If you were born in Maine during the last century, then your parents, grandparents and/or great-grandparents likely worked in a paper mill, shoe factory, on a farm, or in boat building, fishing, etc. Many of those now in the Legislature came from such hard-working people. “Made in Maine” was identified with words such as honesty, […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Others removed artwork ‘that didn’t fit their beliefs’
Just one anonymous fax and Gov. Paul LePage deems a piece of artwork not fitting for the Department of Labor. LePage then had the mural removed, covertly, over a weekend. What about majority rule? What about due process? You know, I recall other people and groups who removed certain artwork that didn’t fit their beliefs. […]
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KAY RAND: Learning to work with Legislature a difficult lesson for new governors
It is reported in all the statewide newspapers on the front pages that the governor threatened to veto the budget.
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Morning Sentinel police log: April 9, 2011
IN ANSON, Thursday at 2:23 p.m., a theft was reported on River Road.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
What other freedoms will LePage take away from us?
OK! That’s it! I’ve had it! Gov. Paul LePage has finally pushed me over the edge! I am usually a fairly temperate individual but one who strongly and passionately believes in the freedoms that our country is privileged to experience on a daily basis. I am also against censorship when it is forced on people […]
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MAINE COMPASS: DNA helps solve crimes and prevent them
I want to thank the state’s media, including MaineToday Media, for providing coverage on March 27 of my first bill as a state legislator.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
LePage threatens veto of solar program that works
Last year, the Solar and Wind Rebate Program was extended until 2015 with bipartisan support. Because of an oversight, a later bill accidentally rescinded this extension. The program is funded by a surcharge on electricity bills that amounts to less than $1 per household annually. L.D. 761 was introduced to continue this successful program. For […]
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MLB: Ramirez abruptly walks away from game
NEW YORK — Tampa Bay slugger Manny Ramirez tested positive for a banned substance for the second time and informed Major League Baseball on Friday that he is retiring rather than face a 100-game suspension.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
All state’s walls should be available for advertising
Your editorial opinion on March 25 knocking Gov. Paul LePage’s removing the mural from the walls of the Department of Labor is really off base. These murals are supported by a special interest group — unions. Why should the unions have control of messages on walls that were paid for by state taxpayers? If the […]
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LePage is ‘arrogant, divisive, small-minded’
When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, they destroyed the centuries-old Buddha statues because they despised and wanted to eliminate any point of view other than their own. Gov. Paul LePage’s ordering the removal of the mural depicting the history of labor in Maine from the Department of Labor lobby comes from the same authoritarian mentality and […]