LEWISTON — World War II veteran Robert Poisson gets letters and frequent phone calls warning that his vehicle warranty has expired. The letters say things such as: “Final notice,” “Extremely urgent” and “Immediate response to this notice required.” The letters say the warranty on his Chevrolet Malibu has expired or is about to expire. It’s […]
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Respect the U.S. flag
As a veteran of World War II, I respect the flag of the United States. So, it turns my stomach when I see a commercial on television that shows a doctor about to go into surgery wearing a representation of the U.S. flag on his head. To me, that is in very poor taste. Robert […]
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Game officials didn’t have a clue
Game balls deflated or improperly inflated or whatever — it is all a big joke. How come the officials on the field, who handle the ball many times, did not notice any difference in the footballs in use? Were they sleeping? Why jump on Tom Brady? Jump on the officials. Robert Poisson, Lewiston
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R. Poisson: The price of a church, and its bells
Most of my brothers and sisters were born in New Auburn. While I was very young, when we went to church on Sundays, I was impressed by the beauty of St. Louis Church. Now that the church has been closed, the people of Lewiston and Auburn would like to have the bells that we used […]
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R. Poisson: ‘Street Talk’ column made sense
Send up the fireworks, Mark LaFlamme has finally made sense. I refer to his “Street Talk” column of July 24. Once in a great while, I read part of his tirades, but they usually don’t amount to much. Most times he just rambles on and on, not saying anything. That column, however, about people using […]
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R. Poisson: Why bother raising speed limits?
I cannot believe that highway officials want to raise the speed limit on the interstate highway. Whenever I get on the Turnpike, I set my cruise control between 65 mph and 70 mph. On the 30-mile trip to Portland, probably 95 percent of other vehicles pass me, travelling much faster than my car. Why bother […]