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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    October 18, 2011

    People who use others have mastered deception

    Throughout our lives, we will encounter all types of people. However, the people I have the hardest time to stomach are the ones who will use someone for their own selfish gains and then discard them like a soiled piece of toilet tissue. They go through life lying, cheating, stealing and scamming. They are masters […]

  • Published
    October 17, 2011

    Calder’s column honors ordinary people

    I greatly enjoy Amy Calder’s Saturday column, “Reporting Aside.” She gives a voice to ordinary, but important people who are members of our community, such as farmer Henri who sells vegetables under his tent on College Avenue, or Jeanette Gertloff, David Baker and Doris French, seniors living at Oak Grove. How tickled they must feel […]

  • Published
    October 17, 2011

    Noise, bad roads, road kill pollute once-peaceful valley

    We moved into our home on U.S. Route 201, south of Skowhegan, almost 40 years ago. Then, the road was in good condition, and the traffic was brisk only when the Canadians drove through on their way to Old Orchard or when the Skowhegan State Fair was in full swing. The loudest noise we heard […]

  • Published
    October 17, 2011

    Summers writes letter to students to intimidate

    Secretary of State Charlie Summers has written to college students, insisting that unless they get a Maine driver’s license and car registration, they may not vote. I don’t believe there is a requirement that your car be registered where you vote. Many of these students, however, do not drive in Maine because they do not […]

  • Published
    October 17, 2011

    Sezack understands problems Fairfield faces

    I am writing in support of Robert Sezack for Fairfield Town Council. I have worked with Robert on various town committees, including the Fairfield Economic Development Committee, Finance Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. He is a hard and devoted worker, understands the problems Fairfield faces and would do well for Fairfield. John J. Picchiotti Fairfield

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  • Published
    October 17, 2011

    Potatoes good for kids, but they need to play outside

    It is not potatoes that make children fat; it has nothing to do with school lunches. It is what they eat out of school and what they drink. These children should be out running and playing games and stay away from the television. Potatoes are very good for you. They have as much potassium as […]

  • Published
    October 17, 2011

    Cumston Hall restoration is almost complete

    If you’ve never been to Cumston Hall, in downtown Monmouth, you’re missing out on a special experience. Built in 1900, Cumston Hall is an amazing structure that still houses the Cumston Library, The Theater at Monmouth, Monmouth Community Players and other various school and civic organizations. The Friends of Cumston Hall formed in the 1990s […]

  • Published
    October 17, 2011

    Handlers not only family to lose a child to system

    The three-day spread regarding the Handler family that ran in the Kennebec Journal recently has me wondering about the rationalization of printing such a story. While it is unfortunate that anyone loses a child, the paper presented the removal of David from Russell and Eleanor Handler’s home primarily as a result of their own actions […]

  • Published
    October 17, 2011

    Vose cares deeply about future of Augusta

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  • Published
    October 16, 2011

    ‘Smart meter’ compromise not good for consumers

    Well, the “smart meter” man was here today, and it’s all so exciting. I get to choose whether I want guaranteed radiation emissions or pay Central Maine Power 50 bucks up front, then 12 bucks a month for the next four years. Hmmmmm … I need a minute to think about this. Oh, and look […]