The Kennebec Journal

Correction - 07/30/2010
In early 1950s, I attended Grades 3 and 4 in the building now occupied by Readfield Historical Society and annoyed ghosts who recently ordered meddlesome paranormalists to "get out!"

Letter rewritten on LePage's 'anti-science stances' - 07/30/2010
On July 19, the Kennebec Journal ran a letter with my name as the author. Neither the title nor the edited content reflected what I had originally written.

Where were protesters when Obama visited Maine? - 07/30/2010
I'm referring to the war protesters that always showed up in Kennebunkport when former President George W. Bush would come to Maine.

Don’t sacrifice beauty for ill-conceived plan - 07/30/2010

Letter rewritten on LePage’s ‘anti-science stances’ - 07/30/2010

Where were protesters when Obama visited Maine? - 07/30/2010

Big government, business feed off each other - 07/30/2010

Paranormal adventures in Readfield - 07/30/2010

Pingree's phone meeting just early campaigning - 07/29/2010
Ring, ring. It's a Chellie Pingree Congressional Town Meeting, by phone!

Let's not pay for more empty seats on bigger plane - 07/29/2010
I wish to reply to Sunday's letter by Kevin McGinnis.

70-somethings capable of 'doing almost everything' - 07/29/2010
I just finished reading today's KJ (July 27). Hogwash!

Libby Mitchell: A leader for all Maine families - 07/29/2010
Ted Kennedy urged compromise. He said part of what you want is better than none.

Our system breeds costly, worthless campaigns - 07/29/2010
The oil eruption in the Gulf, and our government's incapacity to bring BP to justice, or even get straight answers, should be indication enough as to where power lies in this day and age.

Our system breeds costly, worthless campaigns - 07/29/2010

DNA has cleared many juries found guilty - 07/29/2010

Massey, LePage don't understand marijuana - 07/28/2010
If journalist Amy Calder's July 20 article on a proposed moratorium on a marijuana dispensary in Waterville is at all accurate, Mayor Paul LePage and Police Chief Joseph Massey have been shown to have a complete lack of understand ...

Paid sick days make good business sense - 07/28/2010
I am writing in response to a July 10 letter, "A 'career politician,' Mitchell out of touch."

Democrats caused the budget deficit - 07/28/2010

Many deserve thanks for Old Hallowell Day - 07/27/2010
Thank you for making Old Hallowell Day such a success!

Liberals 'scared' of appeal of conservatism - 07/27/2010
The liberal mindset is alive and well as evidenced recently by all the "letters to editor" -- with fear of conservatism being their primary theme.

Shame on senators for destroying capitalism - 07/27/2010
I would like to applaud the Kennebec Journal for its editorial, July 18 regarding the financial bill, which is a bad bill.

Editorial written while 'sitting on one's duff' - 07/27/2010
Good editorial writing requires more than sitting on one's duff, grabbing a catchy item off the wire, and pontificating authoritatively from the Big Chair on topics about which the writer has limited understanding.

Two comments on two letters in four parts - 07/27/2010
1) In Daniel Williams' letter July 14, he says, "The legislators and the governor both got it right and once again, the people's veto got it wrong."

More needs to happen to stamp out cancer - 07/26/2010
Research in cancer has come a long way but still has a long way to go. There was an article out that there may be a vaccine for breast cancer in as little as a year. Hopefully that is true. But more needs to happen. Just recently ...

Home on the free range, where the eggs are fresh - 07/26/2010
Several well-placed comments have been in your paper regarding cruelly caged, egg-laying chickens. I would like to add my congratulations to those who wrote in their defense.

Has anyone studied Afghanistan history? - 07/26/2010
The war in Afghanistan is a war of absolute futility. The history of Afghanistan showed without a shadow of a doubt that it can never be won. Such as the past history confirmed.

Keep the airport service at the status quo - 07/25/2010
Once again, it is time for the state to choose which airline will serve Augusta. Once again US Airways is bidding to continue service while Cape Air is bidding to take over. I am writing to express my support for US Airways.

Tired of Heath's bile - 07/25/2010
I am a strong supporter of the right to free speech, but once again the newspaper lets Michael Heath spew his bile. You restrict the rest of us to letters of 300 words, but let him go on.

George Smith, take the gloves off - 07/25/2010
George Smith's (July 7) comment that the state turns out "beautiful hatchery fish" is a bit misleading.

Don't deprive gays, lesbians of marriage joys - 07/25/2010
Groups such as the National Organization for Marriage, Stand for Marriage, and Concerned Women for America clearly celebrate the joys and virtues of the institution of marriage. How tragic that these groups work diligently to depr ...

When the flag parades by, please stand up - 07/27/2010
I look forward to the July 4th parades, the Yarmouth Clam festival parade, the Maine Lobster Festival parade, the Old Hallowell Day parade. Let's face it I love a parade. A lot of prep goes into them and you never know what kind o ...

Vote for LePage would keep young talent home - 07/27/2010
This is in response to Michael Hawkins' July 19 letter. I hope to alleviate his fear that voting for Paul LePage will cause irreparable harm to science.

Use post office, avoid airline baggage fees - 07/27/2010
Regarding airline baggage fees -- Let's support our post office and mail our clothes and stuff ahead to our destination! No more fees for airlines! Enough is enough!

The desperate act of a self-destructive system - 07/27/2010
Moved by news of Dennis Dechaine's attempted suicide, I've just studied that part of Maine law that pertains to "trafficking in prison contraband."

The citizenry agreed: God's way is the best - 07/27/2010
Daniel Williams in his letter (July 13) "Bible is Collection of Hearsay Stories" commits three big mistakes:

Why would anyone dispute the indisputable? - 07/24/2010
I'm writing in response to Daniel Williams' letter of July 13.

Extending payments is sensible for retiree costs - 07/24/2010
We need complete and accurate data about public employee retirement and retiree health care. Tony Payne's column (July 11) about these topics did not increase the public's understanding.

From LeBron, a wearying overuse of 'sacrifice' - 07/24/2010
Ever since the overhyped "decision", I have grown weary of the word "sacrifice" coming from LeBron James and the sportswriters who are praising his supposed nobility in forgoing about $5 million a year in salary (to be dwarfed by ...

An extreme condition for letter carriers - 07/26/2010
The recent heat wave created a challenge for those workers who had to endure high temperatures and humidity, including letter carriers, rural carriers and others. They persevered and carried out their appointed rounds with our tra ...

Without jobs, only Maine's wildlife may be left here - 07/26/2010
Is Maine dying financially? Our children are looking at limited jobs when they graduate, industry is disappearing, education is suffering, more and more people are on welfare or are moving out of state.

There are better candidates than LePage - 07/26/2010
I literally laughed out loud when I read the July 10 opinion section, specifically while reading Mychael Bartholf's letter about Libby Mitchell being "put out to pasture."