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PublishedMarch 26, 2012
If no help is available, bite the bullet and find a way
My comments concerning Marguerite Thibault’s letter in the March 19 issue (“The demise of the middle class”) are not about the middle class, but rather her reasonable clarification of what freedom is all about. I grew up in even less than the middle class and I know what she was talking about. We found a […]
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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
Efficiency Maine proposal could make it a piggy bank
Gov. Paul LePage and lawmakers recently proposed that the Efficiency Maine Trust program should be restructured. Under the proposal, Efficiency Maine’s budget and officials would be put under direct state control and influence. More specific impacts include using program funds to pay for electric heating systems with guaranteed loans that benefit lenders and utilities. As […]
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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
Corporate welfare not term for nonprofit organizations
In a recent town hall meeting, Gov. Paul LePage explained cuts to MPBN (public television) by saying he didn’t want to give them “corporate welfare.” I don’t know if anyone at the meeting corrected him at the time, but even if he doesn’t want to give MPBN money, he’s wrong to refer to it as […]
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PublishedMarch 24, 2012
Does the church have right to decide for women?
All of the recent chatter about contraception prompts me to ask this question. We keep hearing about the fact that Barack Obama’s attempt to have access to birth control included in women’s health care coverage somehow indicates a government interference with freedom of religion and with the right of people to follow their own consciences. […]
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PublishedMarch 24, 2012
Imagine if we were just skeletons, carrying souls
Imagine this: There is no such thing as perfect skin, no such thing as too much fat, or beautiful, long hair. There are no eyes to put eyeliner on, no lips to plump and color, no ears on which to hang dangling shiny earrings, no long, manicured nails to paint. There is no such thing […]
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PublishedMarch 24, 2012
Keep your ‘pink slime’ out of my hamburger
We Americans are a pretty trusting, gullible sort, and if you’re slick enough, you can talk us into a lot of things. You are going to have to talk a lot longer, louder and a whole lot smoother, however, before you can convince me that it’s OK to add “pink slime” to my hamburger. The […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Don’t let new mercury, toxins standards die
People and the environment must be protected from hazardous toxins (mercury, arsenic, acid gases, etc.) spewing from dirty power plant smokestacks, polluting the air we all breathe. I hope that Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe will oppose and stop the attempt by Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, to block the new Mercury and Air Toxics […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Second-graders’ concert shows meaning of diversity
Last week, the second grade at the George Mitchell School performed in a concert, “Everybody Smiles in the Same Language.” The students and their teachers should be commended for the great performance. It showed that a lot of time had been spent in preparation for the event. The concert was well attended by parents and […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Church’s sign not sexist; ‘men’ used as generic term
If someone is going to take exception to something we put on our sign at Faith Evangelical Church, we take comments seriously as they are often a good indicator of our culture and understanding of “the faith.” We just request, however, that if someone is going to quote our sign they would quote it accurately. […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
March not good month for motorcycle inspections
Motorcycle inspections now expire in March. Did anyone give this much thought? This is Maine, not Florida! A May or June, or even April, date would have been better. We put up our bikes when we see possible snow and ice and don’t take them out again until that possibility is gone. It is the […]
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