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PublishedApril 3, 2011
Precautionary approach to chemicals best for kids
As a professor of environmental policy, I write in response to Jon Reisman’s March 26 column criticizing the policy basis of the Kid-Safe Products Act. Reisman takes issue with a precautionary approach to assessing a chemical’s impact on children. He would like to see the burden of proof fall on the public rather than the […]
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PublishedApril 3, 2011
Simple solution to issue of bathrooms for transgender
I will be the first to admit that I don’t understand transgender very much, but rather than spend way too much money arguing about it, and worrying about protecting students’ safety, why not build a few more bathrooms? One for everyone. Cathy Cook Breau Burnham
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Change is hated, but state will be better for it
As much as we hate change, Maine citizens walked into the polls last November and flushed. After decades of Democratic dominance in this great state, it had become painfully clear to the majority that fiscal and social incompetence could no longer be tolerated. Last in this, last in that, we’d become the little engine that […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Does LePage think he can rewrite history on mural?
I am outraged at Gov. Paul LePage’s latest attention-grabbing ploy. The governor wanted the mural removed because he doesn’t want to give an impression of bias favoring labor over business? Who does he think supports the businesses, if not the laborers? Does he believe that he can rewrite history by removing the visual struggles of […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
LePage is ‘on the verge of being a dictator’
I hated to see the Department of Labor murals come down. For one thing, Gov. Paul LePage is only taking orders from the Heritage Foundation and the Chamber of Commerce. He was only a figurehead in Waterville, and he’s a figurehead in Augusta. A recall is in order because of incompetence and violation of his […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Mural removal against freedom of expression
I want to voice my opinion about the recent events in the news of the governor of Maine. When it comes to politics, I can be a little sleepy, although I do vote, but when it comes to art you have my attention. I have a degree in fine arts from the University of Maine […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Moose on license hurtful to victims of collisions
According to the article in the newspaper on March 23, an example of the soon-to-be-issued license displays a large moose as visible and perhaps a better photo than the actual bearer of the license. It isn’t a mystery as to how this came about. Matt Dunlap, our former secretary of state, designed it. We live […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Calling people ‘idiots’ shows LePage’s narrowmindedness
I am one of the 62 percent of Maine voters who did not vote for Paul LePage. I can’t understand how he could possibly think he has a mandate from the residents of Maine when he got only 38 percent of the vote. His very narrow win should have told him that he should work […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
LePage’s actions speaking louder than his words
I have some simple questions I think our governor should answer: Why try, yet again, to balance the state budget on the backs of its dedicated and already overburdened employees? Gov. Paul LePage’s plan is defined perfectly, in my opinion, by the quote: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Mural ‘travesty’ has deepened political rifts
What is the value of history? My students often ask that question. History has no real value for them until they are directly affected, possibly experiencing various aspects of our great Constitution or in discovering their roots. Those who immerse themselves in the Great American Story will realize the nation has some sordid chapters about […]
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