As we voted on June 12, my prayer was that we keep our expenses down all over our country in this time of fiscal uncertainty. Then, I decided to take the time to think a little more about the attributes of Mitt Romney. In his book, “I’m Mad As Hell,” author Howard Jarvis talks about […]
June 2012
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GARY HAWKINS — ON THE GREEN: Caddy programs gets boost at Belgrade
There are only a couple of places you can see caddies these days — on the PGA Tour and during reruns of Caddyshack.
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Summers far from truth on health numbers
“And, as if all of this was not enough, the largest federal program ever devised, Obamacare, is now poised to take control of (one-fifth) of our economy.”
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Mainers, not Supreme Court, will dictate health care reform in Maine
We are waiting to hear the decision by the Supreme Court on the legality of the individual mandate and the Affordable Care Act. Even though this decision will have an impact on how health care reform progresses, it will not be the ultimate game changer.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Winslow won’t celebrate Penobscot dam removals
A June 12 Morning Sentinel editorial, “Dam removal event celebratory except for LePage,” would have you drink the Kool-Aid to believe that the removal of the Great Works and Veazie dams on the Penobscot is a wonderful thing. Gov. Paul LePage is right: “Removing hydro dams is irresponsible, and more should be put in.” Lest […]
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DANA MILBANK: The president deserves respect
What does conservative pundit Tucker Carlson have to do with an outhouse in Montana?
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Maine waits for ‘Obamacare’ ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on the fate of the Affordable Care Act, the sweeping 2010 health care reform law also known informally as “Obamacare.”
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SIDELINES — TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Adams, part of history
Marcia Adams received tons of applause when she played basketball for the All American Red Heads, a barnstorming women’s basketball team. One of the best came in a quiet gymnasium on the campus of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Japan needs to help solve tsunami debris problem
Millions of tons of debris that washed into the Pacific Ocean after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami last year are drifting ever closer to North America or turning up on its shores.
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Woman, 80, killed in Falmouth car crash
It is the second traffic fatality in Falmouth in two days.