• Published

  July 20, 2013

  Jury system’s life expectancy drops with verdict

  I'm 82. When grocery shopping with tongue in cheek, I humorously wonder if I'm going to outlive the orange juice dated good for three months or the AA batteries claimed effective for 10 years. Lately, I get a similar but serious sense about the life expectancy of our country's jury system, when public gangsterism breaks out following jury trial verdicts in high-profile criminal cases.

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  July 19, 2013

  Let’s return Maine to powerhouse status

  Solvent government must be a priority. It serves also as an example to us. There will always be vote seekers who cater to those who want a soft berth in life. Divided authority can be a handicap to progress.

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  July 19, 2013

  Renaming Social Security check a slap in the face

  Let's suppose that, by some chance, our politicians decide on a 2 percent cost of living adjustment next year, and we get $1,000 per month in our Social Security check -- oops, sorry about that, a big boo boo on my part, it's now known as a "Federal Benefit Payment" check -- every month. That would amount to $20 per month increase for us, but that 2 percent would amount to more than $1,000 per month for our politicians.

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  July 19, 2013

  Owners subject their pets to hot, loud places

  During the Fourth of July week, I watched a spirited and well-run 5K road race and fireworks display at the Winthrop public beach. Why, I wonder, do people take their dogs to such events?

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  July 18, 2013

  Immigration reform column was misleading

  The column "GOP voters ready for reform" by Jennifer Rubin (July 12) was misleading about the actual issues of immigration reform.

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  July 18, 2013

  Military recruiters’ bill shouldn’t have failed

  I was deeply upset to find out that my state representative, Ann Dorney, D-Norridgewock, led the charge against the bill to help military recruiters that was recently killed by a narrow vote in the Maine Legislature.

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  July 17, 2013

  Republicans’ brains seem to be constipated

  After watching the news and all the hearings that are going on in Congress, it seems to me that the Republican/tea party are not talking about what the American people want, which is jobs and getting the economy moving. They were elected to do the American people's business, not their own agenda.

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  July 17, 2013

  What messages do we give children when we shop?

  I was in a grocery store recently and saw a woman and two young girls in the bakery department.

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  July 16, 2013

  Chained CPI cruel, economically insane

  I urge everyone to fight the reckless, unjust and immoral Chained Consumer Price Index budget legislation from ever seeing the light of day.

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  July 16, 2013

  If men accept responsibility, abortions won’t be needed

  I will support the anti-abortion effort when 99 percent of men practice male responsibility. When this happens there will be no need for abortions.

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