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An Open Letter To My Fellow Christian And Staff Writer, Rev. J. Grant Swank
I cannot and will not be silent on a particular ongoing topic from a particular author any longer. I have held back, for better, or for worse, for quite some time. That ends now. It is with a heavy heart that I am doing this, and I hope that this one time that I am violating my own personal rule will be the only time, but in this instance, principle dictates my response. Rev. J. Grant Swank and I need to get a few items aired out, and as he has decided to incessantly make these items public, I will challenge him on them in the same forum.
Apr 21, 2008 - 12:44:33 AM

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Reader Offended by Tellis
Mr. Anderson, I just happen to read a very offensive column by Kenneth Tellis published in your newspaper online version.
Apr 6, 2008 - 9:12:08 PM

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Protect Our Electoral College Inside Our US Constitution
America, please listen carefully! Do not allow our elected politicians on Capitol Hill or anywhere else in America to tamper with and/or destroy our Electoral College as our process of electing our President and Vice President of our United States.
Apr 1, 2008 - 11:43:05 AM

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Response To Karl Muszar
Hello, Mr. Muszar. In your letter to the editor of March 28th, "A Question For Doug Wrenn On An Older Article," you had a question regarding an article I wrote approximately a year and a half ago on October 2nd, 2006, entitled, "It's Time To Revise The Strategy To Secure A Sovereign United States."
Mar 29, 2008 - 10:38:59 PM

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A Question for Doug Wrenn on an Older Article
On October 2, 2006 Mr Wrenn wrote an article entitled "It's Time To Revise The Strategy To Secure A Sovereign United States".
Mar 28, 2008 - 8:42:47 AM

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Maine Health Insurance
The number one concern for Maine legislators should be reducing the costs of health insurance premiums for Maine citizens.
Mar 14, 2008 - 9:25:09 AM

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Fix Your Own Government, Don't Break This One
As an American Latino, I find Illegal immigration is the Illegal in the US trying to change the country I love, to make it more Latino (Mexican) friendly, and to forget the Americans; I say go back to Mexico and get YOUR legal government to change the way they treat you and your fellow countrymen and women and STOP the BULL you have been doing here.
Mar 7, 2008 - 10:45:46 AM

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State Attorney General Office Falling Down on Job
A few days ago, there was quite a flap when Peter Degennaro, alleged crooked contractor from Massachusetts, came over our border and scammed two more innocent victims up here in Maine. Nobody ever Googled him.
Feb 21, 2008 - 9:41:39 AM

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Political Campfire Stew
Today's campfire stew pot contains both major political parties with the establishment news media stirring the broth slowly round and around over a smoldering campfire. This stew has a lot in store for us in the upcoming presidential election, not necessarily for the better. In fact, I would surmise the stew will have a bitter taste indeed for all to endure when finished.
Jan 26, 2008 - 10:07:49 AM

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Thanks for the Morning Star and the Memories
Recently while researching a few places in Northern New England, I decided while I was at it to search for information about the Katahdin area and, more specifically, Patten. I wasn't sure as to what I'd find but I did find was your Magic City Morning Star.
Jan 15, 2008 - 8:06:04 PM

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Bravo for Jan Herron
I applaud this article, Magic City News, and Ms Herron for printing the truth. It is even worse here on the border of the U.S.A.
Jan 14, 2008 - 8:45:02 PM

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Jan Herron
I just read the article, Elective Dysfunction 2008; Sovereign Nation USA at Risk from Inside, by Jan Herron. She did not mention Ron Paul - not at all.
Jan 14, 2008 - 8:36:15 PM

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Other Candidates Parrot Dr. Paul's Message of Liberty & Limited Government
ARLINGTON, VA -- Latecomers to the freedom message talk the talk, but only Ron Paul walks the walk.
Jan 7, 2008 - 8:07:31 PM

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Straight Talk Express
Jan Herron's article Drive the "Straight Talk Express" to the Border was refreshing.
Jan 7, 2008 - 8:01:44 PM

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Global Warming Infidel
I need some help in understanding the concept of global warming. It seems to me that in order to prove any type of change in any area of inquiry, one must first establish a base measurement. To prove that earth's average temperature has warmed over this past century, one must prove the base average temperature one hundred years ago.
Jan 6, 2008 - 11:28:51 PM

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John Edwards & The Nader Effect

John Edwards & The Nader Effect

The political season is heating up and the Iowa caucuses are just a few weeks away.   I am reminded of the effect that Ralph Nader had on the outcome of elections in years past.


Dec 19, 2007 - 8:31:00 PM

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A Pox on All Their Houses
I have always considered myself a philosophical and constitutional purist. Thus I have always opposed political term limits. After all, democratic principles should guarantee my right to reelect a superb representative until death, mine or his.
Dec 5, 2007 - 10:07:58 PM

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Positive Feedback from Reader 'Dan'
A Morning Star Reader by the name of 'Dan' sent the following email with a comment about J.Grant Swank Jnr's
Nov 30, 2007 - 1:45:03 AM

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Who the Heck is Huckabee?
The second point is worth noting; that Evangelicals who 'go over the top' with what amounts to as 'forced conversions', don't go over well with the general populace. 
Nov 28, 2007 - 3:36:39 AM

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Thank You, Kimberley!
To Kimberley Sheppard, in response to your letter of November 21st, "Thanks For Doug Wrenn's Thanksgiving Article," Kimberly, you are very welcome, and I thank you as well.
Nov 22, 2007 - 11:01:54 AM

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Thanks for Doug Wrenn's Thanksgiving Article
My name is Kimberley and I just wanted to take a moment to THANK YOU for Mr. Wrenn's article entitled "A Historical Reminder of the True Meaning of Thanksgiving," dated November 19, 2007. It couldn't have come at a more perfect time!
Nov 21, 2007 - 8:04:43 PM

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More on NAIS
This article: "The NAIS Suite at the Hotel California," by Julie Kay Smithson was right on. I would only point out the further depths of deviousness and absurdity of the USDA-State Ag Dept mindset: Opting out, even before one's data is uploaded into the federal NAIS database, only puts one into another database: The Opt Out Database.
Nov 20, 2007 - 9:34:10 PM

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Millinocket Candidate Approvals Narrowing
A small business viewpoint of the Millinocket council race.
Nov 4, 2007 - 11:16:43 PM

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Who Says Illegal Aliens Are Poor? So Poor That They Need Money For Heat During The Winter
It is estimated that $23 billion dollars was sent back to Mexico in 2006. If there are 12 million illegals, that amounts to $159.72 per month remitted for every illegal man, woman and illegal in the USA.
Nov 4, 2007 - 10:51:12 PM

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Calvary's Cross Slays Allah Devil
Certain atheists in particular consign Allah to superstition. Some religionists do the same by relegating Islam's deity, Allah, to a figment of the Muslim imagination.
Nov 3, 2007 - 1:10:35 AM

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Civilian Casualties From Cluster Bombs
Did you know that civilians, not military personnel, account for 98% of the casualties due to cluster bombs over the past 40 years?
Nov 2, 2007 - 8:58:24 PM

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Two Tough Questions!
Pretty interesting isn't it? Makes a person think before judging someone.
Oct 31, 2007 - 4:02:28 AM

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Nick Sambides Responds to Alyce Maragus
Whether stated as belief, opinion or anything else, Alyce Maragus is wrong when she says that Town Councilor Matthew Polstein "engineered" a question I asked during the last council meeting. He and I had no communication during the meeting, nor were we outside council chambers at the same time before the question was asked.
Oct 29, 2007 - 8:02:00 PM

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Funding Abortion
This is an issue that cuts across party lines. Whether Democrat or Republican, pro-life or pro-abortion, we should resent the fact that the Federal Government steals our income to support an affiliation of private businesses across the nation.
Oct 28, 2007 - 12:33:54 AM

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Saving Us from Ourselves
Maine Politicians seem intent on finding ways to spend the Public's money while finding new ways to keep us from knowing what they're up to. The Legislature is trying to pass "Emergency" Legislation (LD 1878) that would end the requirement for Maine Government to post legal notices in newspapers. The legal notices in the classified section aren't the most noticible part of the paper, but sometimes contain the most important information for the Public.
Oct 27, 2007 - 10:44:20 PM

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Millinocket Town Council Candidates Measure Up
A Millinocket small business viewpoint.
Oct 26, 2007 - 5:30:47 PM

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Fred Thompson?
The problem with all of you right wing cowards is that you are so afraid of the American people finally waking up one day and seeing what's really inside the scarecrow.
Oct 26, 2007 - 10:49:31 AM

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Are There Rules for Councilors in Millinocket?
We have a "charter" that was voted in by the people of Millinocket and adopted by the Legislature on March 14, 1969. We also have a group of people running for council who should get a copy of this document and read it. It's only 34 pages.
Oct 25, 2007 - 1:00:31 PM

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A Letter from a Chinese Businessman
Now some people might have objected to something that I wrote. Well, for a Chinese perspective on this, I would like to show you the letter I received from the repair man. After I published the story, I sent the man an email with the link to the article at Magic City, and Today I got a reply from him.  In the original article I got his name wrong. His name is Kang Yongjun, and this is what he wrote:
Oct 24, 2007 - 12:37:51 AM

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Humor via Italy for Morning Star News
Thanks goes to Chiara Braccagni from Italy for sending in these jokes. If you have something to contribute to Morning Star News, just email it in to rpbendedek@hotmail.com
Oct 23, 2007 - 12:30:50 AM

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Correction to "Real Americans" article!
Yes I know!  The Article Real Americans : President Bush & Co. was written By Julie Kay Smithson not S.J.Miller.  I do Apologise!
Oct 22, 2007 - 10:29:03 AM

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Durbin's DREAM for "Droopy"
Phoenix PD officer's murderer is poster boy for Durbin's DREAM Amnesty: writes S.J. Miller of Phoenix and asks: "Does the Senator/Congressman know that DREAM isn't one-time only but a PERMANENT amnesty for any illegal alien who crosses the border?"
Oct 22, 2007 - 4:00:08 AM

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My Best Friend
I looked over the sea of twelfth grade faces. Some of them did not want to be in that English class. Yet I, the substitute teacher, was left to take care of the matter for the next eighty minutes.  (J. Grant Swank, Jr.)
Oct 22, 2007 - 12:18:30 AM

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Love Harry Leichter's Jewish Humor Site.
Jewish Humor is self effacing and hilarious.  The problem is that often you can't understand the joke unless you know the Yiddish used in the joke.
Oct 22, 2007 - 12:15:42 AM

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Real Americans : President Bush & Co.
Julie Kay Smithson, real American writes: If it's Illegal, it is NOT "immigration." If it's illegal, it is invasion on America's sovereign borders and domestic front. America's National Guard and other military should be guarding America, not policing global economic interests.

Oct 22, 2007 - 12:14:38 AM

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