Thoughtful woman added her push to stuck mower

Letters to the Editor

Published
July 6, 2011

Thoughtful woman added her push to stuck mower

A very thoughtful but unidentified woman came to our assistance recently at our home on Benton Avenue. My husband and I were trying, unsuccessfully, to free our riding mower, which had become stuck on our front bank, when a car pulled into our yard. We initially thought that it was just someone turning around, but […]
Published
July 6, 2011

Vaughan Field park ‘lasting legacy’ for kids

My 3-year old daughter spends a lot of time at Hallowell’s new Vaughan Field park and playground at the site of the old elementary school. On a recent visit, she admired tadpoles in the muddy reeds, rode her tricycle on the newly paved parking lot, kicked the soccer ball around the grassy field and made […]
Published
July 6, 2011

Busloads same-day voter registrants? Prove it

Regardless of position, using facts and not fiction in debate is expected of our civic leaders. When someone purposefully veers into outright deception and spreading false claims to build support for one’s particular position, it is disservice to Maine citizens. Argue with passion, debate vigorously, but tell the truth. L.D. 1376, which reduces Maine citizens’ […]
Published
July 6, 2011

Hope CMP waits until ospreys done nesting

I found the article regarding Central Maine Power Co.’s osprey nest removal in the June 27 edition of the Kennebec Journal intriguing. It seems that a large company can find a way around the migratory waterfowl protections by saying that the ospreys are not building in their natural habitat. I don’t know how mere birds […]
Published
July 4, 2011

Messalonskee graduation an appalling display

The Messalonskee High School graduation has come and gone, on a wet Thursday evening when another graduating class received its diplomas. Graduation is a time when students, parents and educators reflect on the accomplishments of the past four years. It is a time when students look back on the many memories they have made. Many […]

Published
July 4, 2011

Christian finds Legislature not a spiritual desert

I read with interest the column by David Offer concerning how Ann LePage's prayer "offended" people.
Published
July 4, 2011

Christian finds Legislature is not a spiritual desert

I read with interest the column by David Offer concerning how Ann LePage’s prayer “offended” people. I write for those who were not offended. As a first-term legislator, I know my God sent me to Augusta to work for the people and state. I did not plan to seek this role. However Jesus has better […]
Published
July 3, 2011

Messalonskee sixth-graders write letters to the editor

The following letters to the editor are part of a class project by sixth-grade students and their teacher Alison Lehto at Messalonskee Middle School in Oakland.
Published
July 3, 2011

Library’s career center big help to job seekers

I am writing to publicly thank the Waterville Public Library’s Business and Career Center for its help during a recent period of unemployment. After being out of work for six months with no luck in my job search, my wife suggested checking out the new job seeking assistance at the library. I needed the push […]
Published
July 3, 2011

Proposed cure for Medicare may be worse than its ills

A new government report says the Medicare program is $24.6 trillion in debt. The rate at which this debt is accumulating is increasing, with Maine falling in line as one of the sources. Medicare costs in Maine have been rising by 6.9 percent annually, according to the latest statistics. If we do nothing to fix […]

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