Steve and Molly Saunders spoke recently at the Cary Memorial Library in Wayne. Former Peace Corps volunteers in El Salvador, they were recruited as volunteer translators in El Paso for people seeking asylum at our Southern border. As fate would have it, during their stay they actually visited the Walmart where 20 people were recently […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Hold tech companies responsible for cyberbullying
I read your Aug. 8 editorial, “Cyberbullying not responding to school efforts,” with interest. I agree with the editorial’s perspective that schools should have the tools they need, to do their job. But given the incredible increase in the needs of Maine kids resulting from poverty, the opioid epidemic, food insecurity, etc. and given our […]
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Plant-based diet crucial for climate
“Climate change threatens world food supply” is the headline wake-up alarm being sounded by leading newspapers. It was prompted by the release of a summary report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), staffed by more than 100 experts from 52 countries. The report details how climate change is threatening our world’s […]
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Why is justice delayed in Bard case?
They say that “justice is blind.” Many who use the phrase today do so ironically, pointing out travesties in our judicial system. Today, a child sexually abused seven years ago has yet to receive justice. In 2012, babysitter Eric Bard was charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year old girl for four months. The indictment contained […]
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Do more to combat poverty in Maine
The Greater Waterville Poverty Action Coalition’s recent letter, “It is too expensive to be poor” (July 28), brings much needed attention to a growing national humanitarian crisis that we have ignored for far too long. As a representative of the Maine Poor People’s Campaign, I would like to provide some specifics about poverty right here […]
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President’s character falls far short
I am writing in regards to an article in the Aug. 2 newspaper headlined “Religious right balks at label.” It contained yet another way to defend President Donald Trump from the charge of racism: “He does not judge people by the color of their skin. He judges people on whether they support him. If you […]