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PublishedJuly 10, 2012
Obamacare to give tax guys lots of business
Now that the Supreme Court has made Obamacare the law of the land, the most feared federal agency, the Internal Revenue Service, will be the enforcer to make sure you have health insurance. I can see the advertisements now: Forgot to buy health insurance? Have IRS agents cordoned off your street? Has the IRS surrounded […]
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PublishedJuly 10, 2012
‘Amazing,’ ‘awesome’ robbed of meaning
I have just returned from a trip to Peru, a vacation inspired by a book, “The White Rock,” by Hugh Thompson. The book inspired my husband to learn more about Machu Picchu, the Andes mountains, Hiram Bingham (with relatives in Bingham?) and the Incas. We were going to wait until our daughter finished her last […]
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PublishedJuly 10, 2012
Opposing tax cuts to rich does little for economy
It’s amusing to read letters against tax cuts for the rich, as if it’s evil to have money. Some throw out statistics difficult to verify. Others are short-sighted, omitting inconvenient factors. They insist on taxing the rich more and operate solely on the equation’s intake side, as if the spending end does not exist. If […]
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PublishedJuly 9, 2012
Moms behind BPA move can save children’s’ lives
I want to personally thank the mothers who turned in more than 800 signatures to try to compel the state Board of Environmental Protection to ban the chemical bisphenol-A from baby and toddler food packaging ("Moms Turn in BPA Petition," June 22). A common chemical used to harden plastic in our food containers, the dangers of BPA are well-known and documented, despite the fact that Gov. Paul LePage claimed that it only causes little beards on women.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2012
The non-voters of RSU 18 don’t value education
The majority of citizens in RSU 18 do not value the education of their young people nor do they value our country's democratic process. How can I say this? The fact that only 19 percent of Belgrade's registered voters, 20 percent of China's, 17 percent of Oakland's, 14 percent of Rome's and 15 percent of Sidney's voted on the proposed school budget on June 13 is the basis of this statement. The budget was defeated by only 38 votes.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2012
Nonvoters of RSU 18 don’t value education
The majority of citizens in RSU 18 do not value the education of their young people nor do they value our country's democratic process. How can I say this? The fact that only 19 percent of Belgrade's registered voters, 20 percent of China's, 17 percent of Oakland's, 14 percent of Rome's and 15 percent of Sidney's voted on the proposed school budget on June 13 is the basis of this statement. The budget was defeated by only 38 votes.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2012
Obamacare intended to benefit society
When you see a "no shirt, no service" or "no pets allowed" sign, or when you wait at a red light though no one is coming, do you feel that your freedom has been taken away? If you're an extreme libertarian you might feel so, but most of us realize that to have a reasonably just, productive and stable society, we need rules and laws that both restrict and encourage certain behavior. The intent is to benefit society as a whole. Much individual freedom remains, but many deciding roles are yielded to groups rather than to the individual. As the concerns range more and more broadly, decision-making may fall to a family, then to a town, then to the state, and finally, when something effects the cohesion of the nation itself and everyone's mutual involvement, to our national governing bodies.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2012
Moms behind BPA move can save children’s lives
I want to personally thank the mothers who turned in more than 800 signatures to try to compel the state Board of Environmental Protection to ban the chemical bisphenol-A from baby and toddler food packaging ("Moms Turn in BPA Petition," June 22). A common chemical used to harden plastic in our food containers, the dangers of BPA are well-known and documented, despite the fact that Gov. Paul LePage claimed that it only causes little beards on women.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2012
RSU 18 parents deserve answers on new system
No more grade levels, no more graduating classes, no more letter grades, 40-50 percent of learning will be done via computers, kids exposed to eight or nine teachers, kids can be done at 16 years of age and some will still be in school at the age of 20. Who will really know our children? Are you ready? Have you been informed? Are your questions answered?
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PublishedJuly 8, 2012
Most running this country have not had to sacrifice
I have sat here and pondered, this last few weeks, what has been happening in the Supreme Court. I have thought and thought and, finally, it come to me. Most of the people running this country, (not all), but most, have never had to sacrifice anything for this country. They try to make you believe that what they are doing is a public service for us and this country, but what is really happening is they could really care less. Franklin had the right idea. Public office should be strictly voluntary, no pay. Maybe then we could get people in there who really care about this country and the principals it was founded on. It is like a child who is given every toy. Those toys are broken much faster than the ones that the child has to work and sacrifice for. This country is being broken by people who have made no real sacrifices.
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