Editorials:
Maverick McCain reappears at GOP convention
It was good to hear the old John McCain again.
Columns:
Letters to the Editor:
Gilman Street Project needs to move ahead
I am writing my comments here to reach all residents in the Greater Gilman School neighborhood.
Jesus wants our bodies intact for his coming
In my letter (Aug. 22) I said embalming was wrong, so is donating organs, because Jesus wants our bodies intact when he resurrects us when he comes, according to "The Apostles Creed."
Democratic candidates lied, threw insults
The purveyors of "Bush lied," which has been the mainstay of this letters column and mainstream liberal media for the past eight years, are going to be hard put to throw nasty stuff on the two Republican candidates, though without a doubt they will try.
Many Olympians have made it big in the movies
Your Aug. 24 Sunday paper had a most unusual perspective on the 2008 Olympics, particularly the swimming events, from your Sunday front-page B1 columnist and ultimate movie critic, the veteran of Hollywood, J.P. Devine.
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Election letters
To our readers:
State and national campaigns are now under way. You are a vital part of that democratic process and we welcome your letters about the candidates, their campaigns and the issues.
However, we cannot publish every letter submitted. If we did that, we would need almost unlimited space or have to sacrifice space reserved for news stories and non-election letters for the flood of letters. We also believe there is a limit to the readers' interest in letters about candidates.
We will publish 10 letters per candidate in the period between now and the election, Tuesday, Nov. 4. That includes letters from candidates themselves, although exceptions will be made if a candidate wishes to respond to a story or editorial about him or her. There will be one exception to that rule: Due to the broad interest in the presidential race, we will publish as many letters about each presidential candidate and the Maine senate races between Sen. Susan Collins and Tom Allen as space allows.
To be fair to all candidates, letters raising new issues or charges about candidates must be received by noon Friday, Oct. 24. Candidates will be given an opportunity to respond before the election.
Letters concerning general election issues must be received by noon Thursday, Oct. 30. All election letters will be published by Sunday, Nov. 2.
All letters must be limited to 250 words and include the letter writer's name, address, telephone number and professional affiliation if relevant to the subject. Please send letters to:
Letters to the Editor,
Kennebec Journal,
274 Western Ave.,
Augusta, ME 04330;
fax 623-2220; e-mail: letters@centralmaine.com
We will not publish unsolicited columns from candidates between now and the election. To do so would mean our Opinion pages would have almost no space for other topics. Candidates views on the issues can be covered in the letters section and in the news coverage that is planned. However, we may solicit opinion columns from candidates when an issue or a particular race merit it. In those cases, both candidates will be given an opportunity to write.
OPINIONS SPECIAL PROJECTS
HENRY DAVID THOREAU
Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. Not Thoreau. 150 years ago he ventured into Maine's woods. The high drama of the nature Thoreau encountered made its way into the equally dramatic prose of his book, ìThe Maine Woods.î We mark the 150th anniversary of Thoreauís 1857 trip as well as the legacy of this transcendentalist, nature lover and, as author Ted Williams writes, contrarian who loved Maine in its wildest and most rugged incarnations. For more, click here.
SPECIAL REPORT: Hunger Series
"For I was hungry," a seven-part editorial series, documents the depth and breadth of hunger in Maine, from the dramatic increase in food pantries to the thousands of children who come to school hungry to the elderly with bare cupboards. For more, click here.
CHANGING OUR OPINION PAGES
You've asked for a greater range of opinions. More voices from the full political spectrum. More local voices. More space for more Reader Opinions. We've heard you.
Click here to learn about our new lineup.
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Have a burr under your saddle? Get your opinion in the newspaper with a letter to the editor. Letters must be 250 words or less, or they will be rejected. Click here to send your letter electronically. You may also send your letter via the U.S. postal service. Mail to:
Letters to the Editor, Morning Sentinel
31 Front St., Waterville, ME 04901
Or fax to this number: 623-2220
Multimedia
McCullough interview
Opinion Page Editor Naomi Schalit interviews David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "John Adams," the book that inspired the HBO series about the second U.S. President and American revolutionary leader.
Related story: Transcript of interview
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