Letters to the Editor - Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel

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Letters to the Editor

Published
July 15, 2013

Do Red Barn neighbors gripe about lawn mowers?

I read with dismay the recent article regarding the decision to order the Red Barn to stop with its weekly concerts.
Published
July 15, 2013

Red Barn asks little in return for its benefits

I read in disbelief that the city of Augusta refused to waive the noise limitations for the concerts at the Red Barn.
Published
July 14, 2013

Wayne Church auction was great success

I want to thank everyone who helped make the Wayne Community Church auction such a great success.
Published
July 14, 2013

Appeal to thieves to bring metal cat back home

Two woman in a small blue car pulled up in front of my driveway, walked up to the front of my trailer and stole a metal cat. We bought that cat for my mother's funeral; it meant the world to me.
Published
July 14, 2013

Pandora’s box of rights opened by rulings

Recently, a person from Monroe wrote a letter to the editor ("Unmarried people should have equal rights, too," July 6) in which he asked why cohabitors couldn't have the same benefits as same-sex couples.

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Published
July 14, 2013

Snowden should be awarded freedom medal

The federal prosecutors want to convict Edward Snowden, who revealed documents about top-secret surveillance programs.
Published
July 14, 2013

Column ‘uplifting, educational, entertaining’

Kudos to Ross Doerr (Maine Compass, "A lot of 'us' like blind sky-diver are out here, having a great time," July 2) for writing a wonderful column that was uplifting, educational and, above all, entertaining.
Published
July 13, 2013

Numbers don’t add up for Maine’s working poor

Rep. Matt Pouliot, R-Augusta, age 26 and others of his ilk (young whippersnappers) are either callously unconcerned or willfully ignorant about living conditions of the working poor in Maine.
Published
July 13, 2013

Coal far and away fuel that is hardest on climate

In his July 7 column, Charles Krauthammer criticizes the U.S. decision to use less coal, which harms the climate. He grudgingly concedes, at least for purposes of argument, that human activity is significantly damaging the climate, something 97 percent of the members of the National Academy of Sciences recognize.
Published
July 12, 2013

Declaration of Independence reprint missed this year

A document that's held dear by most Americans is the Declaration of Independence. It states, in clear and certain terms, an intent to separate from Great Britain, and as importantly, to list the many reasons leading to that decision.