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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    September 8, 2012

    Motherhood, apple pie, freedom and security

    I followed a good part of the Republican National Convention. I pretended I had just landed from Mars and had no previous knowledge about the subjects, while listening to the speakers.

  • Published
    September 7, 2012

    Crockett works with all, regardless of party

    I want to add my name to those who have thus far written in support of Patsy Crockett to be a state representative for District 57 in Augusta.

  • Published
    September 7, 2012

    The poor are not cause of economic disaster

    I am so tired of the mean-spirited scapegoating of the poor, as if they somehow are the cause of our economic problems.

  • Published
    September 7, 2012

    Crockett does what she says she will do

    We hear about politicians who don't keep their word. I'm so pleased that Patsy Crockett kept her word.

  • Published
    September 7, 2012

    Seeking new investments in Maine from Chinese

    Next week, I will join Gov. Paul Le-Page and others on a seven-day trade mission to Hong Kong and Shanghai.

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  • Published
    September 7, 2012

    Local companies’ donations help Farmington Elks

    I would like to express my appreciation to the people at Poland Spring, Chinet of Waterville and Jarden's Plastics of Wilton for their generous donations to the Farmington Elks.

  • Published
    September 7, 2012

    GOP platform hard-line, fanatical, unreasonable

    The GOP platform, shamelessly revealed in the run-up to the Republican National Convention, is a hard-line, fanatical and unreasonable set of goals.

  • Published
    September 7, 2012

    Paradis statements hurtful, misleading

    Statements by City Councilor Patrick Paradis in the article, "Augusta River-view release plan irritates city officials" (Aug. 8), were hurtful and misleading.

  • Published
    September 7, 2012

    Billions spent on elections could fight cancer in kids

    I watched the Jimmy Fund Telethon on Aug. 21 and 22, which was trying to raise money for cancer research.

  • Published
    September 6, 2012

    A tea party only the rich can afford to attend

    College tuition has risen 900 percent in the last 30 years, causing a trillion dollars in student-loan debt. Politicians touting the classic American Dream call for even more “tax cuts” for the wealthy. Their share of national income in the same 30 years went from a healthy 9 percent to a greedy 24 percent. In […]