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PublishedMay 16, 2012
Social Security particularly vital to Maine retirees
On April 27, the newspaper reprinted an editorial from the Los Angeles Times (“Time to fix Social Security is now, not later”) noting that Social Security trustees recently reported that the program can pay full benefits until 2033, and roughly three-quarters of promised benefits beyond that time. The Times opined that the longer Congress waits […]
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PublishedMay 16, 2012
MSAD 54 board worked hard to get best budget
The MSAD 54 Education Association urges voters to support the school budget proposed by the Board of Directors. Having attended the majority of school board and committee meetings during the past three budget cycles, I know that board members have worked diligently to minimize the effects of the national financial crisis upon local taxpayers. The […]
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PublishedMay 16, 2012
Thieves violate sacredness of cemetery
I believe that a cemetery is one of the last sacred places that we have left, where loved ones can go and visit those they have lost. No one should ever be allowed to take from those who are defenseless. In a word, it is called having respect for the dead. Someone stole two items […]
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PublishedMay 16, 2012
Caption of photo of 2 girls had too much information
On May 3, in the local section of the Morning Sentinel, you posted an article on Ayla Reynolds. As I applaud your paper for keeping the public informed about this missing toddler, I criticize the picture of the two little girls jumping in the puddles right beside this article. Yes, the picture of the two […]
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PublishedMay 16, 2012
Hallowell undercuts budget work by RSU 2
Hallowell is now faced with unintended consequences and the slippery slope. Regional School Unit 2 cut Hall-Dale Elementary School’s foreign language program and a nurse position as budget-saving measures. Some Hallowell parents, however, asked the city to pay for these two cut programs, which the Hallowell city councilors did in short order. The concept of […]
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PublishedMay 16, 2012
Change to ballot vote yanks heart from Town Meeting
Manchester Selectmen voted 3-2 to change how town business is done. They voted to put the issue of a town “green space” before townspeople on a written ballot prior to the annual Town Meeting. While this may be touted as an effort to give more people the option of voting on this issue, it is […]
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PublishedMay 15, 2012
Chinese dissident likely not only one who’d like to defect
Is the president campaigning for a second term or auditioning for Hollywood? This new fiasco with the Chinese dissident seems a little shady. Aren’t there thousands of major players in China who would love to defect, people who could really benefit the United States. All these celebrities insist on paying their fair share, so why […]
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PublishedMay 15, 2012
We’re on brink of social and economic collapse
No matter where I look, be it KJOnline, MSNBC or Fox News, I see the same thing, finger-pointing. Our country has become one of spineless bellyachers who stand on their soapboxes blaming everyone and everything other then themselves (or their parties) for all the ills of the nation. Bipartisanship is dead across this country; no […]
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PublishedMay 15, 2012
Paul’s supporters, GOP need to present united front
The Ron Paul contingency should be congratulated for its well-organized participation at the Maine Republican Convention. Now that their impact has been made so strongly, it is now time for them to continue those efforts by supporting the Maine Republican Party in volunteer participation, fund raising, attending county and state meetings on a regular basis, […]
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PublishedMay 15, 2012
Administrators’ move to university system common
I read the article about university system hiring and the following editorial with dismay. At the end of any gubernatorial administration, senior managers expect to be replaced and begin to look for work. At any given time, the university system has vacant positions that it struggles to fill because the packages offered are not competive […]
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