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PublishedJuly 22, 2012
Taps to be 150 years old this month
Taps will be 150 years old this month and is a musical piece sounded at dusk and at funerals, particularly by the U.S. military. It is played at the end of the day when our flag is lowered and at funerals, generally on bugle or trumpet, and often at Boy Scout and Girl Scout meetings […]
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PublishedJuly 22, 2012
Obama has lived up to Kennedy endorsement
Looking back, the Kennedy family has done a lot for this country. John Kennedy was a great man and president. Bobby was following in his footsteps, but was killed, as was his brother. As I look back over the last 40 years, I don’t remember anyone in this respected family endorsing anyone for president, except […]
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PublishedJuly 21, 2012
Oil speculators driving up price of gasoline again
As of this writing, Wall Street oil speculators are again driving up the price of oil to near $90 per barrel. There was hope that the price relief the American people had experienced at the pump in recent weeks was a step in the right direction. Our hopes were dashed, however, as gasoline dealers are […]
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PublishedJuly 21, 2012
Government has no plan to repay money it borrows
It is difficult to think about where to start after reading Powers McGuire’s letter, “Government should borrow to create jobs, repay later,” published on July 15. He is correct in his statement that mortgage holders and farmers borrow short term for certain items. These loans come with conditions and consequences if those conditions are not […]
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PublishedJuly 21, 2012
Honest rich got there with help from US community
Recently Greg Paquet presented several thought-provoking opinions about tax issues. I agree with him in part, disagree in part. Coincidently, someone called in to rail at me about a letter of mine that I thought was moderate and nonpartisan. A difficult path, moderation. A tightrope. Easier to scream from left or right while falling. No […]
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PublishedJuly 21, 2012
LePage hit the nail on the head
Gov. Paul LePage’s comparison of the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo is not far from the truth. I do not qualify for MaineCare, my employer does not provide health insurance, neither of my parents currently has health insurance, and I do not care to have health insurance, so why should I be punished? I […]
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PublishedJuly 21, 2012
Left should give LePage some slack, not flak
The left should lighten up on our governor. The recent articles written by Bill Nemitz and others are like vultures sitting on a power line, waiting impatiently to sweep down from their perches to devour our governor. Gov. Paul LePage has sporadically used certain words and phrases off the top of his head without full […]
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PublishedJuly 21, 2012
Arab News editorial ignores history
The Arab News editorial, published in the July 16 issue of this newspaper, ignores history. During the Clinton administration, at Camp David, Israel offered the Palestinians 95 percent of their demands, including East Jerusalem. The offer was rejected. Then came the Oslo Accords, which fell by the wayside because they were violated by the Palestinians. […]
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PublishedJuly 21, 2012
Disappointed Democrats elected Maloney as DA
I would like to begin by saying how disappointed I am with the Democrat Party voters who chose Meaghan Maloney as their candidate. Apparently she won because she has been a Democrat all her voting years and not because she has prosecutorial experience. I worked with Alan Kelley for almost 10 years. I got to […]
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PublishedJuly 21, 2012
Our country heading in wrong direction
Irresponsibility is destroying us. Our country is headed in the wrong direction with out-of-control spending and very little to show for it. Irresponsibility has squandered future generations, our children, by strapping them with trillions of dollars of debt, and there seems to be little concern about it. Gov. Paul LePage is working hard to keep […]
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