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Letters to the Editor
  • Published
    August 22, 2011

    Pray on one knee;gossip on the other

    It is amazing how good churchgoing individuals can pray on one knee and then gossip on the other. There is a name for it. It’s helped me to be a better person. Donna McDonald Palermo

  • Published
    August 21, 2011

    Infusion Therapy Act important, bipartisan bill

    I am pleased to see that AARP has endorsed legislation introduced by Sens. Olympia Snowe of Maine and John Kerry of Massachusetts. If passed, the Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2011 will provide coverage for infusion therapy services, supplies and equipment under Medicare Part B performed in the patient’s home. By allowing the […]

  • Published
    August 21, 2011

    Reprinted editorial mean-spirited, offensive

    What is the purpose of your publishing such a mean-spirited and frankly offensive item (“Obama takes the title of ‘worst president'”) from the Toronto Sun as a “View from Elsewhere” on Monday’s Opinion Page? By publishing this drivel from a sensationalist Canadian tabloid, you have given it legitimacy. The article simply perpetuates the lie that […]

  • Published
    August 21, 2011

    Judiciary another aspect that needs to see the light

    I applaud the Freedom of Information Coalition for its great efforts in achieving results for Mainers who wish to access information from our government (Maine Compass, Aug. 15). If democracy is to survive, people need to know what their government is doing. The article stated “lawmakers were not convinced there was a problem.” The coalition […]

  • Published
    August 21, 2011

    Let’s have more data about Education Management

    The edition of Aug. 9 again reports about continuing legal problems of the Education Management Corp., of which former Gov. John McKernan is board chairman. You report this company offers classes online and at 105 locations in 32 states and Canada. From dollar figures mentioned in your article, it would appear that Education Management Corp. […]

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  • Published
    August 20, 2011

    Proposed trade agreements bad for U.S.

    I disagree with the editorial published in the newspaper on July 28 that urges quick congressional action to approve trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. These trade agreements will increase imports into the United States more than they will increase exports. This is bad for our economy. Many products once manufactured here are […]

  • Published
    August 20, 2011

    DHHS worker in video should be commended

    I’m writing in response to the article, “Conservative groups tout video as proof of fraud.” I do not believe the Department of Health and Human Services worker acted inappropriately. Early in the interview, this “client” was implying criminal activity; this makes him a potentially dangerous person. In the interview, the worker was careful not to […]

  • Published
    August 20, 2011

    Blue Angels air show doesn’t set a good example

    It is dismaying and troubling to read the newspaper ads for the Blue Angel air show. The air show, according to the ads, is for “honoring those who serve” and for “celebrating 100 years of naval aviation.” Very nice motives, but at what expense to taxpayers and the environment? The cost to operate the Blue […]

  • Published
    August 19, 2011

    S&P cites American politics for downgrade

    For those of us lamenting the results of the recent S&P downgrade, I think we should try to understand the basis for this downgrade -- aside from the $2 trillion math error. I think the best way to try to review their rationale is to read S&P's actual report.

  • Published
    August 19, 2011

    Commissary availability factored into military pay

    Your editorial about the Topsham Commissary closing in the Aug. 12 issue of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel indicates that you do not check the facts before publishing an editorial.