“Climate change threatens world food supply” is the headline wake-up alarm being sounded by leading newspapers. It was prompted by the release of a summary report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), staffed by more than 100 experts from 52 countries. The report details how climate change is threatening our world’s […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Why is justice delayed in Bard case?
They say that “justice is blind.” Many who use the phrase today do so ironically, pointing out travesties in our judicial system. Today, a child sexually abused seven years ago has yet to receive justice. In 2012, babysitter Eric Bard was charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year old girl for four months. The indictment contained […]
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Do more to combat poverty in Maine
The Greater Waterville Poverty Action Coalition’s recent letter, “It is too expensive to be poor” (July 28), brings much needed attention to a growing national humanitarian crisis that we have ignored for far too long. As a representative of the Maine Poor People’s Campaign, I would like to provide some specifics about poverty right here […]
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President’s character falls far short
I am writing in regards to an article in the Aug. 2 newspaper headlined “Religious right balks at label.” It contained yet another way to defend President Donald Trump from the charge of racism: “He does not judge people by the color of their skin. He judges people on whether they support him. If you […]
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Two ways to read senator’s remarks
I turned on the TV at six o’clock on the morning of Aug. 5 and channeled it to my local news station. Of course the topic was the shooting in El Paso, Texas. I heard senior senator of Texas, John Cornyn, say, “To see somebody trying to start a war between our cultures is simply […]