Letters to the Editor - Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel

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Letters to the Editor

Published
October 2, 2013

Hospitals must be denied nonprofit status

Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, is leading a series of roundtable talks with "lawmakers and other public officials" to solve upcoming problems in Maine caused by "powerful demographic forces."
Published
October 2, 2013

Time for citizens to revive Clean Election system

Maine the Clean Election State is now forcing all of our would-be governors to engage in a high-stakes money chase.
Published
September 28, 2013

Common Ground Fair left big carbon footprint

My perspective on the Common Ground Fair was that of a 4-mile long procession of barely creeping, idling vehicles, a procession that lasted most of the day. Talk about a carbon footprint!
Published
September 28, 2013

Does North Woods meet criteria for national park?

I was again interested to read (Sunday, Sept. 15) about Roxanne Quimby's effort to establish a national park from her holdings of Elliotsville Plantation Inc.
Published
September 28, 2013

Legal hunting should not be unfair, inhumane

To some degree, I can accept legal hunting as a means for wildlife population control. But I cannot accept hunting as a sport for trophies. Nor can I accept unfair or inhumane hunting, no matter how long it's been done.

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Published
September 27, 2013

Politicians should do what’s best for people, not them

I'm going to make this letter short and not so sweet. I -- and the rest of America, I bet -- am getting sick and tired of politics.
Published
September 27, 2013

Good to read article about Skowhegan Indian work

I appreciate the Sept. 11 Morning Sentinel article about the restoration of the famed Indian sculpture by Bernard Langlais, who once attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
Published
September 27, 2013

Thanks to woman who found, turned in wallet

My thanks to the woman who found my wallet on Sept. 6 in the JFK Plaza parking lot and asked the Oakland Police Department to return it to me.
Published
September 27, 2013

Photo seems to convey a bias against LePage

The Kennebec Journal has used the same photo of Gov. Paul LePage for the past month or more. It is a photo that I believe conveys a bias against by this newspaper.
Published
September 27, 2013

Definition of noise depends on who’s making it

Bikers have a one-day event that brings thousands of toys to thousands of kids who would not have a Christmas if not for all the bikers. People complain about traffic and noise for a short time, but they should think about the kids instead of themselves for a change.