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PublishedSeptember 17, 2013
Where should we draw line on slippery slope?
Without a "classified briefing" about events in Syria, I lack the ability to have my questions answered or to make a truly informed judgment. I am reminded, however, of the events leading up to World War II and of how letting an evil get away with violating international norms and law only led to much greater troubles going forward.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2013
Hunger Action Month fights hunger in Maine
September is Hunger Action Month. This means summer is ending, the fall season is beginning and holidays are coming upon us faster than we may be prepared for.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2013
Too many able-bodied park in handicapped spots
The other day I was at a local store waiting to check out and a couple of young women were in front of me. They had two carts of items, and I noted that they had a lot of groceries. One of them said they were shopping for a group home.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2013
Syrian chemical weapons could be from Iraq
President Barack Obama seems to have a lot of support to strike the Syrian military in response for its chemical weapons attack on its own civilians. The method of intervention for the U.S. in a foreign civil conflict is always a tricky one, but obviously the Syrian government crossed the line.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2013
Reasons to decline NRA’s invitation to join
Recently, I received in the mail an invitation to join the National Rifle Association.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2013
Veterans shouldn’t have to battle for help they need
While attending Windsor Fair to see our nephew in the lawn tractor pulling event, a group of veterans sat in front of us. Each of these veterans had lost a limb, or multiple limbs, in our recent war.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2013
Columnist shouldn’t boast about cutting pensions
Would Dan Demeritt (commentary, "If LePage channels his passion appropriately, GOP in good shape," Sept. 2) still sing the praises of the governor's accomplishments, including "billions saved in public pension obligations," if his Social Security benefits were cut?
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2013
Gays, lesbians are treated like black people in movie
I recently saw the movie, "The Butler," which is primarily about the civil rights movement in the 1950s and '60s. I felt sick, watching how the black people were treated in those days.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2013
Same-sex marriage law protested in France
In the Sept. 1 edition of the Morning Sentinel, a photograph showed thousands of peaceful demonstrators who had walked across France to protest the legalization of homosexual marriage in that country.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2013
How can we afford bombs, but not schools, roads?
I keep talking with people, and I keep receiving emails: Everyone seems so full of dread as we prepare to bomb yet another country about which we know hardly anything. Everyone is saying, "Please, please, not another war." "Please, no more bombing."
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