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PublishedNovember 27, 2011
Christians should be able to say Merry Christmas
I am writing because I feel people like me are being discriminated against by not being able to celebrate the Christmas season. Why is it that all of a sudden, Christians have no rights to express their feelings in public? Why is it we have to say Happy Holidays so we won’t offend anyone? It […]
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PublishedNovember 27, 2011
Petitions against wind projects should be heard
I am writing in response to the article about the residents of Lexington, Concord and Highland and their decision to oppose wind developments. We have friends and family members who live there, and we support them fully. These wind developments will greatly affect their quality of life and their real estate values, and we feel […]
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PublishedNovember 27, 2011
Litter bugs in Belgrade create eyesores along roads
I am sure that we are not the only ones who have noticed more and more trash on West Road and several other roads in the Belgrade region. Several times, my husband and I have picked up bags of trash on our road only to find more the very next day. I guess people who […]
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PublishedNovember 27, 2011
Travelin’ Maine(rs) should be sensitive to readership
I generally enjoy restaurant reviews, but I find many of the Travelin’ Maine(rs) columns galling, especially when couched among articles addressing hunger in Maine and cuts to heating assistance and social services. I am assuming that George and Linda Smith are reimbursed, at least partially, for all of their travelin’, eatin’ and lodgin’. That would […]
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PublishedNovember 26, 2011
Hospice care helps nursing home patients, too
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care month, a time to raise awareness in the community about the compassionate care that hospice offers to patients and their families coping with a life-limiting illness. Hospice serves patients wherever they live, including nursing homes and residential care facilities. By working together, hospice (with our expertise in end-of-life […]
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PublishedNovember 26, 2011
Candidates should sign a ‘no-pledge’ pledge
In recognition of Grover Norquist’s success with his No New Taxes pledge that seems to be plaguing us, I would suggest that all future congressional and senatorial candidates sign a pledge that they will not sign a pledge. I wonder how many would actually sign? Charles R. Burns Jr., Vassalboro
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PublishedNovember 26, 2011
‘Radical’ ideas to cut benefits for public employees
This year, at the Skowhegan Town Meeting, I made some statements about medical coverage benefits for town employees, which have increased 12 percent or more just this year. I suggested that we should look for changes that could reduce the escalating premiums. Here are a couple of ideas. Full-time town employees receive 100 percent medical […]
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PublishedNovember 25, 2011
Campaigning on subject of global warming
The mainstream news media are campaigning for the president again on the subject of global warming.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2011
Court has no power over interstate commerce
The power to regulate interstate commerce is given by the Constitution to Congress, not to the Supreme Court. Health care is interstate commerce, amounting to 16 percent, or more, of the U.S. gross domestic product. The Supreme Court may hold the health care reform law unconstitutional because, say, individuals are required to buy health insurance, […]
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PublishedNovember 25, 2011
Hefty price tag for affordable housing
Every taxpayer should read the “A House Divided,” a front-page article on Nov. 16, about the Maine State Housing Authority board calling for change. The article states the agency’s mission is to provide affordable housing. My question is affordable for whom? Certainly not the taxpayers. The article states the authority has funded four projects in […]
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