I would like to comment about a recent letter from a woman who decided to boycott TV shows that depict gay characters, including “The Good Wife” and “Army Wives.” She called it filth and said that people will become indifferent to it and accept this lifestyle as norm. I find it incredulous that narrow-mindedness such […]
August 2012
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
LePage’s comments not effective promotion
The long-running farce that Maine’s current governor has become threatens to overwhelm rational debate with its ridiculous excess. Recently, of course, Paul LePage spewed out mind-boggling, offensive invective, comparing the IRS to the Gestapo. And now he blithely claims that Maine students are “looked down upon” everywhere in the U.S. Does he imagine that such […]
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Chamber attack on King displays gross arrogance
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce attack on Angus King was a stunning display of gross arrogance. Where does the U.S. Chamber get the nerve to tell Maine people how to vote? It has no idea about the challenges faced by Maine businesses. Recently, a group of Maine’s business leaders came forward to defend King and […]
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It’s frightening GOP chief doesn’t read newspapers
Unfortunately, we have good reason to be cynical about political party leadership in today’s society. It is frightening when the chairman of the Maine Republican Party (newspaper, July 28) is quoted as saying that “he does not even read the newspapers.” It seems so logical that persons in responsible positions, especially ones associated with so […]
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Rather civil about this war: Re-enactors bring back 20th Maine Infantry
AUGUSTA — Pvt. Art Custer promptly followed each of Lt. Paul Dudley’s sharply barked commands, making sure he performed all nine of the steps required to load his Civil War-era musket before he cracked off a loud shot over the trees of Viles Arboretum, smoke trailing out the end of the barrel.
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Budget cuts hit Head Start programs
WATERVILLE — While Gov. Paul LePage made headlines last month blasting the state’s education system, a local Head Start program — and others statewide — continued to grapple with budget cuts made by the Legislature.
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Colby professor offers his thoughts on following the money in politics
WATERVILLE — Most summers, you wouldn’t find Colby College Professor Anthony Corrado in his office, staring at the computer.
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North Cairn: This forest so sublime is home
Of all the earthly things that please me these days, none surpasses the sounds rising out of the sunset silence, the natural emptiness interrupting nothing on the ocean or the bay’s far coast. The lingering of the grasshopper in the unclipped grass stops me, and I listen for the disordered chorus of the crickets as […]
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Election 2012: Political funds race falls short of 2008
The drop in contributions reflects less interest in congressional races, among other factors.
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Deirdre Fleming: A day to honor Baxter, with stories from an outdoor-loving president
When Governor Baxter Day is held in two weeks in Portland, a more famous conservationist will share in the celebration of the governor’s legacy. And when Teddy Roosevelt seemingly speaks to us from the grave, he’ll tell stories about his time in Maine and how it was a time that shaped his life, perhaps even […]