Letters to the Editor - Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel

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Letters to the Editor

Published
February 27, 2013

We need to start arming able teachers

In a nation with about 310 million firearms, according to a Congressional Research service in November, why can't we start utilizing them in places that are fairly defenseless but necessary to our nation?
Published
February 27, 2013

Lawmakers should reply to email about helmets

On Feb. 3, I emailed all 13 members of the Legislature's Transportation Committee in regards to L.D. 66, An Act to Require that Motorcyclists Wear Helmets.
Published
February 27, 2013

East Pond algae blooms of relatively short duration

I greatly appreciate the Morning Sentinel's report about the efforts of the East Pond Association to improve the water quality of our lake. I do wish to clarify one point, however.
Published
February 27, 2013

McCormick a good choice for West Gardiner

I'd like to endorse Earle McCormick's bid to serve as a selectman in West Gardiner, where I manage property that my family owns.
Published
February 27, 2013

Missing wallet included irreplaceable pictures

On Feb. 16, my wife and I were running a few errands in the Augusta area. When I returned home, I realized my wallet was missing.

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Published
February 26, 2013

Don’t need high-capacity guns, just a shotgun

A thoughtful letter-writer from Skowhegan suggests that people who are concerned about gun violence are misguided and ignorant by wanting to disarm law-abiding citizens.
Published
February 26, 2013

Pentagon spending should be reined in

Think about our country's military presence abroad. According to official sources, we had 737 military bases in other countries in 2005.
Published
February 25, 2013

Take children to hospitals to see less-fortunate kids

I've read many Letters to the Editor about gun control and bullying, but I rarely see real solutions to the problems.
Published
February 25, 2013

Reagan’s commentary just partisan, right-wing rant

Seldom have I seen such shallow propaganda printed in your newspaper as the commentary by Michael Reagan in the Feb. 16 edition.
Published
February 25, 2013

We’ve spent more for defense than we can afford

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says that, if proposed cuts in the budget for the Defense Department are enacted, the United States will not be able to afford to maintain its status as a first-rate power in the world. It will have to throw our country's national defense strategy out the window.