Mike Tipping, the communications director for the liberal activist group Maine People’s Alliance, is granted a regular opinion column in the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
2012
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL SKIING NOTEBOOK: State meet format likely to chance in ’14
This is likely to be the last winter in a while to have all the state championship ski meets crammed into February vacation week, which is exactly when resorts such as Sunday River, Sugarloaf and Saddleback do not want to give up a lodge for a horde of high school teams packing crockpots and cupcakes.
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NHL: Oates still all business
WASHINGTON — Adam Oates should have risen Sunday morning and drove to the top floor of the Ballston Common Mall’s parking deck in Arlington, Va., pulled into his spot at Kettler Capitals Iceplex almost unconsciously, with so much else filling a mind that processes information nimbly. He should be reviewing Saturday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning and thinking ahead to tonight’s against the Florida Panthers, both scheduled for Verizon Center in Washington, both canceled. He should have 30 games as an NHL head coach behind him. He has zero.
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HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD NOTEBOOK: Erskine’s Canak sets school records in jumps, relay
Jade Canak knew she jumped well Saturday afternoon at the Bowdoin Relays, but even she couldn’t believe what the officials recorded.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
All public officials work under constant scrutiny
I was compelled to write regarding the chastising of the new Democratic legislators and leaders.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM AWAY:Use of electronic devices on commercial flights
You’re a businessperson on a tight schedule who can’t afford much down time. You’re a mother trying to keep a bored and active 6-year-old occupied.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Seventh-grader from Ohio seeks info about Maine
Hello, my name is Owen Stewart and I am a seventh-grader in Mrs. Traver’s and Mrs. Fials geography class. My assignment is to research your state. Could you please send me material to help me with my project? This can be in the form of postcards, brochures, pamphlets or a personal letter from you.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Christmas thefts by the lowest of the low
I was torn between writing about legislative concerns or the downside of the Christmas season.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Why special treatment of opening city halls Dec. 29?
I see where some city and town halls are going to open Saturday, Dec. 29.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
It’s racist when voices of white people are stifled
The final paragraph in Kathleen Parker’s column of Dec. 7 reads, “Thoughtful Republicans might consider the image of white men ganging up on a highly qualified black woman,” in reference to the criticism of Susan Rice to become the next secretary of State.