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PublishedAugust 10, 2011
Are money problems fault of president or Congress?
President George Bush is the reason for all these money problems, when members of Congress are the ones who control the purse strings in this country. The president just proposes a budget, Congress adds or subtracts to it and approves or disapproves it. Now Barack Obama is president, and it is the Republicans in Congress […]
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PublishedAugust 10, 2011
Contract stalemate not working as a team
As an employee of the State of Maine, I am part of a team. Our team, which determines if a citizen of Maine qualifies for Social Security disability benefits, consists of four components: clerical support, examiners and adjudicators, supervisors and contractual professionals (medical doctors and psychologists). As a team, we request, summarize and analyze medical […]
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
Stone wall in Solon shouldn’t be removed
In later years I have tried to stay away from “worthy causes” that involve the “principle of the thing,” because they always get me in trouble. But after attending the Solon budget committee meeting for the special town meeting on Thursday, I must speak out. Article 2 is about the removal of a stone wall […]
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
Tea party lets ordinary citizens get involved
I have never before seen the leaders of this country call other citizens names such as racist, stupid and terrorist.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
Any act of intimidation for political reasons is terrorism
There recently were two nearly identical incidents involving buildings being blown up and mass killings. In one case, some media described it as “terrorism.” In the other, it was called the actions of a crazy person, a lone wolf. Why the difference? In the first case, the attacker was assumed to be Islamic. In the […]
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
Preventing voter fraud makes good sense
The newspaper’s opinion in the July 19 paper (“This time, it’s good we can veto a bad new law”) seemed to lack common sense. From the time our children begin walking, we teach them as parents and teachers to be cautious or teach them the skills of prevention to protect themselves from harm. “An ounce […]
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
What did session do for wage-earning taxpayers?
As we move to the new insurance copay as agreed to by the state and its representatives I was not surprised that the working class in Maine again gets it put to them so the insurance companies can reap the benefits. Apparently this is how the promise of affordable insurance is being kept. This “affordable […]
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PublishedAugust 8, 2011
Praise to judge for keeping Dechaine case open
Deputy Attorney General Bill Stokes has again resorted to his tiresome mantra about the “mountain of evidence” against Dennis Dechaine, but repetition does not make it so. The only significant evidence that remains in the state’s case is that someone removed incriminating objects from Dechaine’s truck. Not only has the supposedly damning testimony of two […]
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PublishedAugust 8, 2011
Church closings should have involved parishioners
A short time ago, the newspaper announced that three local churches would be closed and reported that people felt sad, yet were accepting of this change. Perhaps the paper should have spoken to more people, as the ones I have talked with feel angry and betrayed. Financial reasons were cited as the reason for closing […]
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PublishedAugust 8, 2011
In favor of green power, but not greed power
Although George Smith and I are on opposite sides politically, I share his love of Maine and often agree with his position. In a recent column, “Industrial sites, wind towers? Pah! Anglers go where the fish are” (July 20), Smith said fishermen still will come to Maine to fish, even if they are surrounded by […]
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