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PublishedMay 20, 2012
Near-breach of Togus data handled expertly by team
Thank you for your fair and objective coverage of the near-breach of data at Togus VA hospital. Compliments as well on using front page refer to bring it to my attention. More topically, learning about this made me proud as a U.S. taxpayer supporting federal privacy/information security programs, and affirmed my work as an information […]
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PublishedMay 20, 2012
Woman must walk in her own hell every day
I manage the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen in Augusta. Every day, I am witness to the cruelty of mental illness and the way it skews a person’s perception of reality. For nine years, Tonia Porter (article, May 12) volunteered two days a week at the soup kitchen. She always arrived on time, neatly dressed, […]
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PublishedMay 20, 2012
Has economy gotten better in the last week or so?
The mainstream media here in Maine and elsewhere has, for the most part, lavished fulsome praise on Presi-dent Barack Obama for his coming out in favor of same-sex marriage. Among his reasons for doing so he cited the Golden Rule — do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Meanwhile, has the […]
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PublishedMay 18, 2012
Towing mourners’ vehicles made sad day worse
I recently went to a service at the First Baptist Church in Hallowell to honor a respected and loved person. Ten minutes before the end of the service, an announcement was made that vehicles were being towed (mine was in that area). So I immediately went to see; since I am disabled, it took me […]
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PublishedMay 18, 2012
Domestic violence has no boundaries
Finally, we see a little compassion for domestic-violence victims in this state. Few people take the time to realize the true and horrifying reality of most domestic-violence cases here in Maine. Just recently, a 10-week-old child allegedly was beaten to death by his own father. How much sadder can it get? Domestic violence has no […]
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PublishedMay 18, 2012
Maybe time to get rid of career politicians
People talk about the effects of the ongoing battle between rival motorcycle clubs. They talk about injuries to bystanders and their link to organized crime. I think the biggest problem we face is the government-sponsored organized crime units also known as Republicans and Democrats. They steal money and services, get enormous amounts of money for […]
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PublishedMay 18, 2012
Gauge success by number of laws Congress repealed
I am writing in response to the May 6 commentary written by Dana Milbank, the liberal columnist from The Washington Post, in which he complains about Congress as a “do-nothing Congress” simply because it has passed only 106 public laws. Someone needs to tell him and other liberals with the same mind-set that success is […]
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PublishedMay 17, 2012
Those on the bottom spend money, help economy
I’m pleased that the French and the Greeks voted against the austerity measures enacted by the European Union. I think the assumption is wrong that austerity and cutbacks in social programs rescue failing economies. Our governor tells people who are on welfare to get off their duffs and get jobs, but jobs are scarce. It […]
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PublishedMay 17, 2012
Rules for walking along road; Obama not a Muslim
I have two observations. First, I seem to be seeing more and more people walking the roads along with the flow of traffic, that is, with traffic coming upon them from behind. Adults with children. Joggers. The other day two joggers side by side, so that the outer one was halfway into the travel lane. […]
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PublishedMay 17, 2012
Scientific theory is not religion or fairy tale
Albert Boynton’s letter (May 8) about evolution and creationism typifies the misunderstanding of many people about scientific theories as well as the attempt to wrongly characterize it a “fairy tale” or a “religion.” A theory in science is a conceptual model that ties together many observations and research findings to explain significant aspects of nature. […]
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