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PublishedDecember 12, 2011
Support Occupy movement; it is genuine democracy
Those of us who claim to value democracy and the democratic process should speak out in support of the Occupy movement. We are privileged, in these difficult times, to be witness to citizens who are acting in the spirit of American democracy at its best, and giving birth to a social movement that is truly […]
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PublishedDecember 12, 2011
We 99 percenters have power against the 1 percent
Let’s boycott the 1 percent. I’m sure that’s a simplistic answer, but still it contains a lot of power. What if we, the 99 percent, all tried to get our basics — food, clothing and shelter — as locally as possible? Skip the big stores. Ignore the ads. Why do we think we need what […]
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PublishedDecember 12, 2011
Why are working poor being punished again?
The working poor get stiffed again. “LePage: State can’t afford MaineCare for childless adults.” The adults that the governor and society allow to work for an inadequate income often have no disability or health insurance through their employers. They inevitably get hurt, disabled or just grow old, and have nowhere to turn but to the […]
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PublishedDecember 12, 2011
Tourists expect working high-speed Internet access
Each year, thousands of tourists come to Maine, in part to get away from it all. We also have learned that many of these visitors don’t want to be entirely cut off from their online lives. They still want access to the Internet, email and the many applications that run on smartphones and tablets. In […]
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PublishedDecember 11, 2011
Gross inequity of salary increases over 20 years
William J. McDonough, a former chief executive officer of one of Chicago’s largest banks, recently gave some astounding figures about executive compensation. In 1980, he says, the average large company’s CEO made 40 times more than the average worker in his or her firm. By 2000, the multiple had risen to at least 400 times. […]
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PublishedDecember 11, 2011
Sorry, M.D. Harmon, climate change is real
Last week, the Natural Science Department at the University of Maine at Farmington and the Western Maine chapter of the Audubon Society co-sponsored a talk about climate change.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2011
Medical coverage costs misstated in letter
A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter to the editor regarding rising medical coverage costs in Skowhegan, SAD 54 and Somerset County. I am sorry to say that some of the information I reported was in error. While I correctly stated the Skowhegan municipal workers are granted 100 percent medical coverage for themselves and […]
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PublishedDecember 11, 2011
Why is insider trading OK for members of Congress?
I recently learned that the members of U.S. Congress have exempted themselves from insider trading laws (a jailable offense for non-Congress citizens). Congress holds hearings, learns about pending stock changes and then buys stock, thereby enriching themselves while walking all over the average non-Congress citizen. That means 535 persons (both sexes) who make the rules […]
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PublishedDecember 11, 2011
Courts, police protect and serve the 1 percent
It’s no surprise the courts have ruled that Occupy Augusta may not conduct a First Amendment free speech assembly in Capitol Park in Augusta. Nor is it surprising that Capitol Police in Augusta have banned the Blaine House Nine from Capitol Park, a move of doubtful constitutionality. As is true in most societies around the […]
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PublishedDecember 10, 2011
Illness called PETA seems to affect the brain
I’ve been very concerned about my health since I read the letter (Dec. 5, Moore) about pigs and swine flu. I was most fortunate to have been born on a small farm in Wayne and pigs, along with sheep, hens, cows, etc. were all a large part of our diet. Now at 88 years old […]
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