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PublishedAugust 19, 2011
Compromise deal didn’t stop Wall Street dive
Summarizing a list given by George Zornick, writing in The Nation, the debt deal can be divided into who is helped and who is harmed.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2011
Boehner prediction didn’t mean racetrack success
While browsing through some letters I have written to editors, I came across one I wrote to the editor of the Morning Sentinel that was published on April 15, 2010. The subject was the upcoming appointment of lachrymose John Boehner as speaker of the House, and the fact if that came to pass we would […]
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PublishedAugust 19, 2011
Watched Republicans non-agenda for 2 years
It wasn’t bad enough tea partiers held the American people hostage in order to fulfill their political agenda on raising the debt ceiling, but they have created a doubt concerning our economy all over the world, thus effecting our credit rating from the Standard & Poor’s. The chaos they have created will affect families everywhere, […]
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PublishedAugust 19, 2011
Group tries to speak to Snowe about war dollars
The Maine Bring Our War Dollars Home campaign began more than a year and a half ago. The campaign asks our representatives in Congress to fund the social, infrastructure and educational needs of the state of Maine and cut the bloated military budget that funds endless war, unneeded weapons systems and no-bid contracts for giant […]
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PublishedAugust 18, 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. The following are excerpts from that […]
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PublishedAugust 18, 2011
Compromise deal didn’t stop Wall Street dive
Summarizing a list given by George Zornick, writing in The Nation, the debt deal can be divided into who is helped and who is harmed. • Among those harmed are veterans, graduate students, seniors and the poor. • Among those helped are the wealthy, Wall Street traders, and oil and gas companies. There are those […]
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PublishedAugust 18, 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. The editorial neglected to mention that, in addition to military retirees, commissary privileges are afforded to active military and National Guard and Reserve personnel […]
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PublishedAugust 17, 2011
Daughter in Navy hadn’t heard about copter crash
My daughter Maegan graduated from Lawrence High School in Fairfield and is completing her seventh year in the U.S. Navy. Being a corpswoman (medic), she is very caring. She has been the source of much pride and also much worry for her mom and I. She has spent the past four months on the USNS […]
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PublishedAugust 17, 2011
Amy Drake’s murder still unresolved; no justice yet
I am very concerned that the 2006 murder of Amy Drake has not been solved. Although her boyfriend had pleaded guilty to assaulting her previously, no one has ever been charged with her murder. Why is this still not resolved? Why has there been no resolution for her mother and no justice for her? I […]
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PublishedAugust 17, 2011
Scientific evidence should top circumstantial
John Benoit’s claim (letter, Aug. 15) that Dennis Dechaine’s truck was locked is incorrect, as the rear slider window was unlocked. Perhaps more importantly, as reported by Maine State Police Detective Hendsbee, the doors could be locked without a key. Thus, anyone could have removed items. The state lab found no fingerprints, hair or other […]
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