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PublishedJune 3, 2013
No food stamps until other avenues exhausted
I think that many complainants are missing the point about regulatory changes currently being considered to the food stamp program. I am not a legislator; however, I have real concerns about the food stamp and Medicaid programs, too. My husband and I raised five daughters. We both worked and fortunately had health and dental insurance for our family, but there were co-pays and deductibles, and household bills, bills, bills. We had to make choices about what we could afford to have and still get our bills paid. We skipped costly snacks, brand name groceries and clothes, did not go to the doctor (never the ER) at the drop of a hat, and some of our girls really needed braces, but we could not afford the payments. We bought no tattoos or false fingernails, and my kids had to live through less-than-stylish home-made haircuts. Our means were limited, and we lived judiciously.
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PublishedJune 3, 2013
More important issues than TV in State House
Do we really care where or if a television is in the State House?
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PublishedJune 3, 2013
Vote no on West Gardiner recall ordinance
On June 4, voters of West Gardiner will be asked to vote on an ordinance for the recall of elected municipal officials. Although such an ordinance is a good idea in principle, here's why I am voting no:
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PublishedJune 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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PublishedJune 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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PublishedJune 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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PublishedJune 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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PublishedJune 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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PublishedMay 31, 2013
Federal Medicaid money will help all Mainers
Health care cost is one of the most serious concerns for our country and our state. Yes, we need to pay the hospitals. They continue, in most instances without question, to care for our uninsured and underinsured.
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PublishedMay 31, 2013
Saying yes to money would help 45,000 Mainers
So our governor -- who gets a pension and government paid health insurance for the rest of his life even if he serves only one term -- has decided that 45,000 Mainers who are living in or near poverty will get no help with their health insurance. According to the Center on Budget Priorities, www.cbpp.org/files/healthtoolkit2012/Maine.pdf), the federal government would pay for 45,000 Mainers to get health insurance if LePage said yes. Expanding Medicaid would save the state of Maine $573 million because the federal government would pay the whole cost for this insurance.
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