Election Day last year was a crazy-busy time. Everyone was whipped into a frenzy after months of non-stop campaigning and eager to find out if Mitt Romney or President Obama would lead the country for the next four years. Below that top ticket, there were many state-level races, referendums and municipal and school board races. […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Brushing up on Maine’s sign language
There was a story in a newspaper back home the other day telling about how difficult it is for “folks from away” to figure out where they’re supposed to go because there are so few street signs in towns throughout Maine. The article specifically mentioned how the lack of street signs was a problem in […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Breaking up is hard to do
You may have seen these headlines, but you might not have made the connection. “Assaults increase at state mental hospital” (Lewiston Sun Journal, Aug. 29). “Riverview solution elusive” (Lewiston Sun Journal, Aug. 28). “Maine’s safety net is frayed” (Maine Sunday Telegram, Aug. 11). “Space aliens use food stamps to buy Twinkies, whiskey, Zumba classes” (this […]
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LIFE IN THE SUBURBS – Back-to-back World War champs
Fascinating week in Zip Code 04074 land with kids going back to school, and the talk on soccer fields turning to bombing Syria, Jack Nicholson retiring from acting, and a tourist complaining to police about getting bad seafood at some local restaurants. Let us examine each of these three, shall we? THE HARD LIFE OF […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – Some cruel hits for seniors
This fall, as the new state budget went into effect, many of us were (and are) distressed that our Augusta leaders decided to drop the property tax refund and rent rebate program we called the Circuit Breaker program. This was a hit to many of our budgets, I am sure. We’ve heard from many about […]
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EARTH SPEAKS – It was 50 years ago
Fifty years ago on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., joined a long list of other civil rights activists and celebrities in the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The date was Aug. 28, 1963. Were any of you there in D.C. that day? […]
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EDITORIAL: Who needs school?
Labor Day weekend is the best and worst of times. For working adults, it’s probably the last three days of unimpeded summer fun. For most students, it’s the last gasp of summer vacation before the long slog to June starts once again. Those going back to school (all young people) and those who remember going […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE – Nightmare on any street
Know anyone who wants a job as a chauffeur? I get sick and tired of all the jerks who drive and pay no attention to motor vehicle laws and common sense. I am just about ready to quit driving and use public transportation if there is something fit to ride on. The thought of giving […]
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EDITORIAL: Environmental stewards provide us many lessons
The world is a big place and at times can make us feel very small. The network of oceans and rivers and the earth itself is a massive, untamed, and wholly unmanageable place. Climate-change theorists believe mankind is having a negative impact, while others believe the vastness of the planet can handle anything people and […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE – A license to steal
Mother, may I? Do you remember playing this game as a child? Someone played the “mother” who gave orders like take six steps and two hops forward. The “child” had to ask, “Mother, may I?” and if they didn’t, they were sent back to the starting line. I see a huge similarity nowadays between the […]