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  January 10, 2012

  Jobless need to consider the company they keep

  When people are unemployed, they should be very careful how they present themselves to the public. When they organize into a political group, they need to consider where they make their alliances. An example would be not joining forces with those exhibiting unprofessional behavior. If unprofessional behavior borders on being criminal, credibility would diminish. Then […]

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  January 10, 2012

  Tarzan’s ‘second banana’ dead, but when?

  I got a chuckle after reading the last paragraph in an article of the Dec. 29 Morning Sentinel. The article, on page C7, was headlined: “Tarzan’s chimpanzee sidekick Cheetah, dead at 80; or maybe not,” an AP story from Palm Harbor, Fla. The last paragraph: “A similar claim about another chimpanzee that supposedly played Weissmuller’s […]

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  January 10, 2012

  Sometimes, retirees just need a little help

  Let’s put the elderly out to pasture! Don’t forget that includes some baby boomers. Baby boomers should read this carefully since, guess what, it affects us also. We seem to think of the “elderly” as people who are older than we are, people in their 70s or 80s. We baby boomers now are considered senior […]

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  January 10, 2012

  Mugwumps reform-minded branch of GOP in 1880s

  In letter on Dec. 30, Joan B. Edwards of Winthrop asked for the definition of the term “mugwump.” In the politics of the 1880s, the Mugwumps were a reform-minded branch of the Republican Party based in the Northeast. In the 1884 presidential election, they supported Democrat Grover Cleveland of New York over Republican James G. […]

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  January 10, 2012

  Augusta holiday decorations festive and inviting

  We would like to express our appreciation to the city of Augusta for the wonderful Christmas decorations that were displayed this holiday season. The traffic circles were beautiful. The lampposts on selected streets of Augusta were nice to look at. The other displays throughout the city were equally admired. The decorations helped make this capital […]

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  January 9, 2012

  Governor’s proposals don’t follow societal values

  I oppose the proposal by Gov. Paul LePage to cut funding for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services by more than $200 million. Most people around the world, regardless of their religion, agree on five universal societal values: honesty, responsibility, fairness, respect and compassion. I don’t believe that this proposal is consistent with […]

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  January 9, 2012

  Errie Hasty has made great contributions to Maine

  I was surprised to see Errie Hasty with her walker on the front page of the Jan. 3 newspaper. Errie, 89 years old, is one of those remarkable Maine natives residing at the Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center in Winthrop. Errie was a very dedicated human services career employee. While raising her four children and […]

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  January 9, 2012

  Paper shouldn’t honor kids having year’s first baby

  The newspaper should be ashamed of itself for the publication of a New Year’s birth that took place in Waterville to parents who are only 15 and 16 years of age. This publicity does not set a good tone and certainly takes away from the efforts of parents who properly teach their children what they […]

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  January 8, 2012

  Marijuana in raw form not needed for medicine

  My initial response to the Dec. 28 editorial, “Pot dispensary a pharmacy, not a social lounge,” was to slap my forehead and gasp, “I could have had a (popular vegetable-based beverage).” Actually, that’s the polite version. The lounge atmosphere of the California marijuana scam was clearly known long before Maine advocates decided to emulate it. […]

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  January 8, 2012

  Pipeline tax break will add to developers’ profit

  If I get this right, the developers who want to put in a natural gas pipeline from Richmond to Madison want a tax break from all the towns along the way. Then they’ll sell the pipeline to the gas company and walk away with a profit. How much profit? 10 percent? 20 percent? Then, of […]

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