There is an old saying, “The apple does not fall far from the tree.” Paul LePage ran away from his tree; however, he took with him the anger and resentment of people on welfare, people on food stamps, people who were waiting for rent rebates. We got a message instead of the regular application. Those […]
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R. Caron: Time for Collins to step aside
It is high time that the voters make an honest woman of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. When she first started campaigning, she made a promise that she didn’t want to make the job into a political career; that she would serve two terms and then bow out, leaving someone else to take over. Greed and […]
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R. Caron: Biggest mistake Obama has made
What was the president thinking, swapping five Taliban prisoners for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl? I have been an Obama fan from way before he became the president. And many were stunned that he became President Obama, the first biracial president. Many people have wanted to have him impeached. There was the birth certificate question, Obamacare and […]
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R. Caron: The veto king
Gov. Paul LePage prides himself on saving the taxpayers money, yet he is known for having made the most vetoes of any Maine governor, with more than 180 vetoes during his time in office. He has wasted people’s time and a multitude of hard-earned cash that Mainers now see as a total waste. It is […]
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R. Caron: Get LePage out of office
Another year is upon us. Seeing that we were robbed of our rent rebates for the year 2012, we are now receiving the long, complicated application for the year 2013 rebate. How much money was involved in putting together this weird form with its series of multiply this number by 45 percent or 20 percent, […]
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R. Caron: Veto LePage out of office
There is a reason why Gov. Paul LePage was voted the 49th worst governor in America, according to one survey. LePage is not for the people, especially the senior citizens who are on limited incomes. LePage repealed the “circuit breaker” rent rebate program. Each August, I looked forward to that rebate form. No more. LePage […]