OAKLAND (AP) — The defeat of an establishment Republican by a conservative firebrand for the party’s nomination for Maine’s open congressional seat brought traditional moderate New England Republicans one step closer to extinction in a region that they once dominated. Tuesday’s primary pitted Kevin Raye, a former chief of staff to longtime centrist Sen. Olympia […]
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Raye, Poliquin square off for GOP 2nd District nomination
NEWPORT — In northern Maine’s sprawling 2nd Congressional District, where views tend to run more conservative than in the state’s heavily populated south, a spirited race for the Republican congressional nomination has voters deciding between a tea party-backed candidate or a traditional New England conservative. Kevin Raye, former chief of staff to Sen. Olympia Snowe, […]
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E. Field: Not the full story
Responding to recent letters, the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is not a fiasco at all. The fiasco was the start-up, which was fixed long ago. Millions of people are now relieved to have affordable insurance coverage. Federal debt has increased with every president. According to snopes.com, under Clinton the increase was 37 percent; George W. […]
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Stavros Mendros: A dose of reality to counter liberal hysteria
As the hyperbole, hysteria and histrionics of another election year moves toward summer, claims become ever more crazed. This year however, the hate and obsession of certain Democratic leaders and extremist groups has gone too far. It is unfortunate, too. There really are an awful lot of good hard-working Democrats in Maine. I will even […]
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After tea party uprisings, Maine GOP expects unity at Bangor convention
AUGUSTA — Top party officials are promising unity at the Maine Republican State Convention this Friday and Saturday in Bangor. If the predictions are right, the event will be a much smoother gathering than the two prior conventions, which saw factionalism split the party along ideological lines. The push for party cohesion is evident in […]
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R. Fochtmann: Health care is never free
How is it possible that so many ignorant people have gravitated to the Republican Party? On April 11, the Maine Senate failed to override the governor’s veto of a bipartisan bill to expand Medicaid coverage for 70,000 low-income Mainers. Only Republicans lined up to give ill-informed reasons why that’s a good idea. Gov. LePage said […]
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Maine Republicans continue to push welfare reforms
AUGUSTA — Maine Republican lawmakers continue to push for proposals to overhaul the state’s welfare program, but they face significant opposition from majority Democrats. Dozens of Republicans gathered outside of the State House on Friday to support the measures, which among other things would limit the use of electronic benefit cards to alcohol and cigarettes. […]
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E. Field: The conservative agenda
For the past 30 years or so, Americans have been systematically brainwashed about Social Security, health care and welfare. Republicans insist that Social Security must cut benefits by 20 percent or raise the retirement age to 75, a blatant lie. Social Security can be permanently fixed by requiring that millionaires pay in at the same […]
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Maine committee on health and human services rejects LePage welfare reforms
AUGUSTA — On mostly party-line votes, a package of bills offered by Republican Gov. Paul LePage meant to reel in misuse of electronic benefit cards was rejected Wednesday by a legislative committee. The Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee watered down two of the proposals, changing them to legislative resolves directing the Maine Department of […]
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N. Willard: A few things to wonder about
I think future historians will have positive things to say about Obama’s eight years as president. I doubt the “tea party” and George W. Bush fare as well. I wonder how those who say climate change is not a real and serious threat to our planet can look their children and or grandchildren in the […]