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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
Washington student seeks info about Maine for report
Hello readers! My name is Robert Brones, and I really need your help. I can guess you are all, like, “Oh my gosh! This little kid wants my help? It’s no big deal!” But for me, this is a huge deal. We are having state reports, for two months long. Also, I’m aiming for an […]
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
Decision to sub Doonesbury mind-boggling, offensive
Who’s afraid of a comic strip? Apparently the less-than-courageous editorial board of the newspaper. It seems an issue that was decided to be a legal practice in this country almost 40 years ago is too hot to handle for this paper. How discussion in any form about this issue is so “potentially offensive” as to […]
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
Use money saved this winter on fixing roads
I have an idea for the cities and towns that are stating that they have saved money from the lack of snowfall. How about they all purchase an abstract piece of art like the one in the concourse in Waterville? Seriously, did we really need that? I am still amazed with the amount of money […]
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
Disturbing trend? Adding another layer to repair bill
I have just had a necessary repair done to my vehicle, which, by itself, is not newsworthy. I was charged $69.50 per hour for labor, again not newsworthy; other places charge even more. I noticed, however, what might signal the beginning of a disturbing trend: The repair shop added a $21 charge for “shop supplies,” […]
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
Farmington should defeat proposed windpower law
A windpower ordinance will be up for vote at Farmington Town Meeting on Monday evening. It ought not to pass as written; it would not protect residents from some of the noisome aspects of windpower. The current ordinance would allow commercial-sized windturbines, such as the 750-kilowatt, 250-foot-high turbines, which were proposed for the Bailey Hill […]
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
Afghan war siphons money local programs need
The school budget for SAD 74 is $800,000 in the red. The state budget is being slashed by millions. In both cases, the cuts to balance the reduced budgets will reduce the structures necessary to educate and care for the physical well-being of our citizens. As the headlines announce yet another scam by British and […]
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
Legislator urged to support minority LURC report
I want to urge my representative, Pat Flood, R-Readfield, to oppose legislative attempts to weaken the Land Use Regulation Commission. L.D. 1798 poses serious threats to Maine’s North Woods, the largest forest in the East at 10.4 million acres. The North Woods is an integral part of Maine’s brand and economy, as well as the […]
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PublishedMarch 17, 2012
The demise of the middle class
Who are the middle class? We are the underprivileged of yesterday. A diverse, optimistic group of people who grew up in an era devoid of food stamps, low-income housing, free health care, fuel assistance and the list goes on. We made the most of tough situations, knowing that, with a lot of hard work and […]
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PublishedMarch 17, 2012
Isn’t compulsory auto insurance an affront to liberty?
As the Supreme Court, this month, takes up the constitutionality of the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act, where is the outrage by the right wing about compulsory auto insurance? Compulsory auto insurance is designed to insure that those who cause accidents or injury to others have insurance to pay those costs so those […]
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PublishedMarch 17, 2012
Fluke a soldier in a non-war against women’s health
Well, Rush Limbaugh really stepped in it this time. How dare he assail that young law student attending Georgetown. All she wants is for the federal government (i.e. U.S. taxpayers) to subsidize her recreational pursuits. Limbaugh used a couple of unfortunate terms to describe this poor girl. Perhaps he had just seen the Bill Maher […]
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