Wednesday, July 25, 2007
from the Kennebec Journal
QUESTIONS REMAIN
No complaints from those who switched to Somerset County center
Vote on 1 may hurt some in election
Steeple at center of debate in Whitefield
VETERANS REQUIRE ASSISTANCE: Homelessness takes center stage
J.P. DEVINE: Overcome sadness with hope
BASKETBALL: NBA Hall of Famer Barry doles out advice at Thomas College
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: Maranacook sophomore Mace dominates Class B field
All of today's:
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from the Kennebec Journal
from the Morning Sentinel
A year later, families await answers on fatalities
Owner of topless coffee shop on the comeback trail
Officials report cheaper, better service after switch
Two people in critical condition
Young Marines stick to program
Issue of homeless veterans at center stage
GIRLS SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Winslow falls to York in Class B
Bard hits her marathon stride
All of today's:
News | Sports
from the Morning Sentinel
My wife and I and part of our family were there to have a good time in the community and celebrate Old Hallowell -- a great little Maine town (we even lived and worked there once). We bought a couple of "Hallowell Chairs" and ate strawberry shortcake.
We love Slates. The kicker came when (what appeared to be) a secular-progressive, far left group proudly marched by with their Bush-hating, seditious "Impeach Bush" dribblings.
First of all, that kind of politics should be left out of parades -- that's not the forum for that and if not, then, according to true Democratic policy, the Republicans, independents and otherwise patriotic, God-fearing people with different views should be included.
But this is exactly what ruined the Common Ground Fair for us and why we stopped going to that -- because of one-sided politically motivated views being put on at a family/community event without an opposing viewpoint to promote intelligent and responsible debate -- something our country was founded on.
Randy Brown
Augusta
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Are you familiar with GOOGLE?
Try Googling "Social Security Trust Fund." It's easy to find...unless you're determined to make excuses for Bush at the expense of reality.report abuse
Question: I did not realize we had a Social Security Trust Fund. Is that the "lock box" that the Democrats referred to when President Bush tried to reform Social Security.
Please look for it and let me know when you find it. Or maybe it is just imaginary and used only to criticize the President.report abuse
Sounds like you're mostly talking about the current REPUBLICAN administration:
Progressively more intrusion into people's private lives (the USA "Unpatriotic Act," warrentless wiretaps, etc.).
Progressively more freedoms taken away (Bush asserts that he has the right to imprison any American citizen without charges or a trial, forever).
Progressively more money diverted from the Social Security Trust Fund to pay for millionaires' tax cuts, the war in Iraq, etc.
Progressively more enemies created around the world by a ham-fisted foreign policy.
A progressively strained military, barely kept up to strength by the "liberal" use of progressively bigger signing and retention bonuses.report abuse
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