WATERVILLE — Judith Blanchard was geared up and ready for the 40-mile bicycle trek to Belfast.
June 2012
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Can no one stop bloodshed in Syria?
Is there nothing the international community can do to stop the bloodshed in Syria?
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Distracted driving epidemic not slowing down
They’re pretty easy to spot. They’re either going way too fast or way too slow.
Posted inNews
ON MAINE POLITICS: Difficult path lies ahead in election
There’s been a fair amount of chatter from local political pundits about how the outcome of the U.S. Senate race will measure the health of the Maine Democratic Party.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Supporting Angus King for senator from Maine
I was so glad to see that former Gov. Angus King had turned in the signatures to be on the ballot as an independent from Maine for U.S. Senate in November. When Sen. Olympia Snowe announced her departure, she decried the “My way or the highway politics of D.C. and the Congress.” Unfortunately, we see […]
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Title IX hasn’t leveled the field
Four decades after legislation took effect mandating equal opportunity for girls and women in education and any program receiving federal funding, compliance remains a challenge.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Obama has reversed downward spiral of US
Recently, a political fundraiser contacted me for a donation. During our discussion, I asked whatever happened to “government by the people, for the people.” Deja vu. 1971 Washington and around 200,000 were chanting the same thing. Look where we are at now. Politicians have put themselves up on a pedestal. They make salaries that most […]
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Ignore distractions; campaign about economy
Americans won’t vote for president for almost five months, but we already seem to be in the thick of the presidential campaign.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
If you don’t believe in birth control, don’t use it
Bill Williamson of Jefferson (letter, June 14) gets a “right on” from me! I read the article about the protests for religious freedom. I was halfway through the article before I realized that their idea of freedom is to make sure that those who don’t hold the same beliefs are denied rights. Why is it […]
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Political Roundup: Dill may not be barometer for party
There’s been a fair amount of chatter from local political pundits about how the outcome of the U.S. Senate race will measure the health of the Maine Democratic Party. Recent stories in the Wall Street Journal and The Hill have reported that party officials are worried about a poor showing by party nominee Cynthia Dill […]