No one should be surprised about Gov. Paul LePage’s dislike for the press. History says that dictators have always tried to stifle the press and freedom of speech. In a true dictatorship, people don’t get to vote and LePage is working on that as well by trying to reverse a decision that the majority of […]
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Why no deposit on nips?
I often walk in the town where I live and bring a bag with me to pick up discarded “nips.” There are very few bottles on the side of the road that have a deposit. I have thought for the past couple of years that there should be a deposit on “nips.” It would eradicate […]
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How’s that again?
Let’s see if I got this right. Lewiston has a company that provides 130 good-paying jobs, and some of the people (irresponsible slobs) who purchase its products decide to throw the empties away when they are finished with them, creating litter alongside public roads. Let’s shut that company down. Makes perfect LePage sense to me. […]
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Ultimate act of selfishness
This is in response to a story in the Sun Journal (March 29). The governor says he tips less to prove a point. He has certainly done that. I really believe the governor does not work for the people. He is willing to throw a hard-worker under the bus to prove his point. He is […]
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Gov. LePage’s bad idea
Here we go again, with another one of Gov. Paul LePage’s brilliant ideas. He wants to do away with most of the toll booths on the Maine Turnpike. He says it will be good for local Mainers because we won’t have to pay to use the Turnpike. That is all well and good, but if […]
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Forgetting the voters’ will
Gov. Paul LePage’s message to voters: It is important for all eligible voters to get out there and vote — as long as you vote the way I tell you to. Getting what he wants no matter what the majority thinks seems to be LePage’s own personal form of democracy. He is also under the […]
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LePage backed anti-Hillary group with his own money
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage dipped into his own pocket this fall to help defeat Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. LePage forked over $100 every two weeks to the Stop Hillary Political Action Committee from mid-October until mid-November. The $300 he gave marked the first time the governor has chipped in to an independent political […]
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LePage should step down
Gov. Paul LePage has been asserting that the November election was rigged and the results corrupted. If he genuinely believes that to be true, then I suggest to him that he submit his resignation immediately. The recent election used the same exact system that was in use when he was re-elected, so it must have […]
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Officials welcome $4M Jay granite curb-making plant
JAY — The biggest marble and granite producer in North America — and one of the largest natural stone companies in the world — held a grand opening Friday at its newest plant in North Jay. Polycor Inc. of Canada unveiled its $4 million facility, Swenson Curbing by Polycor, to town and state officials. The company […]
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Punishing welfare recipients?
Will outsourcing the ASPIRE program help the moms on TANF move from welfare to job security? And what will it do for their children? As a person with 25 years’ experience in welfare-to-work programs, I suggest we don’t know. Is it possible that some politicians are so angry with welfare that they would be willing […]