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PublishedApril 11, 2011
MAINE COMPASS: Was mural one-sided? You bet, on the side of hardworking folks
George Orwell's science-fiction classic "1984" is set in a futuristic state where freedom no longer exists and rulers live by the motto: "He who controls the past, controls the future."
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PublishedApril 10, 2011
MAINE COMPASS: Maine’s significant contribution to Civil War
At the end of a quiet corridor on the fourth floor of the State House hang the portraits of Maine's three Civil War governors: Israel Washburn Jr. of Orono, Abner Coburn of Skowhegan and Samuel Cony of Augusta.
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PublishedApril 10, 2011
RICHARD CONNOR: Where is the action voters expected from campaign promises?
All the Republicans, and even some Democrats, who ran for Congress last fall promised to do something about the federal government's out-of-control budget deficits.
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PublishedApril 10, 2011
MIKE TIPPING: Chemical vote, column show GOP breaking with LePage
This past week, two very unusual and very public political rebukes were delivered to Gov. Paul LePage from his own party.
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PublishedApril 10, 2011
MAINE COMPASS: Bottle bill addresses only small part of total recycling program
If I read the newspaper's recent editorial correctly, you don't even want to have a discussion about how to improve recycling in Maine if it involves changes to the bottle bill.
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PublishedApril 9, 2011
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.
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PublishedApril 9, 2011
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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PublishedApril 9, 2011
MAINE COMPASS: Girls learn they can become leaders of Maine
"I learned so much I don't know where to begin! Although, overall, I learned that I (yes, me) and anyone else can do anything! Follow your dreams and believe in yourself."
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
JOSEPH R. REISERT: Are we ready to begin reining in what we ask government to do?
Are we sufficiently mature to govern ourselves and to leave behind a freer, wealthier and more powerful America than the one we inherited?
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PublishedApril 8, 2011
MAINE COMPASS: Kents Hill ‘bubble’ pierced by Japan quake
It is so easy to live in a bubble, here at Kents Hill School. Last month, however, once again our bubble was pierced by events far away and overseas, and I am reminded again of the importance of community.
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