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By Mike LangeStaff Writer     A few days after being whacked pretty hard in the midterm elections, President Obama was back in the headlines proclaiming his support for net neutrality.

    Over my years of family research, I have come to respect and admire the genealogical work of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS), which they offer up to the world quite freely, if not entirely free.

Taxes – local government does it backwards By Dale Landrith, Sr.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     Like most legislative candidates, Norm Higgins stayed up late on Nov.

    Well, after years of delaying for one reason or another, I finally submitted my first DNA test, and received results last week.

FairPoint and the future of New England To the Editor:    We were disappointed to see FairPoint executives spend the company’s money on pricey full-page ads in newspapers all across New England on Sunday (“The Future of FairPoint,” Nov.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     After serving three years and four months in the Army in the early 1960s, I hadn’t planned on wearing a uniform again after my discharge.

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Maine needs a governor, not a campaigner To the Editor:    If I wanted to write a glowing review of Gov.

Readers sound off on candidates and ballot questions Time to restore our freedom To the Editor:    The United States Constitu-tion, a unique creation in the world of political history, guarantees a government that derives its power from the people.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     Thankfully, election season is winding down.

    I have always known that family history research required patience, but I got indisputable proof at my latest presentation.

    Irish author and Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw once said: “If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you’d best teach it to dance”.

To the Editor:    It takes a ton of oil to make each ton of fertilizer.

To the Editor:     Our communities are blessed with committed public servants — firefighters, educators, emergency medical personnel, municipal and county administrative workers, law enforcement officers, snow plow drivers and more.

Readers sound off on candidates Settling the rumors To the Editor:    Some time ago, an acquaintance of mine approached me and asked, “How are you feeling?”A little taken aback, I inquired, “How am I supposed to feel?” To which this person stated a rumor was circulating that I had Parkinson’s disease and that the disease was slowly progressing.

By Mike LangeStaff Writer     I missed the “branding” seminar in Greenville a few weeks ago due a scheduling conflict.