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PublishedApril 28, 2012
Organ/tissue donation ‘just the right thing to do’
When my 16-year-old son, Jonathan, received his driver’s license on Jan. 17, 2007, he decided to become an organ/tissue donor. “Just the right thing to do,” he said. That statement became my reality when he died less than a month later, on Feb. 13. Organ/tissue donation is an amazing gift. There is no age limit […]
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PublishedApril 28, 2012
Seek out, vote for statesmen this election year
This is an election year. The need for a statesman has never been greater, but it seems the supply of statesmen has never been lower. Unfortunately, it appears that the supply of politicians shows no shortage but an abundance. A “politician” is the one who runs for office and considers it an all-important thing to […]
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PublishedApril 27, 2012
Local paper should support local businesses
In view of today’s trend of encouraging active support of local businesses, we were disappointed to find that your coverage of Record Store Day featured a business located in Scarborough. The article totally ignored our very own local Record Connection store, which has carried vinyl records since opening more than 30 years ago and has […]
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PublishedApril 27, 2012
School buses, trucks should follow speed limit
Why is it OK for school buses and dump trucks to exceed the 25 mph posted speed limit on our Waterville streets? When either one hits the many potholes on our streets, it sounds like they’ve just crashed into each other. With no seatbelts on the school buses, I’m picturing our poor kids spending more […]
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PublishedApril 26, 2012
‘North Woods Law’ viewer hates to see trashy sites
Shame on you, residents of such a beautiful state! I have been watching the program, “North Woods Law,” on Friday evenings on Animal Planet. The program shows Maine game wardens as being very trustworthy, dedicated and certainly hard-working, which is inspiring. The scenery is also breathtaking, compared to my land-locked state which doesn’t have a […]
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PublishedApril 26, 2012
Candidate: Not all people who need help bilk system
As I talk with people of Senate District 24, I believe many are frustrated because their voices have not been listened to by those they have elected. Voters want diligence from elected officials, not bickering and back-stabbing, since these behaviors resolve nothing. And using the bully pulpit is never a good way to solve differences. […]
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PublishedApril 26, 2012
Blair inappropriate choice for Colby commencement
I am so disappointed in Colby College for inviting Tony Blair to give this year’s commencement address. Awarding an honorary degree to Blair destroys the credibility of Colby. Blair’s legacy is that he committed his country to an unjust war of choice in which hundreds of thousands of people died, against the recommendations of his […]
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PublishedApril 26, 2012
LePage creating more issues than he’s solving
Gov. Paul LePage isn’t uncovering wrongs from the previous administration, he’s creating them. According to all the articles I read, the MaineCare fiasco went like this: A new computer program was being instituted to merge and edge out the old one in order to be up to federal standards in regards to MaineCare reconciliations. LePage […]
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PublishedApril 25, 2012
Koons support will be missed by author
When Dr. Donaldson Koons, chairman of the geology department at Colby College and secretary of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection, said to me back in 1972, “Did you really write this?” I was shocked. He was holding the manuscript of what would become my first book, “Polluted Paradise” (published in 1973), and I’d nervously asked […]
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PublishedApril 25, 2012
People won’t be fooled on mandatory insurance
I don’t often get disturbed enough to comment on editorials or letters to the editor, having more than enough opportunity in my professional life. The discussion about the Affordable Health Care Act and “mandatory” health insurance coverage suggests the success of some powerful interests in defending their turf. My grandfather was an Abe Lincoln Republican […]
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