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Comment on Sub-prime mortgages hit home (Printed April 11, 2008)

kyle wilkinson — 2008-05-06T09:31:12Z

Let me give you the punchline for this sick joke!! My wife and I are the couple that went into Downeast Mortgage for a loan. First off the AG's office left out all the good stuff, like the truth!!

Comment on Kennebunk youth aid in POW museum opening (Printed April 18, 2008)

richard montgomery — 2008-04-19T07:02:01Z

As a combat veteran, I find the "hero" worship of POW's to be confusing. Don't get me wrong, I certainly admire thier
survival skills and willingly acknowledge that they have suffered. However, I cannot understand why being a POW has become synonymous with being a "hero".
I would be willing to bet that most people are unaware of the fact that, as a group, the Vietnam POW's represent the most decorated "unit" in US military history. A fact I find both astounding and unwarranted. Let's not forget, after Vietnam, a special medal was created solely for POW's. I don't get it.

Comment on Weekly Interview: Wiley Miller (Printed March 28, 2008)

Heather Spencer — 2008-03-31T07:59:19Z

What a great story about the famous cartoonist Wiley Miller!

Comment on K’port, Biddeford consider Timber Point acquisition (Printed March 14, 2008)

WJ PELLETEIR — 2008-03-31T07:59:02Z

MY FATHER "JOE" PHIL PELLETIER WAS FRIENDS WITH NELL AND EDGAR BERRY THE CARETAKERS OF THE LAND FROM THE 1940'S UNTIL THEIR DEATHS IN THE SEVENTYS. I SPENT MOST SUMMERS ON THE POINT. DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A "BOMB SHELTER" ON THE PROPERTY? WE HAYED EVERY YEAR RIGHT AROUND THE FOURTY OF JULY, PUT THE HAY IN THE BARN LOOSE. THEY ALWAYS HAD CHICKENS, DUCKS COWS AND DOGS. JUGGA AND TRIGGA WERE THE NAMES OF THE DOGS. NELL AND EDGAR LIVED OFF THE LAND , EVEN GROWING THEIR OWN TOBACCO DURING THE WAR.

Comment on Weekly Interview: Wiley Miller (Printed March 28, 2008)

Arlene — 2008-03-31T07:57:55Z

really interesting

Comment on K’port, Biddeford consider Timber Point acquisition (Printed March 14, 2008)

dric — 2008-03-23T17:48:02Z

Why wouldn't the conservationists in K'Port be excited? They would get that wonderful view from Goose Rocks in perpetuity, whilst the City of Biddeford gets screwed in hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax money when Timber Point become Federal lands.

Has anyone even considered this on the Biddeford side?

Comment on Brandi Neal's In the Know: "License to parent" (Printed Jan. 18, 2008)

Geoff Brown — 2008-03-18T08:10:07Z

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Comment on Morin pleads guilty in animal cruelty case (Printed March 7, 2008)

diegodiaz — 2008-03-12T05:57:10Z

I am Really Pleased with the efforts of Ree Gonzalez in response to Bandit. An Animal regardless of how primitive as the same rights to this earth as we do. Especially those we choose as pets.

Comment on Letter: Arundel Historical Committee needs your help (Printed March 7, 2008)

SharonCummins — 2008-03-10T08:59:21Z

There are several boxes in the Kennebunkport Historical Society vault that contain information relevant to your request. One in particular contains loose pages of "The Arundel House Book" Research was done by Ruth Landon and Adelaide Day on the history of home ownership, street by street.
Deeds since 1960 are posted online at the York County Registry of Deeds Website if you need to update the work done by Ruth and Adelaide. http://www.york.me.us.landata.com/

1856 and 1872 Atlas' of York County incude houses with owners names. Images of both maps of Arundel are posted online at www.mykennebunks.com/maps.htm .

Comment on Dobson proposes to arrest, K’port board disagrees (Printed March 7, 2008)

BruceMarshall — 2008-03-08T11:11:06Z

This is a fair and balanced piece of reporting on what is a very unique and important story.

Of course town officials will either say they have no authority on the matter or be against such an initiative. Such preemptively negatively opinions are but the biased impotence which characterize the very malaise that has infected our country, siding with power before even considering truth and principle.

This is exactly the problem with Tom Allen and the most of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, complicit with Bush in his war and the violation of the Constitution.

Impeachment would most likely unveil the Democratic Party's collusion, misprision of treason and felony with the crimes of this Bush Administration. Plus they desire the 'imperial presidency' replete with 'signing statements'. This prospect should awaken Republicans to the call for impeachment too!

Laurie Dobson is a true patriot working in the very tradition of the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. It is "We the People" whom are begining to empower themselves across this land, starting in Brattleboro and Marlboro Vermont with Laurie Dobson recognizing the importance of the call for indictment because it is a call from citizen's that our elected officials, of what ever stature, must abide by the principles and laws of this land, and the treaties our nation has sponsored.

This is what our nation stands for.

Now as to impeachment it should never be off the table. It is vital, so vital that Thomas Jefferson who wrote the rule book for the House of Representatives, stated in rule 603 that articles of impeachment can come from State Legislatures and Grand Juries. Essentially Jefferson realized that Congress could easily be corrupted so he created the means whereby the people could be heard. The indictment movement in Vermont started after it was apparent that the 603 impeachment movement was deliberately stopped by the Democratic Party hierarchy. To put further pressure towards impeachment, the call for indictment is a call to say no to breaking the law in this nation.

Bush's excuses, such as the need to fight the 'war on terror' would collapse as readily as those building's disintegrated given a real investigation. The hypocrisy of the 'war on terror' becomes readily apparent when one considers the fact that the Bush Administration has officially sponsored and supports with our taxpayer money Chechen terrorist leader Ilse Ahkmadov wanted by the Russian government.

Remember, Benjamin Franklin warned that when you sacrifice freedom for security you have neither. That is what has happened in this country.

Kennebunkport, the nation and the world will all come be proud of Laurie Dobson and her brave and truly American initiative calling for the indictment of Bush and Cheney. This call is a great victory in itself, for truth against the lies and darkness which have come over our nation and so disgustingly visit Maine at the Mordor on Walker's Point