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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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PublishedDecember 10, 2011
Time to plan what kind of jobs we really need
As the next election approaches, I hear everyone, on both sides, talking about jobs. Lately, however, I find myself asking “Jobs doing what”? Shouldn’t we begin to have some plans about where the economy is moving? Shouldn’t we begin to decide which activities are beneficial to our Earth and help us create a safe world […]
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PublishedDecember 10, 2011
Doubling fuel efficiency standard is feasible
Last month, President Barack Obama announced a proposal that would double the U.S. fuel efficiency standard. Considering that my family’s hybrid gets about 50 mpg, the administration’s proposed target of 54.5 mpg by 2025 (signed onto by 13 major auto makers) seems entirely feasible. This is a taste of the kind of leadership on energy […]
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PublishedDecember 9, 2011
Deer hunter article moving, inspiring
I am writing in regards to a story that appeared in the Nov. 25 newspaper, “A Hunt Like No Other ….” Jeff Molloy of Palermo was the victim of a tragic accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down, and yet he refused to give up doing what he loved to do, hunt deer. […]
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PublishedDecember 9, 2011
Jobless Mainers should have a voice in solution
I want to thank Rep. Andrew O’Brien, D-Lincolnville, and others who are keeping the face of unemployed Mainers in the forefront of our minds. Employers are looking for workers, and Maine people are looking for work. Easy enough said, so what’s the disconnect? Perhaps people are not prepared for jobs in this economy, perhaps it’s […]
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