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PublishedJuly 24, 2011
Clemens, Bonds robbing the American people
How can the people of this country condone spending millions of dollars of our money trying a couple of overpaid athletes (Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds)? Every person with any sense at all believes they are guilty. They both perjured themselves and both stole millions of dollars from the American people. And they continue to […]
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PublishedJuly 24, 2011
GOP keeps financial help for consumers on fence
Now that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has a nominated director, we the people should contact Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe to express our support the new agency. The bureau was created specifically to help us deal with the complexities of interactions with big banks. The goal is simple: To prevent people from being […]
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PublishedJuly 24, 2011
If Dechaine were guilty, wouldn’t he give up?
I totally agree with Peter Sirois (letter, July 1). I have been following the Dennis Dechaine case for more than 20 years and have saved most of newspaper clippings. I believe him to be innocent. Most people, if they were guilty, would give up trying to prove themselves innocent after all this time. Why won’t […]
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PublishedJuly 24, 2011
Raising debt ceiling bad when Obama was senator
Our leaders in Washington are engaged in a (great?) debate about raising the debt ceiling in the country. Our president would have us believe that he is all that stands between the evil Republicans who want cuts in spending (while flying their corporate jets and having their lackies push grandmas off the cliff) and the […]
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PublishedJuly 23, 2011
Suicide epidemic among combat soldiers, vets
Here is a sad and little-publicized fact: The American military has sustained 761 combat deaths in Afghanistan. In the same time period, 817 soldiers have committed suicide. What is happening is nothing short of madness: multiple, consecutive tours of duty with no end in sight. I believe that the longer these men and women endure […]
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PublishedJuly 23, 2011
Special rights vs. equal rights
Soon the airways and media will be busy with people discussing the decision of some families who want equal rights and other families with their special rights. I am hoping that this round in the battle will be more honest, more truthful and handled as adults without name-calling. Special rights are rights that allow part […]
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PublishedJuly 23, 2011
What if Casey and Caylee had been black?
If Casey Anthony and her little girl Caylee had been black, would that case have ever reached the proportions that it did? And if Casey Anthony was black, would she have walked free? Phyllis H. Berry, North Anson
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PublishedJuly 23, 2011
America, Maine need bikeways, walkways
One of the items that is coming close to the congressional budget knife is funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. Some Republican leaders have described such funding as “not in the federal interest” and “frivolous.” Consider these facts, however. Biking and walking make up 12 percent of all trips in the United States, even though […]
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PublishedJuly 22, 2011
What’s ‘tough’ or ‘fair’ about Chevron settlement?
Gov. Paul LePage visited Hampden recently to discuss Maine’s settlement with Chevron over a gas spill for $900,000. He called the settlement “tough but fair” and bragged, “If they violate our laws we’re going to come after them.” Such hypocrisy. This is the governor who tried to shorten the statute of limitations to a length […]
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PublishedJuly 22, 2011
Smell from in-town farm makes life tough for others
As I sit by my open windows enjoying the cool evening breezes, the peacefulness of now-quiet roads and a cup of fresh coffee, I appreciate the simple and uncomplicated life of a small town. Oakland and its surrounding areas have so much to offer for both residents and visitors. We moved back to this area […]
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