Comes an interesting suggestion from a college professor who’s not only a law professor, but also a law professor at Stanford. In her new book, “The Beauty Bias,” Deborah Rhode says that our “beauty bias is unfair,” and she ruminates on making it illegal. She asks: If we have laws against discrimination for race, or […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – Don't sweat 'grinding'
A teenage dance form – grinding – has recently been under discussion in local school boards. It is described as “a dance in which the boy’s pelvis is thrust against the girl’s buttocks.” Really? Over the strenuous objections of many teens, several boards recently moved to forbid any such goings on. Grinding is no longer […]
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EDITORIAL – Advice for the newly elected
Faced with an ongoing recession, looming budget cuts and a politically divided populace, the winners of Tuesday’s elections could no doubt use some advice. So below we offer some tips on how Maine’s newly elected legislators, councilors, selectmen, school board members and, of course, governor should handle the first few months of office. Governor Unite: […]
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Smart meters in Scarborough
With Central Maine Power poised to begin the widespread conversion to smart meters in Scarborough, my Town Council colleagues and I unanimously passed a resolution asking CMP to refrain from installing smart meters and related equipment for a minimum of 90 days, and to participate in several public forums here in Scarborough hosted by the […]
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Smart meters in Scarborough
With Central Maine Power poised to begin the widespread conversion to smart meters in Scarborough, my Town Council colleagues and I unanimously passed a resolution asking CMP to refrain from installing smart meters and related equipment for a minimum of 90 days, and to participate in several public forums here in Scarborough hosted by the […]
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EDITORIAL – Questions 2, 3 deserve yes vote
With a hotly contested governor’s race and a high-profile casino question up for a vote Nov. 2, two other matters, both referendum questions, have been largely relegated to the sidelines. But Question 2, which asks voters to bond $5 million to create a dental school in Maine while expanding community-based clinics, and Question 3, which […]
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Politics & Other Mistakes – Old and in the way
You can get in a lot of trouble if you use the words “Libby Mitchell” and “old” in the same sentence. Just ask Republican gubernatorial candidate and Waterville Mayor Paul LePage, who got called ageist and sexist for suggesting that Mitchell, his 70-year-old Democratic rival, should be resting quietly at home because she was past […]
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Quinn's Corner – Some pre-election cogitation
There are many voters in Maine with a Franco surname and most of them consider themselves Roman Catholic. They have never had a Franco governor, nor have they managed to get a Franco installed as the bishop for Maine. Those two slights rankle when they turn their minds to such matters. While most of them […]
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EDITORIAL – Time for voters to OK gambling projects
Nov. 2 may be a watershed day for the gambling industry in Maine. That’s when voters around the state will go to the polls to decide the fate of a proposed $184 million resort and casino in Oxford County. At the same time, Biddeford residents will vote on a referendum that would open the door […]
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GUEST COLUMN – Voters to consider Cumberland County charter
Residents of Cumberland County face a daunting slate of questions on the ballot this November, but few of those questions are as significant or as far-reaching as whether or not to adopt the county’s first-ever charter. Cumberland County government is now operating under governance determined 250 years ago, and based on the conditions and lifestyle […]