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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    November 10, 2011

    Time Warner killed VCR, DVD recorder industry

    Time Warner continues to plow on with the analog-to-digital conversion. This conversion requires that people must rent Time Warner’s DVD recorder to watch one channel and record another channel. The conversion will not allow other VCR or DVD recorders to work. Thousands of Maine people have a store-bought VCR or DVD recorder that no longer […]

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    November 10, 2011

    Correction: Collins voted no on Colombia trade pact

    A recent letter incorrectly stated Sen. Susan Collins’ position on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. She voted against this agreement. She did, however, support the free trade agreement with South Korea because she believes it will support good jobs here in Maine. As President Barack Obama said, this agreement will make it easier for American […]

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    November 10, 2011

    Gay Straight Alliance thankful for article

    As a member of the Waterville High School Gay Straight Alliance, I would like to thank the newspaper for the great article on Oct. 21 regarding the Waterville Unitarian Church opening its drop-in center for LGBTQ youth. While it is true that, “A survey at Waterville senior and junior high schools in 2009 showed students […]

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    November 10, 2011

    An umpire whose heart was 8 feet tall

    Central Maine Softball lost a good friend with the passing of Ben Howard. Ben was an original member of the Capital Area Umpires Board and over the years, he was very proud of what he helped create. He saw umpires from his board go all over the country from California to Chicago, to Florida, Texas, […]

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    November 10, 2011

    Union should realize that times have changed

    I loved your article on the Maine State Employees Association contract talks. I have never seen such a long list of complaints, accusations, character assassinations, crying, sniveling and whining by the MSEA/SEIU leadership. Then I read their old executive director is back as their general counsel, and then it made sense. Well, here is a […]

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    November 10, 2011

    ‘The Laramie Project’ in Gardiner powerful, moving

    Kudos to the members of the Gardiner Area High School Drama Club for their moving rendition of “The Laramie Project.” The strong message of hope was evident individually through the actors’ performances and collectively as this remarkable group of teenagers took on a controversial subject. Nick Bucci’s stellar performance as the father of Matthew Shepard […]

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    November 9, 2011

    Maine Municipal Assn. does pay property taxes

    Don McIntire’s letter to the editor, published on Nov. 4, contained an incorrect assertion about Maine Municipal Association. While MMA is a nonprofit organization, it does pay property taxes. This year, it paid the city of Augusta $67,000 in property taxes and more than $11,000 for personal property (i.e., business equipment). We recognize the importance […]

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    November 9, 2011

    LePage visit to Colby had no ‘open conversation’

    Recently, Paul LePage spoke at Colby College, where I am a student. This, alone, I can accept. We were told that we could ask questions of the governor, but in truth, audience members were instructed to write their questions on paper, which were handed to LePage’s staffers and heavily vetted. Only those questions most palatable […]

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    November 9, 2011

    Sometimes, government spending adds to freedom

    The commentary by M.D. Harmon on the opinion page of Nov. 5 begins with the claim that every dollar that the government spends reduces our freedom. While Harmon thinks that this is a self-evident statement, I believe it to be false. In order to demonstrate this, here are three examples of government expenditures that have […]

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    November 9, 2011

    Winthrop skiing could mean better roads, right?

    The news from Winthrop is good. After years of neglect and thousands of dollars in damage to vehicles, the railroad crossing on Main Street has been repaired. It took two days. I suppose I should accept the “better late than never” attitude. We do now hear that the Department of Transportation is planning to spend […]