Terry Hayes is a bright, articulate, thoughtful individual who also is a good listener. Free of party politics and the rancor and partisanship that accompanies the same, she is just the person needed at the Blaine House as Maine tackles the big problems of health care, education, the economy, energy and a myriad of other […]
L. Gary Knight
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A better system of voting
Next November, Maine voters will decide whether or not to accept “ranked-choice voting” where a voter can select his first, second, third, etc. choices from a ballot with more than one candidate. Currently, there are either runoffs, such as is scheduled in Lewiston for mayor, or people elect a candidate by plurality, such as the […]
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Gary Knight: Maine’s tax code a relic of the past
In 1969, the Olivetti Valentine typewriter was introduced, the Concorde flew its first test flight, and Maine Gov. Ken Curtis signed the state’s income tax into law. All three have since been proven obsolete. Unfortunately, one is still with us. Maine’s economy continues to be strangled by the income tax. If you don’t think that […]
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G. Knight: Will really help folks
Sen. John Patrick of Rumford recently informed me that he “owned” his Senate seat and would be re-elected without campaigning. Yet, he took $23,500 from the Clean Election Fund and has placed huge signs district-wide. When an official thinks he “owns” a seat, he has been in office too long. Thankfully, there is an alternative […]