dec. 4 newspaper: “Poliquin’s Private Club makes Waves at Popham.” His mud-throwing, innuendoes and character assassinations were well done, definitely some of Nemitz’s best since his articles about Paul LePage. How lucky he was to have the same day a front-page article […]
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PublishedDecember 7, 2011
Honor U.S. service members this Christmas
Another Christmas is coming, and once again I am reminded of my Marine Corps buddy and what he went through in Korea circa 1950-1951. At the time, America and the U.N. embarked on saving South Korea as the North Koreans invaded, bent on making the whole of Korea communist. My pal and his unit had […]
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PublishedDecember 7, 2011
Senate OKs un-American piece of legislation
A few days ago, the U.S. Senate voted to keep a provision in the national defense authorization bill. The provision allows for the U.S. military to detain indefinitely and without due process any American in America or in another country or any other person in America or in another country that they suspect to be […]
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PublishedDecember 7, 2011
Claim of ‘hundreds’ at summits seems extravagant
On Nov. 26, in his weekly broadcast, Gov. Paul LePage claimed to have heard from “hundreds of business leaders” during three recent summit conferences of Maine’s employers. “They” spoke of the “high cost of doing business in Maine.” No argument with the message, but “hundreds” of messengers within such a short time frame seems a […]
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PublishedDecember 6, 2011
Highland Wind should stand by its word
Highland Wind came to our town 21/2 years ago with a plan that sounded exciting on the surface. Angus King and Robert Gardiner made a proposal to the people of Highland Plantation to build a massive wind turbine plant here, and the financial benefits they pledged seemed to be an answer to prayers. Just a […]
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PublishedDecember 6, 2011
Wind opponents standing in way of progress
The recent article about the petition to stop wind power in Highland, Lexington and Concord made me cringe. Even if the high percentages of local people reported to be opposed to projects in this area are correct, these communities are so small that we are really talking about only a few people. Is it right […]
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