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PublishedJanuary 17, 2012
Only hear from Snowe when she’s up for re-election
For 16 years, Sen. Olympia Snowe has voted against her own party and with the Democrats. A few years ago, her vote broke a tie, defeating an effort to allow us to drill for more oil in Alaska. Her reason was that she felt it would disrupt the paths caribou use. I ask, what about […]
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2012
Cable company seeks to encrypt all channels
Combined with the transition from analog to digital, going all-encrypted means every single TV device is going to be obsolete or neutered (no longer capable of independently tuning stations without an external box — provided by cable, of course). We already have seen analog service cut and have been forced to say goodbye to our […]
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2012
Cordray’s appointment gives bureau its power
Since July 21, the CFPB — a centerpiece of the 2010 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — had been up and running, but with only partial powers. It’s the nation’s first federal financial regulator with only one job — protecting consumers — including seniors, students and servicemembers — from unfair financial practices. The […]
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2012
Prosecutors took path of least resistance in trial
Once again, I’m expressing complete dismay in Maine’s judicial system. Criminal investigators using witnesses who look out for only themselves. These are non-credible witnesses with criminal histories. In the trial of Raymond Bellavance, prosecutors secured a guilty verdict from jurors by showing that the law doesn’t need cold, hard evidence to convict; just the words […]
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2012
Take local action to help overcome wealth inequality
The national acceleration of economic inequity generates local consequences seen all around us. Our neighbors suffer from the squeezing of their financial resources from income loss and stagnation or lose as employers shift ever larger percentages of health care premiums onto workers. Many are concerned that their children are being bequeathed a future with less […]
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2012
House speaker asks that partisanship be set aside
We now have confirmation of what the governor said a month ago: The state of Maine is facing a significant budget shortfall in the Department of Health and Human Services. Original estimates put the deficit at more than $220 million. Democrats in the Legislature have questioned that figure, but the non-partisan Office of Fiscal and […]
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2012
Tar sands oil, pipeline are planet killers
Alberta’s tar sands oil and the Keystone XL pipeline should have no future. They are planet killers. Congress has said that President Barack Obama must rule on a permit for the XL pipeline by Feb. 21. He needs to say no. There is no doubt about what is causing climate change. Burning fossil fuels adds […]
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2012
At least some legislator is paying attention to voters
I'd like to thank Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, for responding quickly to my letters to the editor and for the concern he has about all the matters that I have addressed. His actions have amended my negative feelings about some of our politicians.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2012
Maine AARP chapters collect food for hungry
I am writing this letter in honor of the six AARP chapters in Maine that participated in the AARP chapter challenge to collect food and monetary donations for local food pantries. The chapters collected more than four tons of food and donated almost $2,500 to the pantries, donations that will go a long way toward […]
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2012
Young parents should reach for the stars
The moment I saw the picture of the young couple and their baby on the front page announcing that they had the first baby of the New Year, I thought “here come the opinion page letters.” While I agree that they are very young and should have waited to have a baby, the child is […]
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