PRESS HERALD:
Gasification plant draws protest Lobstermen worry that coal-carrying barges will damage traps and cut into their fishing time.
Trustees keep closer tabs after USM budget deficit The deficit is larger than expected, so they're hiring consultants and examining the college's finances.
Saco Island project on fast track The newly named Island Point is scheduled for completion a year sooner than originally announced.
Revised pier plan holds key changes The Olympia Cos. adds a mega-berth and replaces two acres of pavement with a park and marina.
Medals honor commitment of veterans from other eras Those who served in conflicts from World War II to Vietnam are recognized at the State House
Edmonds endorses Brennan for Congress
The other Democratic candidates are Adam Cote of Portland; Mark Lawrence of South Berwick; Chellie Pingree of North Haven; ...
Editorial: Emotions run high whenever talk turns to school closures Do Kennebunk and Kennebunkport require three elementary schools or just two?
LTE: Collins of great service to Mainers
BANGOR DAILY:
Officials put forth proposal for jailsAUGUSTA, Maine — One of the biggest outcries by county officials regarding Gov. John Baldacci’s plan to unify all state and county correctional facilities is that there are no statistics to back up the state’s contention that its plan will save money.
Brewer begins new school budget processFriday, October 12, 2007BREWER, Maine — When the Legislature passed the new school consolidation law in June, one of the components created a transparent budget process that will require voter approval in communities across the state.
DA: Money offers to candidates legalBELFAST, Maine - If an offer of money was made to City Council candidate Richard Rumney to persuade him to drop out of the race, it was not illegal, the District Attorney's Office concluded Wednesday.
EMMC, nurses union reach tentative contract accordFriday, October 12, 2007BANGOR, Maine - Eastern Maine Medical Center and its nurses union appear close to resolving a bitter and public labor dispute — forward movement that could avert a 24-hour nurses’ strike that had been set for next week.
Charles Krauthammer: Hillary's careful, calibrated ClintonismBill Clinton's greatest domestic achievement, aside from abolishing welfare, was free trade. The crown jewel was the North American Free Trade Agreement. He got that through Congress over sustained union opposition in 1993. On Monday, Sen. Hillary Clinton proposed that NAFTA and other existing trade agreements be reassessed every five years.
Friday's Letters to the Editor … Sheltering our water … A very old mess
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
State honors combat vetsGovernor awards Maine Silver Star Medals AUGUSTA -- Robert Boggs of Augusta and Martin Ellis of New Sharon served in different wars and come from different generations.
Vassalboro deals with its 'unbuilt roads' VASSALBORO -- The state transportation department can't fix key local roads thoroughly because -- surprise! -- there isn't enough money.
EDITORIAL: Motorists next goal of smoking ban supporters on Cigarette smokers should be afraid that the latest anti-smoking effort in Maine is the next step on the way to banning smoking altogether.
LTE: Legislature should not look for 'quick fix' I was appalled to read that the Legislature voted to spend $40,000 to do a study on the feasibility of charging tolls on the interstate -- $40,000, that's almost $4,000 more than the average Mainer makes in a year.
LTE: A story of a friend who has fallen on hard times I have this friend, and she has worked every day of her life. She was employed at a well-known place and was let go because they no longer needed her services. She collected unemployment for a short period of time until her benefits ran out. She went to apply for MaineCare and they informed her that she would be put on a waiting list! Is that not funny or what? Not!
LTE: Maisel's 'fuzzy thinking' in column doesn't add up Kennebec Journal columnist L. Sandy Maisel, discussing President Bush's nominee for attorney general, says, "The Constitution is ambiguous as to whether the senators can withhold consent based on policy differences or only because a nominee does not have adequate qualifications." The weight of Maisel's piece is that churlish senators should not consider the nominee's repressive "policy differences" and should base their decision solely on his "qualifications."
MORNING SENTINEL:
BALDACCI: RIGHT NOW, I'M UNDECIDED AT THIS POINT. : Baldacci: It's not about being comfortable In terms of reorganizing government at all levels and all areas, I feel like that's what my undertaking is and my responsibility is to make it more seamless at all levels -- local, county, schools, state. I kind of looked at what Ken Curtis did 40 years ago in reorganizing state government and I look at what we're in the middle of is this transformation to the 21st century and we really need to take the feet and put them both into the 21st century, and not have one foot in the past and one foot in the future ...
LTE: Maybe Bush will be mere footnote in history 2009 has been on my mind lately. Jan. 20 will be the end of the George W. Bush presidency, and Feb. 12 will be Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday. Is that an ironic juxtaposition or what?
LTE: What's more dangerous, smoke or distractions? All the recent articles in this paper have been (seemingly) to endorse the ticketing of folks who smoke in their own cars with children, of course.
SUN JOURNAL:
Pro-racino campaign way ahead in fundsAUGUSTA (AP) - The campaign supporting a Down East racino that will be at the top of the Nov. 6 ballot in Maine has collected three times as much money as its opponents.
Term limits sap experience, author saysAUBURN - Since legislators were limited to four terms in each chamber in 1996, legislative leadership has seen significant turnover, standing committees have lost power and the executive branch has gained authority, says one political expert.
EDITORIAL: United efforts for 'everyone who breathes'An interesting fact was overlooked in Maine regarding the landmark settlement with American Electric Power, an Ohio-based utility, which will pay $4.6 billion to settle a federal lawsuit regarding Clean Air Act infractions.
MPBN:
Public Advocate Raises Questions About Fairpoint/Verizon Deal
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071011fairpoint.asx
Local Governments and Businesses Failing Water Quality Standards
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071011water.asx
Report Released in Buxton "Puppy Mill" Case
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071011dogs.asx
PORTLAND PHOENIX:
Gov’t secrecy is fine with Maine’s attorney general: Freedom watchDemocratic Attorney General Steven Rowe, is refusing to defend the state’s Freedom of Access Act.
Ills of modern man: Politics and other mistakesI’m always amazed when somebody who’s famous for a really bad idea suddenly comes up with a really good idea.
CAPITAL WEEKLY:
Many Mainers are embracing consolidation repeal
AUGUSTA — The petitions have not been printed yet, but people from more than 150 towns have contacted Skip Greenlaw to say they want to gather signatures to repeal the new school consolidation law.
From The Left: Fighting for Maine’s future
There were a number of big accomplishments this past legislative session, but perhaps one of the biggest was the agreement on a comprehensive bond package to be sent to Maine voters for consideration. Under the plan, the bond package was divided into three parts. Maine voters authorized the first bond package this past June dealing with transportation, public drinking water and sewer improvements.
Politics And Other Mistakes: Ills of modern man
I’m always amazed when somebody who’s famous for a really bad idea suddenly comes up with a really good idea.
BAR HARBOR TIMES:
EDITORIAL: Sinking feeling
The worst decisions of government often come at the federal level, because the decision makers there are not in touch with reality. Such is the case with the ruling announced last week by the National Marine Fisheries Service that will cost lobstermen a lot of money to replace the ropes they use in their trade.
PORTSMOUTH HERALD:
Mainers set to vote on racino in poor county
CALAIS, Maine — At a Chinese restaurant within sight of the Canadian border, Tanya McLaughlin doesn't hesitate when asked whether local people want to see legalized gambling in this economically challenged city of 3,400.
WASHINGTON POST:
Al Gore Awarded 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace
Former vice president, U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, recognized for efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change.
CNN:
Poll Shows Voters Want Long Term Care Included in Presidential ...The 2007 National Long Term Care Symposium, moderated by veteran television journalist John Palmer, began with leaders from the Congressional Long Term Care Caucus: Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R- WV) and Rep. Tom Allen (D-Maine). Two panels, both composed of contributing authors of the new book, The Future of Long Term Care in America: Views and Recommendations ...
FOX NEWS:
Google Bans Ads That Criticize Far-Left MoveOn.orgThe removed campaign ads said, “Susan Collins is MoveOn’s primary target. Learn how you can help” and “Help Susan Collins stand up to the MoveOn.org money ...
Is Google Taking Political Sides?The Washington Examiner reports Google says the ads for Maine's Susan Collins were removed because they violated the company's trademark policy by naming ...
Connecting the Dots Between Gore, Google and MoveOnSusan Collins the chance to run an ad on Google condemning MoveOn.org, which is spending fortunes targeting her by funding ads against her or ads for her ...
KXMB (North Dakota):
Google To Advertisers: You’re Not Allowed To Criticize MoveOn.org ...
Fresh on the heels of Google memorializing the accomplishments of communists (but refusing to acknowledge things like Memorial Day or Veteran’s Day) comes news that they are not allowing ads on their networks that criticize MoveOn.org:
MULTICHANNEL NEWS:
Google, Citing MoveOn Trademark, Dumps Collins AdsSusan Collins, a moderate Republican from Maine, raising questions about whether the search engine is relying on a narrow view of trademark law to put the ...
WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS:
Again, Congressional Politics Prevents Any Meaningful Action on IraqSusan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Nelson (D-NE), calling for an immediate end to US combat operations without mandating troop withdrawals.
BLOGS:
Google Bans Senator Collins Campaign Ads
123rd Legislature - Second Session - Bill requests
Democrats Recall Surrender Monkeys
Ann Coulter and the conservatives hate the Jews
Al Gore Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Al Gore and the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) have won the Nobel Peace Prize for their “efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.”
Advertisers: You May Want to Think Twice Before Hiring Lance Dutson to Run Your Ad Campaign
It seems our good friend Lance Dutson is complaining about...his incompetency. It seems Dutson tried to make an ad buy on google.com and was rejected because of a trademark infraction. You can read the sordid story here. It is pretty funny.
Beth Edmonds announced as campaign chair for Brennan for Congress
We were honored to have Senate President Beth Edmonds, the highest elected woman in Maine's state government, announce today that she will be chairing Michael Brennan's campaign for congress.
Moveon Again
Well, you knew it was coming: Sen. Collins is now using the Petraeus ad flap as part of a fundraising pitch.
Google removes anti-MoveOn.org ads; but did they do it too easily?... far-left liberal activist group MoveOn.org has struck again, this time successfully lobbying search giant Google to take down anti-MoveOn.org advertising which referencing the group's recent attacks on Maine Senator Susan Collins.
Google Bans Anti-MoveOn AdsMaine Senator Susan Collins is in for a tough re-election fight this year, made more difficult by thousands of dollars being spent on behalf of her opponent by MoveOn.org. She tried to post an ad on Google, but was told the content was ...
Can you spell biased?
MoveOn caused a national stir last month after The New York Times gave it preferential treatment for the infamous “General Betray Us” public message. The banned ads were placed by the campaign of Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, ...
Y! Alert: Adwords
On this one, I stand with Lance Dutson and the Collins campaign and not with MoveOn ... and elsewhere), Susan Collins Internet director Lance Dutson placed Google AdWords ads fighting back against ...
‘Scarborough Country’ for Jan. 28 - Transcripts
Well, they are the people who did mount the challenge against Arlen Specter and who said they were doing it not just to defeat him, but also to send a message to Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and other moderates they better get with ...
Google Bans Political Ads: Trademark Infringement or Content Control?
Quoting from the article: "The banned advertisements said, 'Susan Collins is MoveOn’s primary target. Learn how you can help' and 'Help Susan Collins stand up to the MoveOn.org money machine.'" Google says that it rejected the ad ...
Susan Collins: Dumb bitch entrenched in a losing argument
determined to continue her bad habit of obfuscation, and hell-bent on doing her part to continue to destroy all that is good in America, Susan Collins chimes in and doubles down on her own bad judgment. You have no one to blame but ...
So should this be considered a campaign contribution?
Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, for her re-election. The reason given for the ads' removal was that they violated Google’s copyright infringement policy. . . . . While the Google people are obviously strong Democrats anyway, ...
Google Gets Political
Susan Collins (R-ME). Oh really? Suddenly, Google is more than a platform. I don’t like what I’m seeing. Here’s the ad. What’s the problem? MoveOn.org has made Susan Collins their #1 target. Senator Susan Collins has [...]
Google Bans Anti-MoveOn Ads
The banned advertisements said, “Susan Collins is MoveOn’s primary target. Learn how you can help” and “Help Susan Collins stand up to the MoveOn.org money machine.” The ads linked to Collins’ campaign Web site with a headline reading ...
Google, Citing MoveOn Trademark, Dumps Collins Ads; Search Giant ...
Washington – Google has removed paid ads posted by the reelection campaign of Sen. Susan Collins, a moderate Republican from Maine, raising questions about whether the search engine is relying on a narrow view of trademark law to put ...
Is Google playing favorites with political adds?
Susan Collins. The history of Google and its position on allowing competitors to use each others names in search term add buys, leaves little doubt that an add clearly not designed to confuse anyone into believing it came from ...
In Bed With MoveOn?
Well now, Maine Republican and candidate for re-election Susan Collins, put some ads on Google which linked to her website. The ads said things like: "Help Susan Collins Stand Up To The MoveOn.Org Money Machine". ...
Free Speech in Advertising; Google is Wrong
In case you missed the brouhaha (which exploded onto Drudge and elsewhere), Susan Collins Internet director Lance Dutson placed Google AdWords ads fighting back against MoveOn's... [Head to techRepublican.com to read the rest of this ...
Google Denies Republican Ads That Counter MoveOn's Message
Susan Collins, who is a Republican as I'm sure you figured out by now, that mention MoveOn.org. Internet giant Google has banned advertisements critical of MoveOn.org, the far-left advocacy group that caused a national uproar last month ...
Google Overlays YouTube Onto Google Earth
... for a Republican senator that are critical of MoveOn.org. The Washington Examiner reports Google says the ads for Maine's Susan Collins were removed because they violated the company's trademark policy by naming ... >> full story ...
Censorship and Google
The latest is a add by Sen Susan Collins of Maine saying Move on is against her. Google pulled it. But liberal ads saying she is a bad person --well you can guess if they are pulled. Since move on is a kind of partner and friend. ...
Censorship and Google
The latest is a add by Sen Susan Collins of Maine saying Move on is against her. Google pulled it. But liberal ads saying she is a bad person --well you can guess if they are pulled. Since move on is a kind of partner and friend. ...
Google bans Senators ad against MoveOn.org
Red State has an article that details how Google pulled an ad commissioned by Senator Susan Collins because she references Moveon.org. The text of the offending ad is:. Susan Collins is MoveOn’s primary target. Learn how you can help ...
OpinionJournal - Best of the Web Today - October 11, 2007
The banned advertisements said, "Susan Collins is MoveOn's primary target. Learn how you can help" and "Help Susan Collins stand up to the MoveOn.org money machine." The ads linked to Collins' campaign Web site with a headline reading ...
Stand Up Against MoveOn.Org
Senator Susan Collins has a long record of success, based on her ability to work across party lines to do what is right for this country. From healthcare to national defense, Susan Collins has taken a measured and moderate approach that ...
Maine Senate Matrix
Because she is the incumbent, it is only fair to start with Senator Susan Collins. Collins is in a relatively strong position heading into the 2008 election cycle, as a poll released just after Congressman Tom Allen announced his US ...
moveon.org, look here please
Tom Allen is currently a representative from the first district in Maine and he's running for the Senate seat in Maine against Susan Collins. Allen voted against the war in 2002 and believes we should set a timeline to bring our troops ...
Google to the left of us, Google to the Righ—UH, NO chance of that
Susan Collins’ re-election campaign. Collins is seeking her third term. The proper term for Collins is RINO. Earlier this week, Google told Lance Dutson, president of Maine Coast Designs, that the ads he placed for Collins had been ...
The Internet's 800 lb Gorilla
Susan Collins’ ads are precisely that, rebuttals and critiques against MoveOn.org and their attempt to fight her bid for re-election. There is no attempt to mislead the reader about the content or intent of the piece, therefore, ...
Google Engages In Censoring Anti-MoveOn Ads
Susan Collins’ re-election campaign. Collins is seeking her third term. Supposedly, it is about "trademark infringement," but I seem to remember ads on google with the foxnews trademark with derogatory messages about Fox. ...
Google Carries MoveOn.org's Water
The problem, of course, is that the company attacking Susan Collins has a name. Her advertisement used that name. And Google decided to shut her up. This goes beyond trademark law. Superfically, according to Google's contractual ...
Google exposed; refuses to run ads critical of MoveOn.org
Susan Collins’ re-election campaign. Collins is seeking her third term. Earlier this week, Google told Lance Dutson*, president of Maine Coast Designs, that the ads he placed for Collins had been removed and would not be allowed to ...
Google Responds: Clarifying Senator Collins' MoveOn.org …
My esteemed colleague and friend Robert Cox has a piece running in today’s Examiner which correctly notes that Google banned advertising from the campaign of Republican US Senator Susan Collins (Maine) who used the liberal group, …
The Ridiculously Redundant Warhead
Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced legislation to eliminate funding until a complete policy review and posture review are submitted to Congress. The two senators, joined by others, want an independent policy ...
Removing Google AD’s in protest
Let me start by saying I am not a fan of Susan Collins, the sometimes Republican Senator from Maine, however her campaign recently had ads rejected by Google because of “copyright concerns”, but in truth because Collins’ ads were ...
Design anti-MoveOn.org ads, get kicked off Google
Susan Collins’ re-election, tried to put up several ads that seek to rally Collins’ supporters against MoveOn.org up through Google AdWords. He got summarily rejected, and the money quotes are in an IM exchange he had with a Google ...
Google Suppresses Criticism of MoveOn.org
The banned advertisements said, "Susan Collins is MoveOn’s primary target. Learn how you can help" and "Help Susan Collins stand up to the MoveOn.org money machine." The ads linked to Collins’ campaign Web site with a headline reading ...
Anne Coulter is definitely a nephalim
The 2007 National Long Term Care Symposium, moderated by veteran television journalist John Palmer, began with leaders from the Congressional Long Term Care Caucus: Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R- WV) and Rep. Tom Allen (D-Maine).
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