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"If cops can shoot and kill whomever they want and never, not ONCE, be found to be even the least bit at fault, well, do you really think this guy has a prayer in winning this case??" —frankstower
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"Take that argument about the drug dealers to Hannaford Brothers, Cumberland Farms, 7-11, Pine State Distributors, all class A restaurants, bars and all of the other tobacco and alcohol retail and wholesale outlets including private clubs, the Legion Halls and the VFW post and tell them to stop messing up peoples lives, or are..." —Nelson Donnell
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"First of all money given at scrap yards is not all profit. It cost alot of money, time, and hard work, not to mention the price of fuel. As for the gas, oil, and tranny fluid it can cost up to half the price of heating oil per gallon because it is used for multiple oil burning furnace's. I think that recycling scrap is good..." —brady
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"Damn Larry123... I love what you wrote. To everyone who thinks Kittrell was a decent man.. Lets take him out of the picture and put... lets say a child molester... who did his time and was going back to church.. but still fighting his inner demons and hanging around the wrong areas. Would you feel the same? A person who..." —yumkip
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"i guess they wanted 1 more because of the casino vote....its too bad, that can be a rough river in the spring." —imalwaysrite
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"Too bad Larry123 Larry123 of Lewiston, ME, I'm not going to play your hate bait game. Get some rest and try to stop foaming at the mouth." —Nelson Donnell
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"My heart goes out to the family and friends of Logan. He was a very special little boy." —Brenda Watts
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"King is Maine's No.1 nut, and that is a very competitive category indeed! He moved up a notch from No.2 after being hit by the vehicle a while back, so I assume there was enough brain damage to catapult him to the No.1 position in this year's standings. No matter how many terrible books the guy writes, or how much money..." —jdtex
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"Actually, to get back to the subject for a minute, the trains come through Portland at rush hour all the time (2:00 PM was not so bad for this one). Can't they regulate the times that the trains come through a little better? Even if they don't break down, it is absurd that long trains (not short ones, like a two minute Long..." —Manny24
]]> http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186959&ac=PHnws#begin http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186959&ac=PHnws#begin May. 12, 11:31 PM
"Fight the half Nelson; I'll lump my responses to you both since you are equally ignorant. Lesson #1 An automobile can and was in this case used as a weapon. If you disagree, we can test your theory. #2 Do you post on blogs full time decrying the split second decisions of law officers in the hundreds of other police shootings..." —Larry123 Larry123
]]> http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/nu_comments.php?id=26940&cid=110#begin http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/nu_comments.php?id=26940&cid=110#begin May. 12, 11:29 PM
"Hey Justin Curtis 18, Eric Ryan, 19, what up, cant get a girl your own age? Losers" —reader
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"Hillary Drag-Me-To-The-Finish-Line Clinton loses even if she beats Obama 2-1 in every last upcoming election, including Florida and Michigan and the remaining superdelegates. Is she counting on extra-electoral phenomena?" —Earwickker
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"Stephen King said what he believed, and what many leftists believe: soldiers are idiots to fight (and possibly die) for their country. All this blather about leftists "supporting our troops," but not the war, is ridiculous, particularly when those leftists never saw a war they could support. Just ask one of them whether it..." —Oscar Goldman
]]> http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=187143&ac=PHnws#begin http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=187143&ac=PHnws#begin May. 12, 11:22 PM
"Candidacy announced in front of a homeless shelter with a banjo player in the background. Thus, the name Mike Banjo Brennan. It's time Banjo Brennan to take control. We know about the habits of the Spender and Shellie Pingree." —Jon Bon Jovi
]]> http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/commentsCMN.html?id=5045406&sec=view/letters#begin http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/commentsCMN.html?id=5045406&sec=view/letters#begin May. 12, 11:21 PM
"The use of the "personal rights" monicker is highly suggestive that not allowing inadequately trained or supervised midwives to administer powerful narcotics is a violation of those lady's personal rights. It isn't. The issue isn't so much that midwives are prevented from practicing their craft but that they want to administer..." —Hermann Munster
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"Dino, Obama can't even finish off Clinton. He's expecting to lose both W. Virginia and Kentucky by over 20 percentage points. Not sure how you equate those types of election results to a landslide in the general election......did they change the rules and allow 700 democratic super delegates to decide the general election..." —Hawkeye9909
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"King & Allen are two pea brains in a pod. What phonies. No balls at all!" —youknowit
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"The solution is to have a punishment that works. The two most important things that can be taken away from a teen are 1) Driver's license and 2) Money. So if they are convicted of an alcohol related offense the license should be pulled (if they have one) for 90 days and a $500 fine imposed. 2nd offense is double the time..." —Shawn Cram
]]> http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/commentsCMN.html?id=5032300&sec=view/letters#begin http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/commentsCMN.html?id=5032300&sec=view/letters#begin May. 12, 11:13 PM
"A pediatrician from down my way, Dr. Mark Widome, has long been an advocate for various children's health issues, including immunization. He used to be a regular pediatric consultant on the Today Show. As for the "others," I had the recent misfortune of seeing how doctors work with "others" in a hospital emergency setting...." —Hermann Munster
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"Please consider the following for the book: Mr. Paul? Moody, of the Gardiner district Mr. Richard Ryerson of GNG Mr. Leonard Sanborn of Pennell Institute in Gray Mr. David Martin, deceased, of Lawrence High." —Hermann Munster
]]> http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/commentsCMN.html?id=5032538&sec=news/local#begin http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/commentsCMN.html?id=5032538&sec=news/local#begin May. 12, 11:03 PM
"How about getting the FAT lazy welfare people to clean up the school" —reader
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"Julie, You are right in that Allen is a wimp, as are most politicians when it comes to denial of anything that might hurt their chances of staying on the public payroll." —Snowbird1
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"The self-described clowns from UNE seem to be a little confused. Are they goof offs who sit in the back of the class or did they work hard on anything more than decorating their caps? The red noses must have looked very sophisticated… good for you girls, I’m sure you’ll have great success goofing off at all the minimum wage..." —SundayJames
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"Georgie Bush was elected President twice. He's tired. - He's human. He meant 47 states." —Dino
May. 12, 10:52 PM
"Seen the clip. Obama wasn't joking about visiting 57 states....he made a mistake and that is to be expected for the grueling unnecessary campaign that Hillary is putting him through but to pass it off as Obama joking? Please." —David Hughes
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"The bitter people that pollute these boards find fault with ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that the PPH reports. They whine and complain and literally do nothing to make Maine a better place. Ignoring them is the best thing we can do." —mainejeff
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"Why did Tom Allen throw Stephen King under the bus instead of saying that Stephen King was absolutely right in what he said. Tom Allen is a WIMP." —Julie Potvin
]]> http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186959&ac=PHnws#begin http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186959&ac=PHnws#begin May. 12, 10:48 PM
"Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude. Alexis de Tocqueville" —Nelson Donnell
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"Obama will win in a landslide even if if his running mate is Tina Turner." —Dino
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"King postponed it for the time being is all. This too shall pass." —Dino
May. 12, 10:38 PM
"Hey reader of Boston, First of all, Hannaford is no longer owned by a Maine based company and second, I'd like to see you run your mouth in person to a few Maine fatties. They could probably kick your skinny butt." —Snowbird1
]]> http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=183484&ac=PHnws#begin http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=183484&ac=PHnws#begin May. 12, 10:33 PM
"Hello For anyone that is getting a hard time from Toyota in terms of the Toyota Tacoma Frames rusting out please try this website The Center for Auto Safety It has alot of valuable information on it and you can file a complaint if you wish. Another website is Home | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)| U.S...." —monty
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"If the Democrats truly expected to take the seat held by Sen. Collins, they really needed to find a stronger candidate than Mr. Allen.....was Danny Noonan unavailable?" —Hawkeye9909
]]> http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186520&ac=PHnws#begin http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186520&ac=PHnws#begin May. 12, 10:13 PM
"I would like to see solar heated home in Maine, without hugh heat storage and Hi-Tec recovery system. What percentage? What cost?" —Bobhimself
]]> http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186909&ac=PHnws#begin http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186909&ac=PHnws#begin May. 12, 10:11 PM
"Divided sky – I never made such an argument as you claim, go back and reread please. Yes most people that want to ban evolution probably vote republican, but that is a far cry from saying that most people who vote republican want to ban evolution. Would you contest that? When has the national GOP pushed this as an issue?..." —Reverb
May. 12, 9:55 PM
"DK – Yes I do understand just fine thanks, it is just you who are missing what I’m saying. In understand about the faith based, evangelical strategy that the GOP has used. But where have they specifically pushed the banning of teaching evolution? They have not (as far as I can recall), and that is my point. That is, unless..." —Reverb
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"Paleoke. Wow man, groovy. Can I crash at your pad. Let's put Dylan on and party." —Iwonder
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"Looks like Mr. Ryan was the only wise one out of the three. Mr. Curtis appears to be on the fast track for being a career idiot unless he sees the light in the near future." —Jack
]]> http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/commentsCMN.html?id=5035130&sec=view/columns#begin http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/commentsCMN.html?id=5035130&sec=view/columns#begin May. 12, 9:41 PM
"Iver: Amen to that!" —jm
]]> http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186959&ac=PHnws#begin http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186959&ac=PHnws#begin May. 12, 9:38 PM
"There will be no further comment if there is full and honorable investigation showing the officer's good cause in shooting. I am not betting on either side of GOOD KILL-BAD KILL just alerting all to what to watch for to see if the matter is fairly prosecuted to a conclusion. I agree with the doubters that even if no cause..." —Fight the Corrupt
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"Hi, While I'm glad to see/read a story on Lyme Disease I'm sad to read Maine's CDC is downplaying the disease once again. The CDC mentions that there were 500 cases in 2007 but what they don't mention is (even by their own accord) that only 10% of the reportable lyme cases get reported. That would make this figure closer to..." —Deborah Rondeau
]]> http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/commentsCMN.html?id=1186430397&sec=news/local#begin http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/commentsCMN.html?id=1186430397&sec=news/local#begin May. 12, 9:31 PM
"I think GoMaine gets a bum rap sometimes. I mean, it's a carpool matching program with some vanpools but mostly it's a carpool program. That means you can only find a ride if other people have put their name in and are going your way. And since, up until recently, most of us have not put our info in the system, we're not showing..." —minivanman
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"King never said everyone in the service was stupid or illiterate. He said you have more opportunities if you can read. He's right. For as long as I can remember one of the biggest hooks the service uses is education. Don't worry about how much you know. Join us and we'll teach you. And all who can read these "comments"..." —Paleoke
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"Sentinel, please post as much information about the Waterville area budget hearings as possible. I don't think the people know enough about the issue." —Lizz
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"Gerald. Come now. Mr. King is a very smart man. I'm sure he meant to say McDonald's. Wait a minute, how would he know if the workers at McDonald's finished school or not. They can't all be drop-outs." —Iwonder
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"standNfight: Obama is clearly joking, and after you actually watch the clip, you will agree: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws" —Gerald Weinand
]]> http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186699&ac=PHedi#begin http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/comments.php?id=186699&ac=PHedi#begin May. 12, 9:15 PM
"I wonder: Why they ban smoking in public places but I still have to sit next to someone in the library that won't brush their teeth or take a bath." —Iwonder
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"Whoever is elected in November, the Bush regime needs to be prosecuted for thier crimes. http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/05/09/8834/" —Jack Jackson
May. 12, 9:12 PM
"Jonathan Albrecht of Dixfield, ME: I like Obama/Richardson. But how will Joe Lieberman react when McCain doesn't pick him?" —Gerald Weinand
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"I was happy to see Mark Hersgaard's piece about peak oil in today's sentinel. We have a group that meets the first Sunday of each month at 10:45 am to talk about peak oil and what we can do about it. It is a huge problem. Fortunately there are people like Rosemary Winslow and Mike Roy in the area who are doing something to..." —Iver Lofving
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