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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
Why should ratification of ERA have a time limit?
An editorial from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “ERA still needs to be added to Constitution,” reprinted in the newspaper on July 25 discussed ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. I think just three more states are needed for it to become part of the Constitution. Why should there be a time limit? The 27th Amendment, […]
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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
East-west highway study not good risk for taxpayers
I may be mistaken, but I thought most private enterprises got startup capital from either a loan or private investors. So, in theory the entrepreneur takes risk in order to make financial gain for himself. It is interesting that the east-west highway study will be funded with taxpayer dollars. I’ve heard it said that “now […]
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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
GOP lawmakers put consciences above party
My heartfelt thanks goes out to Meredith Strang-Burgess, Stacy Fitts, Dan Demerit and the other Republicans noted in the July 24 newspaper for putting their consciences in front of their parties in supporting equal marriage in Maine. It is not easy to dive into very difficult policy and social issues, and it’s harder yet to […]
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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
More to search for Higgs Boson than we know
There’s more to the search for the Higgs boson (also called the “God particle”) than the media are permitting to be heard. For example: Is there such a thing as a thing? Many say matter has evaporated. Are the billions being spent in the search being well spent or are they being spent on a […]
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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
There was a reason cars were stopped along road
While in the car recently, we saw a huge turtle on the center line of our road. I turned around and pulled off the road to help move the turtle out of danger. In the meantime, several cars traveling on both directions stopped; clearly something was happening. Sadly, one driver was either too impatient or […]
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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
Boy got wallet back, but money was missing
I want to thank the person who found my 14-year-old son’s wallet, even though all the money was stolen from it. My son was golfing with his brother, another teenage boy, and the boy’s grandfather onto July 13. His wallet must have dropped on the ground while he was golfing. He did not realize it […]
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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
Gun control would penalize only law-abiding citizens
Since the mass shooting at the Colorado movie theater, we are starting to hear a lot about gun control. Gun control, however, would take away guns from only law-abiding Americans. A few years back, Australia collected all the firearms from its people, cut them up and dumped them into the sea. One year later, gun […]
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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
We shouldn’t give shooter attention he craves
Another shooter has taken innocent lives, and although it's news, it is a shame that the media harp on it. They talk with everyone who was there and then they show the shooter's picture and get reports from every neighbor, classmate, or teacher he ever had, putting him in the forefront.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
We shouldn’t give shooter the attention he craves
Another shooter has taken innocent lives, and although it’s news, it is a shame that the media harp on it. They talk with everyone who was there and then they show the shooter’s picture and get reports from every neighbor, classmate, or teacher he ever had, putting him in the forefront. We feel devastated for […]
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PublishedJuly 25, 2012
In spite of drop in test scores, students fare well
The article about Maine’s educational testing decline over the last 20 years, “Study: Maine among worst in boosting test scores” (July 19), deserves comment. First, our kids went from No. 3 to No. 14 among the states that participated in this assessment. We slipped, but the article did not report any hard numbers. Could we […]
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