I was down at the store the other day having coffee at the counter with a group of local scholars, parolees and unemployed consultants, when Charlie Farron, our local sheriff’s deputy, walked in and joined us. Since being “down at the store” isn’t usually a violation of anyone’s parole conditions, none of the usual suspects […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Law and order, Maine-style
I was down at the store the other day having coffee at the counter with a group of local scholars, parolees and unemployed consultants, when Charlie Farron, our local sheriff’s deputy, walked in and joined us. Since being “down at the store” isn’t usually a violation of anyone’s parole conditions, none of the usual suspects […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: It’s the season for scammers
We have all heard the statistic that says senior citizens are more likely than other groups to fall for a scam artist. Let’s change that statistic, by checking in with the Maine Attorney General’s Consumer Protection department from time to time. Here’s a recent report: Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills reports that her office […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: What would Abe do?
Gov. LePage won the gubernatorial election this month, or did he? He was victorious on Election Day but the price was bloody. Cutler walked away unhappy from the race; Michaud and his supporters are going through a silly do-you-believe-he-won-re-election phase. So what does Gov. LePage do? W.W.A.L.D. What Would Abraham Lincoln Do? Did you see […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: A lawyer or a gimmick
Sometimes, even Paul LePage blunders into a good idea. Shortly after the Republican governor won re-election earlier this month, he lost control of his mouth, crashed through some verbal puckerbrush and slammed into a solid innovation. No, he didn’t propose making it a crime to begin political columns with lame metaphors. Fortunately. What LePage careened […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: A lawyer or a gimmick
Sometimes, even Paul LePage blunders into a good idea. Shortly after the Republican governor won re-election earlier this month, he lost control of his mouth, crashed through some verbal puckerbrush and slammed into a solid innovation. No, he didn’t propose making it a crime to begin political columns with lame metaphors. Fortunately. What LePage careened […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: He was a fish out of water
Over the years I’ve gotten more than a few emails from readers in and out of Maine who want to know if there are any cold-weather stories about Maine’s “summer complaints,” or summer visitors. The latest of these emails got me to thinking, and I believe I may have found one. Up north around Greenville, […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS: If it’s November, it’s deer hunting
I am not a hunter, but people my age, born and raised in Maine, just naturally equate November with hunting. For some country families, deer hunting could create a little conflict with Thanksgiving, especially if that holiday meant a day off from work. At my family home, the Thanksgiving turkey (or sometimes a large roasting […]
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LETTERS: Great day for Maine
What a wonderful answer to prayer that Gov. LePage has won the election. He is known to be blunt and forceful. That is a character of great quality when it is used against the powers of darkness that work through and in the political agendas in general. I am confident that Gov. LePage will once […]
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LETTERS: Great day for Maine
What a wonderful answer to prayer that Gov. LePage has won the election. He is known to be blunt and forceful. That is a character of great quality when it is used against the powers of darkness that work through and in the political agendas in general. I am confident that Gov. LePage will once […]