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PublishedOctober 23, 2011
Bilodeau has right stuff to serve on Augusta council
Jeff Bilodeau is the right man to serve on the Augusta City Council. He is energetic, intelligent and conscientious. He has the right stuff. As an aviator, he commanded military airfields in Kwost and Kandahar, Afghanistan. He knows what it is to put country before self. He will do the same as a City Councilor. […]
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PublishedOctober 21, 2011
Same-day registration an attempt to restrict voting
The bill, passed in the last legislative session, that prohibits same-day voter registration sullies Maine’s proud legacy of voter participation and is another sad moment of a much darker tradition. Vote suppression has taken many forms: Poll taxes and literacy tests were once used by southern extremists to disenfranchise blacks and the poor. The Voting […]
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PublishedOctober 21, 2011
Adult for everything at 18 — except drink alcohol
Recently, I’ve been reading about minors from the areas colleges getting arrested for underage drinking at 18-20 years old. Then I read about a man, 18, who was arrested for stealing a car. Why is it that if you steal a car at 18, you’re a man, but if you want a beer at 20, […]
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PublishedOctober 21, 2011
Early childhood education key for national security
As someone with roots in Winthrop, I was pleased to read the recent Maine Compass by Rep. Patrick Flood (“Early childhood programs help kids succeed, ensure Maine’s future,” Oct. 1) about the social and economic value of investments in early childhood development. I would like to add that high-quality early care and education programs are […]
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PublishedOctober 20, 2011
Reputable company solved water problem
Recently, I was confronted with a serious water problem. I know that arsenic has been a real problem, especially in drilled wells, but a recent water test showed that my water’s E. coli count was off the charts. My test for E. coli-cholorform was at 200 plus; standards call for a limit of 1. The […]
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PublishedOctober 20, 2011
Believers in democracy should support occupiers
In 1962, John F. Kennedy said, “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” The occupation protests of Wall Street, Monument Square in Portland, Capitol Park in Augusta and other locations around the country are examples of those peaceful revolutions in support of democracy and an economy that enables everyone to earn […]
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PublishedOctober 20, 2011
Many reasons vote ‘no’ on Question 1
I will vote “no” on Question 1. Same-day registering puts undue demands on the people responsible for making sure everything is done right and according to the law. A person has about 250 days to go to the town or city clerk and register. There is nothing unreasonable about that. If a clerk suspects the […]
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PublishedOctober 20, 2011
Same-day registration still in effect this election day
For this coming election, Maine residents still can register to vote right up to and on election day. For our democracy to work, we all must participate in the process of voting. Please register and vote. Encourage family, friends and neighbors to do the same. Voting is the most importance action we can perform to […]
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PublishedOctober 19, 2011
Jobs are there, but not good enough jobs for some
Americans are falling for it again, just a new strategy for the Obama campaign. The protesters on Wall Street are getting a lot of coverage from the mainstream news media, unlike when the tea party demonstrated. Wall Street demonstrators are protesting everything, and half of them don’t even know why they’re there, they just are. […]
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PublishedOctober 19, 2011
Unfavorable news blows about wind, solar power
We have not heard much lately regarding the proposed wind project in Highland Plantation. We are very aware that, at some point in time, First Wind LLC likely will submit another application to the Land Use Regulation Commission with a few tweaks included for the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. There is also a […]
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