09/30/2007
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
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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
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Thirty-five years later and Maine is still discriminating against Vietnam veterans! It reminds me of the '60s whilst I was over there and I wrote to then-Gov. Edmund Muskie to ask what Maine was doing to help its GIs in the war -- yeah, I said war, because that's what it was.
Many states in this country provided numerous benefits and bonuses to its GIs during the period. Muskie's reply was only that Maine provided to the GIs the Togus Veterans hospital.
Well, I thought, Togus was federal -- not state-run, shame on me. Maine had done nothing for the Vietnam veterans and continues to do nothing. Certainly Gov. John Baldacci can waive the toll for the bikers escorting the Vietnam memorial. This is a sample of what the Gulf veterans will have to look forward to.
Frederick W. Naborowsky
MSGT, USAF retired
Vassalboro
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