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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Man from 1700s presents living history lesson
Jacob Broom, the fifth signer of the U.S. Constitution, visited Skowhegan Area High School on March 14 (at least someone portraying him did). “Broom” looked like he came straight from the late 1700s. When he was a Delaware delegate at the Constitutional Convention, he never missed a session, showing his devotion to the cause. He […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Collins shouldn’t try to weaken new air standards
The federal Environmental Protection Agency recently passed new standards that will slash emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from the nation’s dirtiest power plants. These rules will clean up our air significantly. In December 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which will slash toxic mercury air emission […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Senator voted for bill after pledging his opposition
Sen. Thomas Martin, a Benton Republican who represents District 25, recently broke the trust of his constituents. A group of about 40 constituents, myself included, met with Martin last month at the Winslow Library. We appreciated that he took the time to meet with us and to thoughtfully consider what we had to say about […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Skowhegan roads could substitute for thrill ride
Two roads in Skowhegan, Back and Bigelow Hill roads, just went from horrible to something out of a science fiction novel. The first chapter entails the high taxes that allows the “fortunate” patrons of said roads the privilege of destroying the suspensions on their vehicles. The second chapter entails the excise taxes paid on those […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
How can they justify $300,000 for road study?
With our state in so much trouble, how can they justify using $300,000 for a study on a private east-west highway that will be of little use to most of the people of Maine? What will the state get? I thought our governor was smarter than that. I’ve increasingly seen what idiots we’ve got in […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
‘Storm trooper’ bad choice of words for caption
Just a comment about the caption for the picture on page A2 on the March 17 Morning Sentinel. “Storm Trooper” was a really bad choice of words, as those of us of a certain age can attest to. Did the writer really know the meaning of the word? I wonder. Does Nazi Germany perhaps come […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Race for most conservative about women’s health issues
I had to respond to Michael Cameron’s letter ( “Fluke a soldier in a non-war against women’s health,” March 17), because a person can be wrong in only so many ways before the errors have to be addressed. By blindly backing the right-wing talking heads, he’s proven to be their demo. Non-thinkers willing to believe […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Investigative journalism piece good to see in KJ
It was refreshing to see a resumption of investigative journalism in the March 19 newspaper: “Watchdogs fault state for lax ethical oversight.” We certainly need more of same. Many feel the failure of the fourth estate on a national level (no doubt because of insider control of all major news media) is a leading cause […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Letter mourning loss of house a very nice letter
I’m writing to tell Sheila Hanley her letter, “Mourning the loss of a grand old house” (Feb. 28) was a very nice letter. I also want her to know I would not make fun of her or anybody who felt that way about a building. I too mourned the loss of a building in a […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Look at the facts since Obama became president
President John Adams once said, “Facts are stubborn things.” The price of gas when Barack Obama became president was $1.84 a gallon; look at the price now. The national debt when Obama became president was $10 trillion; look at the debt now. The unemployment rate when Obama became president was 7.8 percent. Since then, the […]
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