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PublishedDecember 6, 2011
Highland Wind should stand by its word
Highland Wind came to our town 21/2 years ago with a plan that sounded exciting on the surface. Angus King and Robert Gardiner made a proposal to the people of Highland Plantation to build a massive wind turbine plant here, and the financial benefits they pledged seemed to be an answer to prayers. Just a […]
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PublishedDecember 6, 2011
Wind opponents standing in way of progress
The recent article about the petition to stop wind power in Highland, Lexington and Concord made me cringe. Even if the high percentages of local people reported to be opposed to projects in this area are correct, these communities are so small that we are really talking about only a few people. Is it right […]
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PublishedDecember 6, 2011
Doesn’t voice of majority rule?
In May, Highland residents held a press conference asking Independence Wind of Brunswick to abandon its wind development plans for the five mountains in Highland Plantation. On Nov. 17, the people from my communities presented petitions to Gov. Paul LePage, showing that the majority of residents in Highland, Concord and Lexington do not want industrial […]
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PublishedDecember 5, 2011
Brian Rines made each person feel worthy
I wrote recently (along with the late Andy Rooney) that Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday. This year, I gave thanks for the life of my friend, Dr. Brian Rines, who died Nov. 25, a person who had a great influence in my life. We met at a Halloween party in 1999. He was duded up […]
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PublishedDecember 5, 2011
Support, don’t discourage Occupy movement
Throughout the world during the past year, people have protested nonviolently for greater democracy and economic and human rights. The demonstrations in North Africa and the Middle East and the Occupy movements in this country are obvious examples. Democracy means that every person can speak up to support government policies that they believe are beneficial […]
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PublishedDecember 5, 2011
Swine flu starts in pigs but then makes humans sick
The alarming news about the new swine flu strain that has sickened three children in Iowa — and seven other people in Pennsylvania, Maine and Indiana — should make us think twice about raising pigs and other animals for food. Swine flu has that name because it afflicts pigs. The virus thrives on pig farms, […]
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PublishedDecember 5, 2011
Our senators urged to support new mercury rule
Families in Maine have more than one reason to celebrate this holiday season. The Environmental Protection Agency is slated to finalize this month a rule limiting mercury pollution from power plants, the largest industrial source, for the first time in history. Mercury from power plants gets into the fish we eat and poses serious health […]
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PublishedDecember 4, 2011
Domestic manufacturing not easy, but is rewarding
As an owner of a domestic manufacturing company, I would like to applaud George Smith (Nov. 9 column) for searching for locally made products, and assure him that textile manufacturing in Maine is re-inventing itself and is definitely worth a closer look. At Sea Bags, we take Made in Maine seriously and have made it […]
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PublishedDecember 4, 2011
Don’t ask lung cancer patients if they smoked
I have a request for Lung Cancer Awareness Month, which was November: Please don’t ask us if we smoked. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer, and it is the second leading cause of death for women, heart disease being No. 1. More than 65 percent of all people newly diagnosed with […]
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PublishedDecember 4, 2011
What are residential benefits of gas line?
I have been following, with great interest, articles about Kennebec Valley Gas Co.’s proposed natural gas pipeline from Richmond to Madison. In my opinion, such a pipeline has the potential for great benefits to the residents of the communities through which the line would be built. The price of fuel oil for heating has continually […]
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