Election letters had to be received in the Augusta office by last Thursday. If you sent a letter, but did not get a verification call, your letter likely did not conform to our guidelines. If it were too long or did not have a telephone number, it was rejected automatically.

The motivational difference between Johnny Appleseed and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud is that Johnny was prone to growing apples instead of governments. Michaud’s political campaign plan champions creation of a new state agency: Office of Inspector General to oversee performance of the Department of Health and Human Services. Estimated cost: $578,000 yearly. Never mind […]

Given that the United States remains the global leader on so many fronts, it is entirely appropriate that the we should take a leadership position on reducing carbon emissions. A natural next step would be a revenue-neutral carbon tax to encourage lower use of carbon fuels by us all and throughout the economy. Actually, with […]

I recently bought tires for my truck, and saw “disposal fee” listed on the invoice. Not the one to discard my old tires, but a pre-disposal fee figured into my new tires to allow disposal when they wear out. I believe these fees are also put onto air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and other such […]