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June 2, 2013

Dr. Seuss, apples, potatoes tell Medicaid story

Guided by my recent rereading of Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham," plus 36 years employment in the three branches of Maine government, I offer the following simple answers to current complicated legislative questions dealing with payment of $484 million hospital debt, 60,000 person expansion of Medicaid and Democrats dislike of Gov. Paul LePage's office foyer television set.
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June 2, 2013

LePage doing good job standing up to MSEA

"You are lying." (Gov. Paul LePage to Tim Belcher, attorney for Maine State Employees Association: Kennebec Journal headline May 14.)
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June 2, 2013

MOFGA urges support for toxins report bill

Protecting pregnant mothers and children from harmful chemicals seems like an issue everyone can agree on.
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June 2, 2013

Benghazi dispute reveals politicized bureaucratic fumbling

The Benghazi disputes revolve around the alleged mendacity of the Obama administration's official talking points and allegations of a cover-up of its manipulations aimed at protecting the president's 2012 re-election campaign. These questions are hotly disputed with accusations of politicization on both sides.
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June 2, 2013

Bipartisan energy bill would lower rates

Big things can start small. That was the hope Friday, when the nation's first floating wind turbine was lowered into the Penobscot River, to be towed to a mooring off Castine.

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June 2, 2013

Chelsea’s veterans should not be forgotten

Regarding: "Our bad boys deserve a flag" (May 25) -- I would like to let it be known that Libby Doak and I weren't alone in the cleanup and flagging effort of Chelsea's cemeteries.
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June 2, 2013

Put LePage’s TV next to the labor mural

The most recent dustup in Augusta concerns the governor placing a large TV monitor in public space with messages disparaging the Legislature for not giving him what he wants and how he wants it.
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June 2, 2013

Washington Notebook: Snowe, Mitchell helping to forge factory safety plan

WASHINGTON – Giants of the U.S. retail clothing industry called upon two former Maine senators — Democrat George Mitchell and Republican Olympia Snowe — last week to help them develop new standards to improve conditions at factories in Bangladesh. An “alliance” of apparel sellers that reportedly included The Gap and Walmart requested that the Bipartisan […]
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June 1, 2013

NHL: Bruins jump out to 1-0 lead over Peguins

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Round 1, make that Game 1, to the Boston Bruins.
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June 1, 2013

Expert: MaineCare expansion ‘not a black-and-white issue’

Harvard health economics professor Katherine Baicker, the lead author of the study released this year about Oregon's Medicaid expansion in the late 2000s, told the Maine Sunday Telegram that its results are not a victory for either side of the debate.