Kennebec Journal Opinion http://www.kjonline.com/r?19=960&32=10357&7=624642&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com Opinion: Editorials, Letters to the Editor and Columnists from the Kennebec Journal en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:47:03 GMT 2012-02-07T02:47:03Z en-us VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Komen turnabout proves the power of focused protest http://www.kjonline.com/r?19=961&43=585322&44=138823399&32=10357&7=624642&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com%2Fopinion%2FVIEW-FROM-ELSEWHERE-Komen-turnabout-shows-power-of-focused-protest.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:47:03 GMT 7810858c7dbef76408d8cdf83eb0e2c0 Tony Ronzio 2012-02-07T02:47:03Z MIKE TIPPING: Poll results only as good as their methods, sample size, questions http://www.kjonline.com/r?19=961&43=585322&44=138818054&32=10357&7=624642&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com%2Fopinion%2Fpoll-results-only-as-good-as-their-methods-sample-size-questions_2012-02-06.html If you've read this column regularly, you know that misrepresentation of polling data is one of my pet peeves. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:28:30 GMT 850e8ca83fc292769cc117be609632e2 Mike Tipping 2012-02-07T02:28:30Z One death because of bullying is too many http://www.kjonline.com/r?19=961&43=585322&44=138817949&32=10357&7=624642&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com%2Fopinion%2Fone-death-because-of-bullying-is-too-many_2012-02-06.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:27:00 GMT 7b8bd023cf38c90f08b25ba78205896e Morning Sentinel Staff 2012-02-07T02:27:00Z We cannot afford to elect Gingrich as president http://www.kjonline.com/r?19=961&43=585322&44=138817954&32=10357&7=624642&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com%2Fopinion%2Fwe-cannot-afford-to-elect-gingrich-as-president_2012-02-06.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:26:38 GMT c8b1157356e05b2495f340c72ef81834 Morning Sentinel Staff 2012-02-07T02:26:38Z Stronger laws needed to quell domestic violence http://www.kjonline.com/r?19=961&43=585322&44=138817964&32=10357&7=624642&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com%2Fopinion%2Fstronger-laws-needed-to-quell-domestic-violence_2012-02-06.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:26:20 GMT 6bd3fb79e260748681f17577c192c05f Far The 2012-02-07T02:26:20Z Congress needs to fix health care system http://www.kjonline.com/r?19=961&43=585322&44=138818019&32=10357&7=624642&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com%2Fopinion%2Fcongress-needs-to-fix-health-care-system_2012-02-06.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:25:56 GMT c8796b4839f74a06a9d1c4057ed50784 Kennebec Journal Staff 2012-02-07T02:25:56Z MAINE COMPASS: Free children's vaccinations will encourage preventative health care http://www.kjonline.com/r?19=961&43=585322&44=138753184&32=10357&7=624642&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com%2Fopinion%2Ffree-childrens-vaccinations-will-encourage-preventative-health-care_2012-02-05.html Families concerned about health care costs now have one less thing to worry about: As of Jan. 1, children 18 and younger get their vaccinations without having to pay the cost of the vaccine. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:13:28 GMT a323c1ed6ed28075bf446f2d9bf2de4b Syd Sewall, M.D., practices at Kennebec Pediatrics 2012-02-06T04:13:28Z VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Fewer cancer screenings without health care http://www.kjonline.com/r?19=961&43=585322&44=138753079&32=10357&7=624642&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com%2Fopinion%2Ffewer-cancer-screenings-without-health-care_2012-02-05.html A new federal study found that Americans are getting screened for three major cancers -- breast, cervical and colorectal -- at rates far below national targets. The shortfall is especially high among adults who lack insurance or regular access to a doctor, partly because the recession drove employers to lay off workers or cut health benefits. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:11:30 GMT e28244fde3654a0f99bf8c05bc6b6ef2 Morning Sentinel Staff 2012-02-06T04:11:30Z VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Somalia hostage rescue a job well done http://www.kjonline.com/r?19=961&43=585322&44=138753084&32=10357&7=624642&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com%2Fopinion%2Fsomalia-hostage-rescue-a-job-well-done_2012-02-05.html When President Barack Obama exchanged a few words with officials in the House chamber before his State of the Union address, the microphone picked up a cryptic comment to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta: "Leon, good job tonight." Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:10:54 GMT 74f825a72a8297032ef807d700574c0b Morning Sentinel Staff 2012-02-06T04:10:54Z VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: New federal school lunch rules out to lunch http://www.kjonline.com/r?19=961&43=585322&44=138753154&32=10357&7=624642&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kjonline.com%2Fopinion%2Fnew-federal-school-lunch-rules-out-to-lunch_2012-02-05.html For the first time in years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reworked nutrition rules for school meals. The effort was billed as a step in the fight against childhood obesity, and part of Michelle Obama's pet Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:10:17 GMT a1f3ce7ac901f5b6698e38a564bf6e3a Morning Sentinel Staff 2012-02-06T04:10:17Z