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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    June 14, 2013

    Sales tax isn’t new; give us break and raise it

    I do not understand how the Republicans can keep saying that we won't vote for any new taxes! The sales tax is not a new tax, the cigarette tax is not a new tax, but for some reason they won't raise those taxes, but go along with the governor to raise our property taxes, which are also not a new tax!

  • Published
    June 14, 2013

    Laptops in schools mean disengaged students

    The school laptop program is a joke. As someone who has worked in the public schools, I can tell you that the kids do nothing with the laptops but play games while the teacher speaks to the air in front of a disengaged classroom.

  • Published
    June 14, 2013

    Sentinel must stop using offensive term for Bechard

    Why? Why? Why does this newspaper, the Morning Sentinel, keep using the term "nun killer" in referring to Mark Bechard?

  • Published
    June 14, 2013

    Religious right’s claims make for fragile US

    I never realized how fragile America is. It's frightening to contemplate.

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    June 14, 2013

    Legislation helps clear the ‘chemical swamp’

    Face it, we all live in a "chemical swamp" as a by-product of our material wealth. Better living through chemistry has afforded us cheap and remarkably useful materials for our homes, toys, cars -- and food packaging. Unfortunately, many of the chemicals used in these materials have health effects, especially for children, and there are no effective rules directing companies to test for these effects.

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  • Published
    June 14, 2013

    Everyone loses ifMonmouth leaves RSU 2

    There are three major stakeholders in a school system -- students, staff and taxpayers. If Monmouth withdraws from Regional School Unit 2, all three groups will lose.

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    June 14, 2013

    Viles should be named ‘Queen of Augusta’

    Just recently I returned to the Augusta area after a winter in Florida. It is not the same here! The community has lost a dear friend, Elsie Viles. I miss her charm, wit and inspiration from the many visits over the last decade or two.

  • Published
    June 13, 2013

    Thanks to the young man who helped unhonk horn

    I would like to thank a young gentleman who twice came to my honking Nissan on Commercial Street recently. I attempted to unlock my car after my dental appointment and must have tripped the theft alarm.

  • Published
    June 13, 2013

    Cutting Medicare savings will hurt poor, elderly

    Balancing a budget is full of tough choices. It's a game of give and take. There are some years where certain line items need a little more and others need a little less. But some programs, like the Medicare Savings Program, should never be cut.

  • Published
    June 13, 2013

    Tax dollars pay forvital public employees

    The current trend of elimininating school teacher, police officer, fireman and city employee jobs on a yearly basis is quite troubling to me. Twenty years from now there will be no qualified candidates to choose from for these posititions. The vital services these hardworking people provide is the lifeblood of the community. The tax money I gladly pay is far and away the best return on my money I will ever get. I challenge everyone to make a list of all you get for your tax dollars.