Stories by Maurine Meleck

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Letter: Liberty is snatched away

We need more conversation about wireless phones and vaccine rights, and we need action.
By Maurine Meleck

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Letter: Autism month was mixed

It's not awareness we needed all month, but action.
By Maurine Meleck

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Letter: Autism coverage spurned

I cannot think of another illness that is so discriminated against as autism.
By Maurine Meleck

Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012

Letter: Don't scapegoat autism

Autism is not a mental illness, as some have stated in the news.
By Maurine Meleck

Friday, Sept. 28, 2012

Letter: Candidates mum on autism

I don't feel that either of these candidates will work to pull us out of the abyss of autism.
By Maurine Meleck

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Letter: Complacency hurts autism

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of children and families are suffering.
By Maurine Meleck

Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012

Letter: Autism won't disappear

Autism is a metabolic disorder affecting nearly every organ in the body.
By Maurine Meleck

Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012

Letter: Help adults with autism

It's time now to meet this crucial dilemma head-on, with understanding, compassion and a lot of hard work.
By Maurine Meleck

Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011

Letter: Cholesterol findings iffy

Children belong in a different category, and we must treat them as such.
By Maurine Meleck

Friday, Oct. 14, 2011

Letter: Patient data plan intrusive

The fact that doctors and hospitals are having their arms twisted to comply with this plan leads me to wonder if everyone's guts have been surgically removed.
By Maurine Meleck

Wednesday, Aug 31, 2011

Letter: Are vaccines being forced on seniors?

It is not the government's business what drugs you or I choose to inject into our bodies at any age.
By Maurine Meleck

Friday, July 22, 2011

Letter: Autism has environmental causes

Money must be diverted to environmental causes of autism, as this twin study points out.
By Maurine Meleck

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Letter: April saw scant autism awareness

I know so many families that are feeling frantic about the situation, and yet the government wants to "send in the clowns."
By Maurine Meleck

Monday, March 7, 2011

Letter: Let vaccine study settle autism dispute

The autism numbers are climbing, and schools are unable to meet the challenges.
By Maurine Meleck

Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010

Letter: Changes mark triumph over mercury

We need to control too much mercury from entering our bodies in any form, including vaccines.
By Maurine Meleck

Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010

Letter: Educate yourselves about vaccines

Children need parental consent for these shots, and parents have a responsibility to make sure that what is injected into their children's bodies is safe.
By Maurine Meleck

Monday, June 28, 2010

Letter: Rally stressed rights to our bodies

Our rallies will continue every year until, like stores roll back prices, our government rolls back its vaccine mandates.
By Maurine Meleck

Friday, May 7, 2010

Letter: Protect your personal health-care rights

Compulsory vaccination cannot be legally and morally justified.
By Maurine Meleck

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Letter: Vaccine choice belongs in health bill

If the new health bill doesn't give this to us, we need to rally for our rights as American citizens.
By Maurine Meleck

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Letter: Don't cut services to the disabled

When will people realize that this autism epidemic is only going to get worse, and people affected need our help now?
By Maurine Meleck
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Commission extends Heery contract

Augusta commissioners approved Tuesday a discounted two-year extension of sales tax manager Heery International's contract to oversee a handful of city construction projects.
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