Letters to the Editor - Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel

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Letters to the Editor

Published
March 1, 2013

Gun carriers operate under the influence

I think the names of concealed weapons carriers should be posted in every town office and city hall in the state of Maine. That information should be available to citizens so we can know whom to avoid.
Published
March 1, 2013

Comic strip shouldn’t have implied smoking was ‘cool’

The comics are read by young and old. It is actually the high point of my newspaper.
Published
March 1, 2013

Closing Pre-release Center a short-sighted solution

I am concerned about the relative silence around the proposed closing of the Hallowell Pre-release Center. This facility has provided unquestionable service to the community through the years, and its closing would be a tremendous blow to the area.
Published
February 28, 2013

Recent plea-bargain case seems too absurd

When I read about the recent plea-bargain on behalf of Nancy Hazard, "Multi-car crash driver takes plea bargain," (article, Feb. 9) serious questions sprang to mind:
Published
February 28, 2013

We need to restore needed mental health services

I work in the mental health system, managing emergency response services for people in crisis.

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Published
February 28, 2013

Bill fails miserably if intent is to help nonprofits

L.D. 121 amends the law of nonprofit tournament games to allow commercial entities to keep up to 20 percent of the gross revenue of these games.
Published
February 28, 2013

Officials having love affair with hospital lobby

So let me understand this. Last year, your newspaper reported that MaineGeneral Medical Center was deep in debt.
Published
February 27, 2013

Waterville plows too much, plans Meals on Wheels cuts

Waterville can spend money plowing the "disaster areas" such as The Concourse and also find money for all our "recreational areas," but plans to make cuts to Meals on Wheels program (Feb. 7).
Published
February 27, 2013

It’s only to the good to act as if global warming is real

Larry Grimard, in his letter, "How can carbon dioxide be causing Earth to warm?" (Feb. 15) raises questions that puzzle many. It's interesting that global temperature rise has slowed for the past 10 years, while atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations continue to increase.
Published
February 27, 2013

Inflation and the silence of the coward go together

Politicians, if they are to have friends and influence people -- and who among us doesn't strive to have friends and influence people -- must conform to the somewhat tyrannous dictates of the many.