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PublishedDecember 29, 2011
Any Republican candidate preferable to Obama
Joyce Bushey's Dec. 8 letter wonders how many religious people will vote for Newt Gingrich (because of his personal infidelities), if he is chosen to run against Barack Obama? I can't speak for others, but that choice is a no-brainer for this Christian.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2011
Keep the faith, but share it, too
Today it is in vogue to attack organized religions, particularly Christianity and the Catholic Church. Considering the ongoing sex scandals, it is justified to not only criticize but bring to justice the perpetrators and those who covered up their crimes.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2011
Poetry Out Loud contest made for a magical night
On Dec. 15, my husband and I attended Gardiner High School's Poetry Out Loud contest for the first time. This contest is part of a process that determines a National Poetry Out Loud winner.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2011
AARP wants to help legislators make right cuts
With the myriad problems that older adults and challenged individuals in this state face, it is our job as both advocates and legislators to protect Maine’s most vulnerable populations. This is a tough economy, but it is even tougher when one is frail, elderly, alone and frightened. Seniors in Maine have watched all summer long […]
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PublishedDecember 28, 2011
Highland Wind, Iberdrola have ignored petitioners
Last month, residents of Highland, Lexington and Concord went to Augusta with a petition. The majority of the residents in these three communities asked Highland Wind and Iberdrola to abandon their plans to turn the rural communities into a sprawling industrial zone. We also asked Gov. Paul LePage to use his powers to protect us, […]
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PublishedDecember 28, 2011
Thanks to honest person who returned purse
On Dec. 16, I absentmindedly left my purse in a shopping cart in the Walmart parking lot with money, credit cards, ID, etc. I didn’t discover my loss until I returned home some time later. I immediately called Walmart to report it. While talking to a woman there, she said someone had just brought it […]
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PublishedDecember 28, 2011
Run or fight, but never get into vehicle with stranger
The Dec. 23 front page was wonderful. Telling people how to behave when confronted by an armed robber was great advice and well worth the front page space. As the father of two daughters, I warned them time and time again that if they were ever confronted by anyone who demands that they get into […]
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PublishedDecember 27, 2011
Reduce tax cut, examine proposed health care cuts
In support of Gov. Paul LePage's proposed health care cuts, one letter writer spoke of "virtues and morals." Rep. Phil Curtis stated that those who link these proposed cuts to the recently passed tax cuts are engaging in "reckless, irresponsible, class warfare at its worst."
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PublishedDecember 27, 2011
TIF should be sweetener, not necessity for pipeline
A disturbing statement has cropped up since articles were written about the gas pipeline that is coming to different communities in Maine.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2011
Random people better congressional delegates
Seldom do we hear such pathetic excuses as from Sen. Olympia Snowe.
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