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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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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Private groups monitor their own smoking policy
Rep. Anna Blodgett, D-Augusta, has proposed L.D. 1230 to Sen. Earl McCormick, R-West Gardiner, chairman of the Health and Human Services committee, which will prohibit smoking inside private clubs unless they construct a special hermetically sealed room. Without substantial budgets, these clubs will be forced to go non-smoking. This will diminish the number of contributing […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
LePage’s Franco-American heritage depicted in mural
As if anyone needed further proof of Paul LePage’s intentions to put Maine labor (working stiffs like you and me) in its place and eradicate the middle class, we now have his disgraceful action of removing any hint of Maine’s long fight for labor rights at the Labor Department. In doing this, he has turned […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Website offers songs, history of labor unions
There has been a lot of union bashing lately. Well, I, for one, want to say thanks to the unions. Although I have never been a union member, my wages and benefits have been positively affected by what the IBEW has been able to negotiate with the companies for which I worked. For more information, […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Photo ID requirement would discourage voters
Questioning anyone’s citizenship diminishes that person’s ability to exercise his or her right to vote. In today’s polarized society, it appears that a minority view currently prevails. I feel that the requirement of a photo ID adds another layer of discouragement to a majority of voters (especially elderly voters and people who have fallen on […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Snowe, Collins asked again to speak out against vitriol
Several weeks ago, I wrote about my concern over the inflammatory language against President Barack Obama. I asked Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to speak out against remarks made by many in the political arena. The “birthers” have tried to influence our state and country with the silly, but dangerous claim that President Obama […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Unions also under attack in Germany in 1933
Does this ring a familiar bell with the folks here in Maine, maybe Wisconsin, Ohio: “We must close union offices, confiscate their money and put their leaders in prison. We must reduce workers salaries and take away their right to strike.” Adolph Hitler said it on May 2, 1933. The justification for the attacks on […]
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PublishedApril 2, 2011
Bill’s passage will let Dechaine prove innocence
Thank God, after all these years, someone is finally doing something about Dennis Dechaine asking to have a DNA test. Rep. John Martin, D-Eagle Lake, has crafted a bill to consider a trial for Dechaine using the DNA testing he has been asking for to prove his innocence. It is hard to believe that the […]
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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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