PRESS HERALD:
Budget writers reject Fisheries-Wildlife cuts
Middle school contraceptive program sets off firestorm King's principal is grilled on national TV and Maine parents debate providing birth control to middle-schoolers.
In Maine, student birth control a complex, emotional issue For parents and policymakers, implications of the King Middle School decision go beyond today's headlines.
Pier pressure paralysis hits Portland Indecision could leave the city frozen in time.
In Vermont, scrutiny urged on Fairpoint deal The company's plan to buy Verizon's telephone network must clear several hurdles, they say.
Editorial:
Let parents decide on birth control pills The Portland School Committee should modify its policy for the clinic at King Middle School.
Commentary
M.D. HarmonPortland School Committee votes 7-2 to jump off a cliff What drew the networks this time was a plan for middle-school birth control. Way to go, folks.
BANGOR DAILY:
Cianbro touts partners on refinery projectFriday, October 19, 2007BREWER, Maine - The 500 or so workers at Cianbro Corp.'s new Eastern Manufacturing Facility will help make history when they construct the building modules that will be used to expand a Texas refinery into the largest crude oil processing plant in North America.
Court ruling opens doors for gay, unmarried couples to adopt Friday, October 19, 2007HAMPDEN, Maine - Sandi Carver is just about ready to give birth. With her due date only two weeks away, the 31-year-old nurse is experiencing the emotions expectant mothers feel, but may not have the anxiety most first-time parents experience.
State’s anti-drug director steps downFriday, October 19, 2007After 7½ years as the director of Maine’s Office of Substance Abuse, Kim Johnson has recently stepped down.
School dispute ends but 'mess' remainsFriday, October 19, 2007TRENTON, Maine — A resolution has been reached in the legal dispute between a local Christian school and its former benefactor.
EDITORIAL: Look who's talkingIn a letter last week to Congress, Verizon Communications gave the public a rare look at how it has cooperated with local, state and federal officials on tens of thousands of emergency occasions to supply customer records.
Editorial: New leadership at justiceSenate Democrats were thrilled Wednesday to receive Attorney General-nominee Michael B. Mukasey; on Thursday, they were decidedly less thrilled, suggesting they should take their time in deciding whether to confirm the president’s nominee.
Charles Krauthammer: Pelosi's 'morally clean' irresponsibilityThere are three relevant questions concerning the Armenian genocide. (a) Did it happen? (b) Should the U.S. House of Representatives be expressing itself on this now?
J. Gordon Williamson: Jail debate a power playWhen I read Friday’s front-page article "Officials put forth proposal for jails," I felt compelled to debunk some of the statements contained within, at least as they pertain to Waldo County.
Friday's Letters to the Editor … Veterans protected … Harness racing’s value …
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
Contractor bill takes steps to prevent fraud AUGUSTA -- The head of the state Bureau of Consumer Protection submitted a new contractor licensing proposal to lawmakers Thursday that sets up a registry and a bond requirement.
News publication now in FirstPark OAKLAND -- MaineBiz, a print and online news publication that covers business across the state, moved into FirstPark business park this month as part of its drive to expand its coverage.
Editorial:
Second session for emergencies, not snuff, flowers These are the problems facing the state of Maine:
JOSEPH R. REISERT : NOV. 6 REFERENDUM QUESTION 5Term-limits law hasn't had desired effects on Legislature When you need to see a doctor, would you rather be treated by an experienced physician, or by a resident fresh out of medical school?
LTE: Term limits not needed in Maine's political system Regarding the new term limits campaign -- I am a Democrat because we are all in this together. Therefore, I will vote "yes" on Question 5 in the coming November polling.
LTE: Blackwater shows flaws of current administration What do you call a murderous mercenary outfit that operates above the law, and the military, answerable only to the elite? And they are better equipped and paid 10 times that of the "average" soldier?
LTE: Turnpike officials are still being financially wasteful You should have "taken the gloves all the way off" when you wrote that editorial appearing in the Oct. 5 edition suggesting that "Vienna is too far for a turnpike conference." Obviously, these persons "needing" to attend this conference who are entrusted with the management of the Maine Turnpike Authority are not deserving of the trust placed in them.
MORNING SENTINEL:
Scenic byways get boost from fedsOld Canada Road sign to be dedicated Saturday SOLON -- A new granite sign. A road to the top of Robbins Hill. A view of the Bigelow Mountain Range and Upper Kennebec River Valley.
LTE: Lawmakers try to watch too many things In answer to Davis McKenney's letter of Oct. 12: I totally agree with him. I don't care where you go at least half of the drivers are on a cell phone.
LTE: Tax hikes aren't part of the Maine many recall When is this state going to stop trying to bleed every bit of money they can from business owners?
SUN JOURNAL:
School merger group making progressFARMINGTON - The state says school districts must have consolidation plans submitted by December, and officials in the Farmington area are acting quickly to merge 16 communities into a single school system.
LTE: Professional, passionateI am writing in support of Republican Katherine Harvey for state representative in House District 93. I have worked with her for the past three years in SAD 21. Throughout that time, I have known her to be professional and passionate in her pursuit to provide services to children. She has worked to find funding for many useful after-school programs, providing children with the opportunity to learn study skills, foreign languages, and participate in various outdoor programs. She makes it a priority to allow all children opportunities to participate.
Boston.com/AP
Summit to look at Brookings Institution reportAs many as a thousand people are gathering today in Augusta to explore ways to implement last year's Brookings Institution report on how to build prosperity in Maine while protecting its character. (AP, 6:55 a.m.)
Budget panel broadens savings reviewZeroing in on a $10.1 million savings target in a series of conditional votes, legislative budget writers Thursday rejected a suggested scaling back of media activities by Maine's fish-and-game agency. (AP, 10/18/07)
MPBN:
casset Gas Plant Opponents Challenge Developer's Claims
State Recognizes Heroes Of Clean Water
State Officials, Businesses Prepare For Far East Trade Mission
CAPITAL WEEKLY:
Bond issues seen as investment in Maine
AUGUSTA — Maine voters will decide Nov. 6 whether to approve borrowing $134 million to fund proposals aimed at stimulating economic development, improving Maine’s higher education facilities and investing in land conservation.
State racino faces voters
Maine residents will decide this fall whether to allow an Indian tribe to run a harness racing track with 1,500 slot machines and high-stakes beano games in Washington County.Updated:
Editorial:
Augusta voters have ballot choices
Augusta voters on Nov. 6 have several important referendum questions to decide.
From the Left:
Land for Maine’s Future
As I mentioned in last week’s column, Maine voters will have the opportunity to decide on a number of important issues this November ranging from investments in our economy to a racino in Washington County. This week, I would like to continue the discussion about these issues by providing some information about Question 4 on the ballot.
From the Right:
Flawed thinking
Scott Bullock, president of MaineGeneral, recently announced that MaineGeneral is looking at the possibility of using the Augusta campus as an emergency room and locating the main hospital and its operations in Waterville.
LTE: Generals always follow orders
LTE: We'll always be at war
CURRENT PUBLISHING:
One step at a timeFriends have contacted the offices of Senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe regarding the deportation, but have not heard back.
ELLSWORTH AMERICAN:
EDITORIAL: Gambling: It’s Not a Good Bet
Across the United States, there are 36 racinos, which combine racetracks and casinos or slot machine parlors, now in operation. If the Passamaquoddy Tribe and its Downeast backers have their way, there soon will be 37. Maine voters will decide on Tuesday, Nov. 6, whether they’ll allow a Maine tribe — the Passamaquoddy — to run a harness racing track with slot machines and high-stakes beano games in Washington County.
EDITORIAL: Just Plain Nonsense
Governor John Baldacci is playing games with the facts when it comes to the passage, back in June, of legislation to consolidate Maine’s school districts. “I will not support any legislation that undermines the education reforms passed last session by an overwhelming, bipartisan majority,” he asserted in a statement last week in a statement to the Associated Press.
OP/ED: Setting the Record Straight on Trade
I am writing in regard to the recent Ellsworth American editorial column regarding my recent trip to Costa Rica. The column contains several factual errors and misrepresentations of my views on trade that deserve clarification.
OP/ED: Vote “Yes” to Extend Legislative Term Limits
While many citizens of Maine may be disappointed in the performance of their Legislature, few realize the extent to which term limits are to blame. The people of Maine should be aware of the unintended consequences of term limits. The editorial page of this paper lost a good opportunity to educate the public on this issue when, in the Oct. 4 edition, it conceded that loss of experience in the Legislature under term limits is a legitimate concern but said, in effect, that because there is no public awareness of this serious issue, we should maintain the status quo.
OP/ED: Ten Reasons for a “No” Vote on Question 1
This November, voters will be asked to approve another racetrack casino in Maine, this one in Washington County. Here are the best reasons to vote “no” on Question One.
LTE: Bring ’Em On
LTE: Michaud’s Got It Right
LTE: Editorial Evokes Disgust
LTE: Time to Get Our Priorities in Order
WASHINGTON TIMES:
To help ailing minds
Other high-profile guests lending support by their presence included Sens. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, and Pete Domenici, New Mexico Republican. The latter announced his impending retirement just recently when faced with a medical diagnosis of a progressive brain disease. Miss Collins also was a co-chairwoman.
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE:
Historic bill in Senate to fight warmingElizabeth Dole of North Carolina, Norm Coleman of Minnesota and Susan Collins of Maine. "I'm convinced this bill does represent a tipping point," Collins ...
BALTIMORE SUN:
Global warming battle
After years of doing nothing on global warming, Congress may now be on the verge of a serious, bipartisan effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
HOUSTON CHRONICLE:
Maine: Lobster Gear Rules Reconsidered
... for Down East Maine," Snowe said in a statement. Similar reactions came from Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic 1st District Rep. Tom Allen.
THE CHATTANOOGAN:
House Fails To Override Bush On SCHIP
PR NEWSWIRE:
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) Joins Sens ...WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senators Susan M.
Collins (R-ME) and Robert P. Casey (D-PA) introduced the Home Health Care
Access Protection Act of 2007 (S. 2181) today to prevent the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from imposing dramatic cuts to the
Medicare home health program.
MAINE BIZ:
Laid-off Maine Fence workers eligible for aid... lost their jobs will receive help from the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program, Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins announced yesterday.
BLOGS:
The Politics of Trust
On the other hand, the deep-blue activists would support Congressman Tom Allen in his bid to win the Senate seat in Maine, because he is reliably anti-war. It's clear Americans are dissatisfied with their national government and don't ...
Thailand To Issue Compulsory Licenses For Antiretrovirals
Tom Allen (D-Maine) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) have sponsored a resolution that praises the Thai government for its decision to issue compulsory licenses and urges Congress not to enforce intellectual property standards, ...
A little early in election season to predict winner
He went on to say that if US Rep Tom Allen fails in his attempt to unseat Collins, the 1st District Democrat will be washed up politically.
Catching Up
We were away for the last few days, and there are a couple issues we'd like to get caught up on. But first an observation about the third quarter fundraising numbers.
Tom Allen & Putin Agree on Naming Iraq Withdrawal Date
Rep. Peter Stark gets an A+ for this remark….
Michael Mukasey’s Torture Test
Dems Can’t Over Bush Veto of SCHIP
Kennebec County Democrats back Dodd's hold
Historic bill in Senate to fight warming
Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, Norm Coleman of Minnesota and Susan Collins of Maine. “I’m convinced this bill does represent a tipping point,” Collins said Thursday. Sen. James Inhofe, the Oklahoma Republican and leading climate ...
Collins should be praised for perfect attendance
Susan Collins goes to work every day and has a perfect attendance record. If you do not have a good attendance, you lose your job. ...
Collins Calls For A More Even Playing Field For US Paper Producers ...
Collins Calls For A More Even Playing Field For US Paper Producers WCSH-TV, ME - 7 hours ago WASHINGTON (NEWS CENTER) — Maine Senator Susan Collins spoke out in defense of Maine's paper producers Thursday, saying more needs to be done ...
Global Warming Legislation
Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, Norm Coleman of Minnesota and Susan Collins of Maine are co-sponsors, as is Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. Interfaith Power and Light is a religious response to global warming with chapters in 22 states and ...
Congress demands TB case investigation
... with a highly contagious form of tuberculosis to cross US borders 76 times and take multiple flights on US airlines. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine — ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
America’s Climate Security Act of 2007
The bill will secure an estimated $125 billion dollars through 2030 for wildlife and has earned the support of Republican Senators Elizabeth Dole (NC), Norm Coleman (MN), and Susan Collins (ME). It will reduce global warming pollution ...
America’s Climate Security Act of 2007
The bill will secure an estimated $125 billion dollars through 2030 for wildlife and has earned the support of Republican Senators Elizabeth Dole (NC), Norm Coleman (MN), and Susan Collins (ME). It will reduce global warming pollution ...
Lieberman-Warner Introduce America's Climate Security Act
Cosponsors included: Senators Norm Coleman (R-MN), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). In a release from Lieberman and Warner, the two also highlighted support ...
Senate considers new greenhouse gas caps
Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, Norm Coleman of Minnesota and Susan Collins of Maine are co-sponsors, as is Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. In a Senate speech, Warner acknowledged "basic differences" with the Bush administration.
Rep. Tom Allen Statement On SCHIP Veto And Failure To Override
Tom Allen, who will be a Senator from Maine next year replacing Susan Collins, is currently in the House of Representatives and cast a vote to override Bush's veto of the S-CHIP program. Here is his statement afterwards : ...
Veterans Fight For Cold War Medal
Susan Collins (R-Maine) that would direct the secretary of Defense to award a Cold War service medal to those who served honorably from the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Clinton, who along with Collins is a ...
Kennebunkport woman says she'll run for US Senate
That's why she says she'll throw her hat into the political arena and run against Democratic Congressman Tom Allen, Republican incumbent Susan Collins, and Independents Dexter Kamilewicz and Bill Slavick for the US Senate.
GOP Blasts Allen (D, ME-1) For Missing Votes While He Attended A ...
has made an issue of Allen's voting record. They say he's missed 132 votes. Wow ... in the heat of a contested Senate campaign, the Maine GOP really looked as if they were scoring a big win against Susan Collins rival.
US Lawmakers Should Not Condone Efforts By Thailand To Issue ...Tom Allen (D-Maine) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) have sponsored a resolution that praises the Thai government for its decision to issue compulsory ...
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Maine News for Thursday, October 18, 2007
PRESS HERALD:
Lawmakers resume budget-cut review State House: A panel deadlocks on a proposal to lower commissions paid to lottery retailers.
Merging special-ed services may work for some, not others Five school districts have already formed a program, and consolidation may persuade others to try it.
School adds birth control options The School Committee votes to let contraceptives be prescribed to students at King Middle School.
Lobsterman's campaign traps illegal Bill Linnell's city council signs can't be attached to lobster traps anymore because the city says it's a safety hazard.
HGTV to focus on politician Brewster's home The former U.S. senator from Maine, portrayed by Alan Alda in the film 'The Aviator,' lived in Dexter.
OP/ED: Tom Allen's take on war mistaken His recent column on this page raises questions about terrorism that have answers he ignored.
LTE: Obama's credentials promising
LTE: Collins should be praised for perfect attendance
BANGOR DAILY:
Brewer facility gets lucrative deal Thursday, October 18, 2007BREWER, Maine - When Cianbro's Eastern Manufacturing Facility begins operations in April, the 500 or so new employees will have a pile of work to do.
Lack of fire department concerns residents of Etna Thursday, October 18, 2007ETNA - The recent decision to temporarily shut down the town's fire department has left many residents concerned about community safety.
Collins to fight cuts in home health funds Medicare funding for health services delivered to people in their homes is scheduled to be reduced by about $6.2 billion over the next four years, but Sen. Susan Collins intends to derail the cutback.
Petition drive to repeal school law ready\STONINGTON - Opponents of the state's school consolidation law are poised to kick off their petition drive to repeal the law and could be collecting signatures by the end of this week.
Federal float-rope order rescinded ELLSWORTH - It looks like Down East lobstermen will be able to fish during the most productive part of the year after all.
EDITORIAL: After the Lobster RulesAlthough federal regulators have moved ahead with rules that will require many Maine lobstermen to change their gear to minimize harm to endangered whales, many unanswered questions remain.
EDITORIAL; Shortfall WarningThe growing sense in Augusta that state budget predictions for next year might not hold up is reflected in similar bad news in other states.
Richard C. Dimond: An urgent need for a program that worksThanks to the efforts of state Sen. Richard Rosen and the entire Hancock County delegation, long-term funding of the Hancock County Deferred Sentencing Project will be provided by the state in the amount of $150,000 per year as of July 1, 2008.
Bob Dole and Donna E. Shalala : A duty to newly disabled vetsIt is time to decide- do we reform the current military and veterans' disability evaluation and compensation systems or limp along, placing Band-Aids over existing flaws?
Thursday's Letters to the Editor … Path toward war … Not too far for Calais … Shame on you, VFW … School law falsehoods
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
NAMI OFFICE IN AUGUSTATheft probe hits agency advocating for mentally ill AUGUSTA -- Authorities are investigating the embezzlement of "a lot of money" from one of the state's high-profile nonprofit organizations, a situation the group's president called "devastating" and "a total shock."
Panel wants $20M for kids AUGUSTA -- A group studying ways to help young children voted Wednesday on a broad proposal that would give low-income parents more money to pay for child care and create a new office to advocate for children.
Conference: Maine's business image a matter of attitude When it comes to the economy, Maine has an attitude problem.
Waterville flees Kennebec County's 911 WATERVILLE -- City councilors on Tuesday voted unanimously to have Somerset County Communications Center answer 911 calls originating in Waterville.
Editorials:
Reach for stars, run numbers on flatiron building There is more conflict per square foot of the former Cony High School site than most battlefields. Arguments, recriminations, appeals, lawsuits -- all have been part of the often-bitter public debate over how to use the property now that it no longer serves as a school.
JIM BRUNELLE : A little early in election season to predict winner I attended a banquet recently where the after-dinner speaker, an expert in Maine politics, pretty much declared that U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is a shoo-in for re-election next year.
MORNING SENTINEL:
Collins to testify at ITC on paper subsidiesSusan Collins will testify tomorrow before the International Trade Commission on whether the governments of China, Korea, and Indonesia have illegally ...
Business conference finds Mainers' attitudes negative When it comes to the economy, Maine has an attitude problem.
LTE: Baldacci interview put readers to sleep For those readers who may have missed your Oct. 14 interview "Baldacci: It's not about being comfortable," let me tell them the interview was not about his lack of an energy plan and Maine's impending winter, as the title might suggest.
SUN JOURNAL:
AG nominee rejects torture of suspects WASHINGTON - Former federal judge Michael Mukasey, President Bush's nominee for attorney general, on Wednesday repudiated the use of torture in the interrogation of overseas terrorism suspects, and he vowed to keep partisan politics out of the Justice Department's decision-making.
Budget panel picks up savings searchAUGUSTA (AP) -Legislative budget writers Wednesday resumed their review of ways to realize a final $10.1 million in savings envisioned in the state budget.
Rangeley resident gets EPA awardFARMINGTON - Jerome "Frenchie" Guervemont of Rangeley is one of five Maine citizens who will be recognized today in Augusta by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. John Baldacci in observance of the 35th anniversary of the Federal Clean Water Act.
OP/ED: The wrong way to follow right whalesIn whaling days, savvy sailors predicted with deadly accuracy where leviathans would emerge from the ocean after they sounded. Finding whales was half a whaler's job; the other important half was knowing where it was going.
LTE: In-touch candidateSheryl Briggs is truly in touch with the needs of the River Valley and its people. As the representative for House District 93 (Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Mexico and Peru), she will have the honor of serving the area in which she was raised, and where she and her husband, Richard, have worked and raised their family.LTE: GOP ignors real issuesThis is a dangerous time for truth in media and government, thanks primarily to Republicans, their corporate and social conservative supporters, along with the daily efforts to mislead by propagandists such as talk radio's Laura Ingraham. The result is that issues that need to be addressed are ignored, while wedge issues, such as resolutions about God in the public square, are peddled by Republicans.
THE MAINE CAMPUS
School consolidation in progress
Local approval needed to push plan through
By: Jess Fish
Posted: 10/18/07Governor Baldacci's controversial plan to crunch Maine's current 296 School Administrative Unions down to 80 is poised to go into effect. One of the last steps left is local approval. A referendum vote concerning district consolidation on Jan. 15 could mean the difference between suffering a tax hike and receiving government funding.
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TIMES RECORD:
New law's staffing, savings mandates clash...(full story)Wording approved for petition to thwart law...(full story)Lawmakers submit 570 pieces of legislation for second session...(full story)
EDITORIAL: Beyond repair...(full story)
MPBN:
Advocates Fighting for Veterans' Benefits
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071017vets.asx
Birth Control Policy Recommended for Portland Middle School
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071017birthcontrol.asx
Pandemic Threat Posed by Bird Flu
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071017birdflu.asx
PORTSMOUTH HERALD:
Kennebunkport woman says she'll run for U.S. Senate
KENNEBUNKPORT — Laurie Dobson has a lot on her plate. She's a community activist who recently hosted the anti-war gathering Camp Alex at her home. She's mom to a teenage daughter who would sometimes rather she stayed out of the limelight. And...
PORTLAND PHOENIX:
Legislature moves to protect Maine journalists: Shield law“The very fact that the court would grant a motion like this, when there’s no suit pending,” she says. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
The highway kind: Politics and other mistakesFor critics of government excess, the Maine Turnpike Authority is a big target. You can even see it from outer space.
Letters to the Portland editor: October 19, 2007: Rowe's a Good GuyAttorney General Steven Rowe does not deserve the attack on his character that was printed in your newspaper.
CAMDEN HERALD:
Maine Senate President Edmonds to speak in Camden
CAMDEN — Maine Senate President Beth Edmonds, D-Freeport, will be the speaker at a meeting planned for 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the Lord Camden Inn on Main Street.
CAPITAL WEEKLY:
Bond issues seen as investment in Maine
AUGUSTA — Maine voters will decide Nov. 6 whether to approve borrowing $134 million to fund proposals aimed at stimulating economic development, improving Maine’s higher education facilities and investing in land conservation.
State racino faces voters
BOSTON GLOBE:
US forgoes new restrictions on Maine lobsteringSenator Susan M. Collins, a Republican, and Representative Tom Allen, a Democrat, reportedly had similar reactions.
CAPE COD CHRONICLE:
Federal Bill Could Help Towns Preserve Working Waterfront PropertyThe legislation, introduced in July by Maine Representative Tom Allen, amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. Its competitive matching grant ...
THE DAILY SCARE:
The Politics of TrustOn the other hand, the deep-blue activists would support Congressman Tom Allen in his bid to win the Senate seat in Maine, because he is reliably anti-war. ...
THE HILL:
Veterans fight for Cold War medalThey have some stalwart supporters on Capitol Hill, including Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), who sponsored a bill with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) that would direct the secretary of Defense to award a Cold War service medal to those who served honorably from the end of World War ...
THE NATION:
Privatizing A Cut Of The Public SectorMaine Republican Susan Collins added that government needs to stop "awarding, huge non-competitive contracts every time a disaster strikes.
MARKETING VOX NEWS:
MoveOn Backs Down to Sen. Collins on Google Ad PullingSusan Collins (R) to use its namesake in ads blasting the left-wing political organization. "We don't want to support a policy that denies people freedom of ...
BLOGS:
Maine State Employees Association Endorses Allen
Susan Collins. The announcement Tuesday by the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, cited the 1st District congressman's record on health care, prescription drugs, ...
need to step up
As I indicated to David Offer ( Oct. 2), my decision to challenge Susan Collins, Tom Allen and anyone else who runs for the US ...
Retiring Republicans
On the other side, no Democrats are leaving the Senate and only two (Tom Allen, Maine, and Mark Udall of Colorado)plan to leave the House. Here's the list of retiring Republicans: ( good riddance) Senate: Kay Baily Hutchinson Larry E. ...
Hold the Press! MSEU Endorses Tom Allen
A Collins spokeswoman said the SEIU nationally has been affiliated with a group that mounted "attack ads" against Collins.
The Only People More Bungling and Inept Than Bush? Congress!
Susan Orr’s Family Planning: Thighs Wide Shut
A Sense of Doom Descends on Republicans for 2008
Susan Collins, R-ME, reportedly brought in $1 million in third quarter donations, only $330000 more than her Democratic rival, Rep. Tom Allen. To compound the misery for the beleaguered Republicans, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign ...
Maine union backs Allen for Senate
Susan Collins. The announcement Tuesday by the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, cited the 1st ...
Judgment and automation
Susan Collins wanted to place an ad criticizing MoveOn for criticizing General Petraeus, the ad wasn’t allowed by Google. Big squabble and lots of finger-pointing ensued. MoveOn, alarmed, surprised, and chagrined, removed the barrier. ...
POLITICS: Republicans Looking At A Senate Beat Down
John Sununu of New Hampshire and Susan Collins are pretty much fucked. They have been voting with Republicans and the Bush White House for years, basically shoving the steak into their own hearts. Consider them done.
Lawmakers resume budget-cut review State House: A panel deadlocks on a proposal to lower commissions paid to lottery retailers.
Merging special-ed services may work for some, not others Five school districts have already formed a program, and consolidation may persuade others to try it.
School adds birth control options The School Committee votes to let contraceptives be prescribed to students at King Middle School.
Lobsterman's campaign traps illegal Bill Linnell's city council signs can't be attached to lobster traps anymore because the city says it's a safety hazard.
HGTV to focus on politician Brewster's home The former U.S. senator from Maine, portrayed by Alan Alda in the film 'The Aviator,' lived in Dexter.
OP/ED: Tom Allen's take on war mistaken His recent column on this page raises questions about terrorism that have answers he ignored.
LTE: Obama's credentials promising
LTE: Collins should be praised for perfect attendance
BANGOR DAILY:
Brewer facility gets lucrative deal Thursday, October 18, 2007BREWER, Maine - When Cianbro's Eastern Manufacturing Facility begins operations in April, the 500 or so new employees will have a pile of work to do.
Lack of fire department concerns residents of Etna Thursday, October 18, 2007ETNA - The recent decision to temporarily shut down the town's fire department has left many residents concerned about community safety.
Collins to fight cuts in home health funds Medicare funding for health services delivered to people in their homes is scheduled to be reduced by about $6.2 billion over the next four years, but Sen. Susan Collins intends to derail the cutback.
Petition drive to repeal school law ready\STONINGTON - Opponents of the state's school consolidation law are poised to kick off their petition drive to repeal the law and could be collecting signatures by the end of this week.
Federal float-rope order rescinded ELLSWORTH - It looks like Down East lobstermen will be able to fish during the most productive part of the year after all.
EDITORIAL: After the Lobster RulesAlthough federal regulators have moved ahead with rules that will require many Maine lobstermen to change their gear to minimize harm to endangered whales, many unanswered questions remain.
EDITORIAL; Shortfall WarningThe growing sense in Augusta that state budget predictions for next year might not hold up is reflected in similar bad news in other states.
Richard C. Dimond: An urgent need for a program that worksThanks to the efforts of state Sen. Richard Rosen and the entire Hancock County delegation, long-term funding of the Hancock County Deferred Sentencing Project will be provided by the state in the amount of $150,000 per year as of July 1, 2008.
Bob Dole and Donna E. Shalala : A duty to newly disabled vetsIt is time to decide- do we reform the current military and veterans' disability evaluation and compensation systems or limp along, placing Band-Aids over existing flaws?
Thursday's Letters to the Editor … Path toward war … Not too far for Calais … Shame on you, VFW … School law falsehoods
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
NAMI OFFICE IN AUGUSTATheft probe hits agency advocating for mentally ill AUGUSTA -- Authorities are investigating the embezzlement of "a lot of money" from one of the state's high-profile nonprofit organizations, a situation the group's president called "devastating" and "a total shock."
Panel wants $20M for kids AUGUSTA -- A group studying ways to help young children voted Wednesday on a broad proposal that would give low-income parents more money to pay for child care and create a new office to advocate for children.
Conference: Maine's business image a matter of attitude When it comes to the economy, Maine has an attitude problem.
Waterville flees Kennebec County's 911 WATERVILLE -- City councilors on Tuesday voted unanimously to have Somerset County Communications Center answer 911 calls originating in Waterville.
Editorials:
Reach for stars, run numbers on flatiron building There is more conflict per square foot of the former Cony High School site than most battlefields. Arguments, recriminations, appeals, lawsuits -- all have been part of the often-bitter public debate over how to use the property now that it no longer serves as a school.
JIM BRUNELLE : A little early in election season to predict winner I attended a banquet recently where the after-dinner speaker, an expert in Maine politics, pretty much declared that U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is a shoo-in for re-election next year.
MORNING SENTINEL:
Collins to testify at ITC on paper subsidiesSusan Collins will testify tomorrow before the International Trade Commission on whether the governments of China, Korea, and Indonesia have illegally ...
Business conference finds Mainers' attitudes negative When it comes to the economy, Maine has an attitude problem.
LTE: Baldacci interview put readers to sleep For those readers who may have missed your Oct. 14 interview "Baldacci: It's not about being comfortable," let me tell them the interview was not about his lack of an energy plan and Maine's impending winter, as the title might suggest.
SUN JOURNAL:
AG nominee rejects torture of suspects WASHINGTON - Former federal judge Michael Mukasey, President Bush's nominee for attorney general, on Wednesday repudiated the use of torture in the interrogation of overseas terrorism suspects, and he vowed to keep partisan politics out of the Justice Department's decision-making.
Budget panel picks up savings searchAUGUSTA (AP) -Legislative budget writers Wednesday resumed their review of ways to realize a final $10.1 million in savings envisioned in the state budget.
Rangeley resident gets EPA awardFARMINGTON - Jerome "Frenchie" Guervemont of Rangeley is one of five Maine citizens who will be recognized today in Augusta by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Gov. John Baldacci in observance of the 35th anniversary of the Federal Clean Water Act.
OP/ED: The wrong way to follow right whalesIn whaling days, savvy sailors predicted with deadly accuracy where leviathans would emerge from the ocean after they sounded. Finding whales was half a whaler's job; the other important half was knowing where it was going.
LTE: In-touch candidateSheryl Briggs is truly in touch with the needs of the River Valley and its people. As the representative for House District 93 (Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Mexico and Peru), she will have the honor of serving the area in which she was raised, and where she and her husband, Richard, have worked and raised their family.LTE: GOP ignors real issuesThis is a dangerous time for truth in media and government, thanks primarily to Republicans, their corporate and social conservative supporters, along with the daily efforts to mislead by propagandists such as talk radio's Laura Ingraham. The result is that issues that need to be addressed are ignored, while wedge issues, such as resolutions about God in the public square, are peddled by Republicans.
THE MAINE CAMPUS
School consolidation in progress
Local approval needed to push plan through
By: Jess Fish
Posted: 10/18/07Governor Baldacci's controversial plan to crunch Maine's current 296 School Administrative Unions down to 80 is poised to go into effect. One of the last steps left is local approval. A referendum vote concerning district consolidation on Jan. 15 could mean the difference between suffering a tax hike and receiving government funding.
http://www.mainecampus.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=e89eabf4-bccd-4ed8-a4f5-142f6b42cbe3
TIMES RECORD:
New law's staffing, savings mandates clash...(full story)Wording approved for petition to thwart law...(full story)Lawmakers submit 570 pieces of legislation for second session...(full story)
EDITORIAL: Beyond repair...(full story)
MPBN:
Advocates Fighting for Veterans' Benefits
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071017vets.asx
Birth Control Policy Recommended for Portland Middle School
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071017birthcontrol.asx
Pandemic Threat Posed by Bird Flu
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071017birdflu.asx
PORTSMOUTH HERALD:
Kennebunkport woman says she'll run for U.S. Senate
KENNEBUNKPORT — Laurie Dobson has a lot on her plate. She's a community activist who recently hosted the anti-war gathering Camp Alex at her home. She's mom to a teenage daughter who would sometimes rather she stayed out of the limelight. And...
PORTLAND PHOENIX:
Legislature moves to protect Maine journalists: Shield law“The very fact that the court would grant a motion like this, when there’s no suit pending,” she says. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
The highway kind: Politics and other mistakesFor critics of government excess, the Maine Turnpike Authority is a big target. You can even see it from outer space.
Letters to the Portland editor: October 19, 2007: Rowe's a Good GuyAttorney General Steven Rowe does not deserve the attack on his character that was printed in your newspaper.
CAMDEN HERALD:
Maine Senate President Edmonds to speak in Camden
CAMDEN — Maine Senate President Beth Edmonds, D-Freeport, will be the speaker at a meeting planned for 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the Lord Camden Inn on Main Street.
CAPITAL WEEKLY:
Bond issues seen as investment in Maine
AUGUSTA — Maine voters will decide Nov. 6 whether to approve borrowing $134 million to fund proposals aimed at stimulating economic development, improving Maine’s higher education facilities and investing in land conservation.
State racino faces voters
BOSTON GLOBE:
US forgoes new restrictions on Maine lobsteringSenator Susan M. Collins, a Republican, and Representative Tom Allen, a Democrat, reportedly had similar reactions.
CAPE COD CHRONICLE:
Federal Bill Could Help Towns Preserve Working Waterfront PropertyThe legislation, introduced in July by Maine Representative Tom Allen, amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. Its competitive matching grant ...
THE DAILY SCARE:
The Politics of TrustOn the other hand, the deep-blue activists would support Congressman Tom Allen in his bid to win the Senate seat in Maine, because he is reliably anti-war. ...
THE HILL:
Veterans fight for Cold War medalThey have some stalwart supporters on Capitol Hill, including Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), who sponsored a bill with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) that would direct the secretary of Defense to award a Cold War service medal to those who served honorably from the end of World War ...
THE NATION:
Privatizing A Cut Of The Public SectorMaine Republican Susan Collins added that government needs to stop "awarding, huge non-competitive contracts every time a disaster strikes.
MARKETING VOX NEWS:
MoveOn Backs Down to Sen. Collins on Google Ad PullingSusan Collins (R) to use its namesake in ads blasting the left-wing political organization. "We don't want to support a policy that denies people freedom of ...
BLOGS:
Maine State Employees Association Endorses Allen
Susan Collins. The announcement Tuesday by the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, cited the 1st District congressman's record on health care, prescription drugs, ...
need to step up
As I indicated to David Offer ( Oct. 2), my decision to challenge Susan Collins, Tom Allen and anyone else who runs for the US ...
Retiring Republicans
On the other side, no Democrats are leaving the Senate and only two (Tom Allen, Maine, and Mark Udall of Colorado)plan to leave the House. Here's the list of retiring Republicans: ( good riddance) Senate: Kay Baily Hutchinson Larry E. ...
Hold the Press! MSEU Endorses Tom Allen
A Collins spokeswoman said the SEIU nationally has been affiliated with a group that mounted "attack ads" against Collins.
The Only People More Bungling and Inept Than Bush? Congress!
Susan Orr’s Family Planning: Thighs Wide Shut
A Sense of Doom Descends on Republicans for 2008
Susan Collins, R-ME, reportedly brought in $1 million in third quarter donations, only $330000 more than her Democratic rival, Rep. Tom Allen. To compound the misery for the beleaguered Republicans, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign ...
Maine union backs Allen for Senate
Susan Collins. The announcement Tuesday by the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, cited the 1st ...
Judgment and automation
Susan Collins wanted to place an ad criticizing MoveOn for criticizing General Petraeus, the ad wasn’t allowed by Google. Big squabble and lots of finger-pointing ensued. MoveOn, alarmed, surprised, and chagrined, removed the barrier. ...
POLITICS: Republicans Looking At A Senate Beat Down
John Sununu of New Hampshire and Susan Collins are pretty much fucked. They have been voting with Republicans and the Bush White House for years, basically shoving the steak into their own hearts. Consider them done.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Maine News for Wednesday, October 17, 2007
PRESS HERALD:
Maine union backs Allen for Senate Susan Collins' challenger is a 'tireless advocate for workers,' MSEA says.
Deadlock over pier favors Olympia If just one of its supporters is elected to a council seat, the logjam may be broken.
Panel calls on city to enact green laws Saying plans to safeguard Portland should start now, a task force makes dozens of recommendations.
BILL NEMITZLet school step in when parents don't Birth control for middle school girls? It's not as crazy as it sounds.
Economic forecast revised for income, job growth There are still unknowns, but a Maine panel sees slower job growth in 2008.
EDITORIAL: Shape of things to come: Soon, baby boomers to get Social Security There's no danger of the program going broke, but this trickle will quickly become a flood.
OP/ED: Clean Water Act well worth celebrating On this upcoming anniversary of the law, we should recall all it has accomplished.
LTE: Gore should reconsider entering race
LTE: Bush statement about God was sensible interpretation
LTE: Bush administration deserves our support
LTE: Twelve years too long for legislative term limit
BANGOR DAILY:
Road projects a study in patienceWednesday, October 17, 2007BANGOR, Maine - You can't get there from here - at least without getting caught in at least one of the many construction projects under way on Interstate 95 and other roads in the Bangor area.
Whale zone flyover expectedFederal officials are planning to do another aerial survey of the waters between the eastern Maine shoreline and Canada to determine whether to implement a controversial Dynamic Area Management zone scheduled to go into effect Saturday.
Maine officials seek ‘healthiest state’ status BANGOR, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci has said he wants Maine to be the "healthiest state" in the nation, a goal that has shaped a number of state-sponsored initiatives during his terms in office.
Early voters in Bangor to test new proceduresBANGOR, Maine - Voters here in November will be among the first in Maine to test some early voting procedures that might be implemented statewide.
Gendron talks school consolidation with business community in BangorBANGOR, Maine — All of the state’s school districts have submitted their tentative consolidation plans but state officials and communities have a lengthy to-do list to complete before final plans can take effect, the head of the state Department of Education said Tuesday.
Maine port officials say facilities secureWASHINGTON — The small size, remote locations and relatively low-value cargo of Maine’s ports in Searsport and Eastport make them easier to manage and to secure, according to security agents from the two ports.
EDITORIAL: Road to another war? Even before President Bush warned Iran publicly on Aug. 9 of unspecified "consequences" if it continued to arm and train insurgents in Iraq, there were suspicions that he and Vice President Dick Cheney were planning and promoting war with Iran.
Editorial: MoveOn's moveTrue to its trademarked name, MoveOn.org looked at the fight it had created with Sen. Susan Collins’ campaign for re-election and decided, properly, to move on.
OP/ED: Kathleen Parker: First lady finally using her voiceIt can’t be easy being a first lady. She’s the wife-in-chief in a traditional role, but she also has a brain.
OP/ED: John Buell: Terrorism and the forgotten threatTerrorism "experts" worry about threats to Manhattan bridges or the Statue of Liberty, but an older and much more serious potential risk seems almost off the radar screen.
Wednesday's Letters to the Editor … Liberty for all … Compassion v. greed … A lid on consolidation … Immigration mistakes … Pat towards war in Iran
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
SECOND SESSION: Leaders submit 575 billsLegislative Council to meet next week AUGUSTA -- From cribbage tournaments to energy-efficient light bulbs, central Maine lawmakers are hoping a variety of topics will be considered when the Legislature reconvenes in January.
2 Baldacci brothers donate to Strimling AUGUSTA -- Two of Gov. John Baldacci's brothers donated money to the campaign of Ethan Strimling, a Democrat running for the 1st Congressional District seat, according to campaign finance reports.
Jailadd-onmovingahead AUGUSTA -- Kennebec County commissioners are standing ever firm against a state plan to take over the county jail system by inching forward with their plan to build a minimum security facility.
Editorials:
Go halfway on contractor licensing Maine has a long tradition of unschooled, but skilled, carpenters, contractors and home repairmen who will fix what's wrong with your house. They seem to have been born wearing a tool belt. They can go into your basement and figure out what's ailing your furnace and then climb onto your roof and figure out why it's leaking. Some of them engage in other professions as well, and contracting or carpentry are part of a patchwork of jobs that keeps them employed year-round.
GEORGE SMITH : Resource agencies' merger?Very, very bad idea - The farmer, fisherman, sportsman, citizen all lose Maine has starved its conservation agencies and now may consolidate them to save more money. Consolidation of these agencies won't save money and it won't improve programs and services either.
LTE: Candidates need to step up As I indicated to David Offer ("Democrats losing sleep," Oct. 2), my decision to challenge Susan Collins, Tom Allen and anyone else who runs for the U.S. Senate next year will hinge on their commitment to addressing responsibly the critical issues that obliged me to run in 2006. (I understand that Dexter Kamilewicz is not running.) So far, I am not satisfied.
SUN JOURNAL:
Ceremony to welcome soldiers AUGUSTA - The Maine Army National Guard will hold a ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday at the new Cony High School on Pierce Drive to honor soldiers recently returned from deployment.
Big union backs Allen for SenateAUGUSTA (AP) - A union claiming 10,000 members is backing Democratic Rep. Tom Allen in his bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Builders' association supports Indian racinoAUGUSTA (AP) - A construction trade association is endorsing the referendum proposal for an Indian-run racino in eastern Maine.
State panel gloomy on '08 job growthAUGUSTA (AP) - A state advisory panel dropped its forecast for 2008 job growth in Maine sharply on Tuesday while solidly boosting its estimate of personal income growth for the current year.
TIMES RECORD:
Largest union at BIW preps for election...(full story)
OP/ED: Don't stumble into war with Iran...(full story)
EDITORIAL: Make it stop now...(full story)
MPBN:
Panel of Economists Predict Decline in State Revenues
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071016revenues.asx
Plum Creek Hearings to Begin in December
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071016lurc.asx
Effort Launched to Slow The Growth Of Maine Maritime Academy
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071016mma.asx
WCSH:
Portland Official To Testify Before Senate CommitteeSusan Collins of Maine, a member of the committee, says Tuesday's hearing is part of a one-year review of the SAFE Port Act of 2006.
WMTW:
MSEA Backs Allen For SenateSusan Collins. The announcement by the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, cited the sixth-term 1st ...
PORTLAND PHOENIX:
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.
CURRENT PUBLISHING:
Panel looks at shuffling gambling-tax structure
School merger drives record-setting bill filing
Effort launched to repeal consolidation law
RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL:
Focus on Fernley: The 800-pound gorilla of the internetFor Susan Collins, it probably doesn't matter. She's getting more play over the internet, and likely in her home state, than the ads would ever have ...
THE HILL:
Some primary challengers catch incumbents in third-quarter fundsTom Allen’s (D) seat with $250000 raised and $300000 cash on hand, but state Sen. Ethan Strimling asserted himself with $220000 raised.
FEDERAL TIMES:
Lawmakers mobilize to pare back NSPSTom Allen, D-Maine, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. — plan to circulate a letter this week to colleagues that will urge conferees working on the defense ...
GOVEXEC.COM:
Senators seek compromise bill to boost IG independenceAs a CIA plan to investigate its inspector general draws congressional fire, a group of senators is working to quickly complete a compromise version of a bill to increase the independence of agency watchdogs.Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, along with Sen. ...
BLOGS:
Scontras on WLOB: Raised over $100,000
The Rise of the Religious Left
Brit Hume follow-up to Move.org/Google ads story
WVOM- Maine in the Morning on Google/ MoveOn.org ads
Q3 $$$ Totals
The AP delivers the goods:
Daily Digest: 10/16/07Last week Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, complained that Google had banned her online ad because it was critical of MoveOn.org. Google said it rejected the ad because it infringed on MoveOn's copyright, a practice that, ...
MoveOn Backtracks From Using Google to Censor Anti-MoveOn AdsWired magazine's Sarah Lai Stirland is reporting that liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org is reversing course after it was lambasted for censorship for pushing Google to censor anti-MoveOn.org ads by Maine Senator Susan Collins' (R) ...
The Daily MuckSenators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Susan Collins (R-ME) hope to change this with legislation that allows whistleblowers to seek some support from the ...
The Short Arm of the Law
The bill most relevant to men and women in Isakson’s quandary is a provision by senators Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) affixed to the Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008. The bill passed through the Senate earlier this month and is now headed for conference committee. According to Tom Devine, a whistleblower expert ...
Collins' bank account tops Allen's
Susan Collins reported Monday she raised more than $1 million for her re-election campaign from July through September, bringing her total contributions to date to $3.6 million, with $3.1 million in cash on hand.
21st Century Democrats endorses Allen in Maine Senate Race
Susan Collins in the November 2008 election. 21st Century Democrats is a Washington, DC-based grassroots-oriented political action committee that endorses and helps elect Democrats by placing field organizers in campaigns.
Protectionism wrong trend for US economic growth
Susan Collins, according to the article (Oct. 8), are against an economic truth that has been known ...
Maine State Employees Back Allen for Senate
The Maine State Employees Association (a union representing 10000 members) is backing Tom Allen in his bid to unseat Republican Susan Collins. The announcement cited Allen’s record on health care, prescription drugs, ...
Payback for the Chicken Lady
There will be no discussion whatsoever about keeping a 5 to 3 majority on the Supreme Court, instead John McCain, Arlen Specter, Olympia Snow, Susan Collins, and the remaining culprits from the “Gang of Thirteen” will lead the charge to ...
Judgment and automation
Susan Collins wanted to place an ad criticizing MoveOn for criticizing General Petraeus, the ad wasn’t allowed by Google. Big squabble and lots of finger-pointing ensued. MoveOn, alarmed, surprised, and chagrined, removed the barrier
The Too-Clever-By-Half Filibuster Strategy
If they cared more about party and less about protecting Bush, they would call Susan Collins and say, “Go ahead and vote for cloture. Send it up and we’ll take the heat. It’s more important to keep the seat than protecting Bush from ...
Will Moveon.org sue Sen. Susan Collins’ and her blogger, Lance ...
Susan Collins (Suzie-Q) is paying for stupidity for her blogger, Lance Dutson. Right now, he’s trying to say that Big Bad Google & Big Bad Moveon.org is violating HIS rights by not allowing him to use Moveon.org’s name/trademark to make ...
MoveOn.org Slams Google Trademark Policy and Supports Free Speech ...
In a good move for free speech, MoveOn has decided to lift the restriction on its trademark, in turn enabling Senator Susan Collins to run ads protesting the organization. MoveOn wasn’t exactly defensive of Google in their remarks on ...
The Conservative Argument AGAINST Fred Thompson, Part 1
Jeffords, Chafee, Susan Collins, and Olympia Snowe were all key Thompson allies in this group of moderates, who helped push Campaign Finance Reform over the top, after years of battles with the conservative wing of the party.
Where are all the Freedom of Speech defenders?
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 ...
Fundraising Trends Democratic In Key Senate Races
Susan Collins, R-ME, reportedly brought in $1 million in third quarter donations, only $330000 more than her Democratic rival, Rep. Tom Allen. "The macro picture tracks like the national picture," Jennifer Duffy, an editor at the Cook ...
Senator Susan Collins in TIME Magazine
The four — Maine's Susan Collins, New Hampshire's John Sununu, Gordon Smith of Oregon and Norm Coleman of Minnesota — are constantly on the spot, whether it's because of near-weekly votes on President Bush's strategy in Iraq or popular ...
WSJ Skewers FHA
Susan Collins of Maine, who supervised a 2001 Senate subcommittee investigation of mortgage fraud, said bluntly that "the federal government has essentially subsidized much of this fraud." How could an agency with a reputation for being ...
Can It Be? A Senator Who Cares About Freedom??
Hard to believe, but there are politicians out there that actually do have our best interests in mind. Tom Allen actually thinks its *not* the job of the Senate to regulate free speech! Imagine that! read more digg story.
No Child Left Inside bills support environmental education
Olympia Snowe to join as a co-sponsor of S. 1981 and Reps. Mike Michaud and Tom Allen to co-sponsor HR 3036, or to at least support, this legislation. ...
DIRTY TRICKS
According to CRP a Watch Dog organization, US Representatives Tom Allen, Patrick Kennedy, David Loebsack and Frank Pallone, Jr. all Democrats received illegal money from this criminal Norman Hsu. They all supported the resolution. ...
Maine union backs Allen for Senate Susan Collins' challenger is a 'tireless advocate for workers,' MSEA says.
Deadlock over pier favors Olympia If just one of its supporters is elected to a council seat, the logjam may be broken.
Panel calls on city to enact green laws Saying plans to safeguard Portland should start now, a task force makes dozens of recommendations.
BILL NEMITZLet school step in when parents don't Birth control for middle school girls? It's not as crazy as it sounds.
Economic forecast revised for income, job growth There are still unknowns, but a Maine panel sees slower job growth in 2008.
EDITORIAL: Shape of things to come: Soon, baby boomers to get Social Security There's no danger of the program going broke, but this trickle will quickly become a flood.
OP/ED: Clean Water Act well worth celebrating On this upcoming anniversary of the law, we should recall all it has accomplished.
LTE: Gore should reconsider entering race
LTE: Bush statement about God was sensible interpretation
LTE: Bush administration deserves our support
LTE: Twelve years too long for legislative term limit
BANGOR DAILY:
Road projects a study in patienceWednesday, October 17, 2007BANGOR, Maine - You can't get there from here - at least without getting caught in at least one of the many construction projects under way on Interstate 95 and other roads in the Bangor area.
Whale zone flyover expectedFederal officials are planning to do another aerial survey of the waters between the eastern Maine shoreline and Canada to determine whether to implement a controversial Dynamic Area Management zone scheduled to go into effect Saturday.
Maine officials seek ‘healthiest state’ status BANGOR, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci has said he wants Maine to be the "healthiest state" in the nation, a goal that has shaped a number of state-sponsored initiatives during his terms in office.
Early voters in Bangor to test new proceduresBANGOR, Maine - Voters here in November will be among the first in Maine to test some early voting procedures that might be implemented statewide.
Gendron talks school consolidation with business community in BangorBANGOR, Maine — All of the state’s school districts have submitted their tentative consolidation plans but state officials and communities have a lengthy to-do list to complete before final plans can take effect, the head of the state Department of Education said Tuesday.
Maine port officials say facilities secureWASHINGTON — The small size, remote locations and relatively low-value cargo of Maine’s ports in Searsport and Eastport make them easier to manage and to secure, according to security agents from the two ports.
EDITORIAL: Road to another war? Even before President Bush warned Iran publicly on Aug. 9 of unspecified "consequences" if it continued to arm and train insurgents in Iraq, there were suspicions that he and Vice President Dick Cheney were planning and promoting war with Iran.
Editorial: MoveOn's moveTrue to its trademarked name, MoveOn.org looked at the fight it had created with Sen. Susan Collins’ campaign for re-election and decided, properly, to move on.
OP/ED: Kathleen Parker: First lady finally using her voiceIt can’t be easy being a first lady. She’s the wife-in-chief in a traditional role, but she also has a brain.
OP/ED: John Buell: Terrorism and the forgotten threatTerrorism "experts" worry about threats to Manhattan bridges or the Statue of Liberty, but an older and much more serious potential risk seems almost off the radar screen.
Wednesday's Letters to the Editor … Liberty for all … Compassion v. greed … A lid on consolidation … Immigration mistakes … Pat towards war in Iran
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
SECOND SESSION: Leaders submit 575 billsLegislative Council to meet next week AUGUSTA -- From cribbage tournaments to energy-efficient light bulbs, central Maine lawmakers are hoping a variety of topics will be considered when the Legislature reconvenes in January.
2 Baldacci brothers donate to Strimling AUGUSTA -- Two of Gov. John Baldacci's brothers donated money to the campaign of Ethan Strimling, a Democrat running for the 1st Congressional District seat, according to campaign finance reports.
Jailadd-onmovingahead AUGUSTA -- Kennebec County commissioners are standing ever firm against a state plan to take over the county jail system by inching forward with their plan to build a minimum security facility.
Editorials:
Go halfway on contractor licensing Maine has a long tradition of unschooled, but skilled, carpenters, contractors and home repairmen who will fix what's wrong with your house. They seem to have been born wearing a tool belt. They can go into your basement and figure out what's ailing your furnace and then climb onto your roof and figure out why it's leaking. Some of them engage in other professions as well, and contracting or carpentry are part of a patchwork of jobs that keeps them employed year-round.
GEORGE SMITH : Resource agencies' merger?Very, very bad idea - The farmer, fisherman, sportsman, citizen all lose Maine has starved its conservation agencies and now may consolidate them to save more money. Consolidation of these agencies won't save money and it won't improve programs and services either.
LTE: Candidates need to step up As I indicated to David Offer ("Democrats losing sleep," Oct. 2), my decision to challenge Susan Collins, Tom Allen and anyone else who runs for the U.S. Senate next year will hinge on their commitment to addressing responsibly the critical issues that obliged me to run in 2006. (I understand that Dexter Kamilewicz is not running.) So far, I am not satisfied.
SUN JOURNAL:
Ceremony to welcome soldiers AUGUSTA - The Maine Army National Guard will hold a ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday at the new Cony High School on Pierce Drive to honor soldiers recently returned from deployment.
Big union backs Allen for SenateAUGUSTA (AP) - A union claiming 10,000 members is backing Democratic Rep. Tom Allen in his bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Builders' association supports Indian racinoAUGUSTA (AP) - A construction trade association is endorsing the referendum proposal for an Indian-run racino in eastern Maine.
State panel gloomy on '08 job growthAUGUSTA (AP) - A state advisory panel dropped its forecast for 2008 job growth in Maine sharply on Tuesday while solidly boosting its estimate of personal income growth for the current year.
TIMES RECORD:
Largest union at BIW preps for election...(full story)
OP/ED: Don't stumble into war with Iran...(full story)
EDITORIAL: Make it stop now...(full story)
MPBN:
Panel of Economists Predict Decline in State Revenues
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071016revenues.asx
Plum Creek Hearings to Begin in December
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071016lurc.asx
Effort Launched to Slow The Growth Of Maine Maritime Academy
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071016mma.asx
WCSH:
Portland Official To Testify Before Senate CommitteeSusan Collins of Maine, a member of the committee, says Tuesday's hearing is part of a one-year review of the SAFE Port Act of 2006.
WMTW:
MSEA Backs Allen For SenateSusan Collins. The announcement by the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union, cited the sixth-term 1st ...
PORTLAND PHOENIX:
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.
CURRENT PUBLISHING:
Panel looks at shuffling gambling-tax structure
School merger drives record-setting bill filing
Effort launched to repeal consolidation law
RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL:
Focus on Fernley: The 800-pound gorilla of the internetFor Susan Collins, it probably doesn't matter. She's getting more play over the internet, and likely in her home state, than the ads would ever have ...
THE HILL:
Some primary challengers catch incumbents in third-quarter fundsTom Allen’s (D) seat with $250000 raised and $300000 cash on hand, but state Sen. Ethan Strimling asserted himself with $220000 raised.
FEDERAL TIMES:
Lawmakers mobilize to pare back NSPSTom Allen, D-Maine, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. — plan to circulate a letter this week to colleagues that will urge conferees working on the defense ...
GOVEXEC.COM:
Senators seek compromise bill to boost IG independenceAs a CIA plan to investigate its inspector general draws congressional fire, a group of senators is working to quickly complete a compromise version of a bill to increase the independence of agency watchdogs.Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, along with Sen. ...
BLOGS:
Scontras on WLOB: Raised over $100,000
The Rise of the Religious Left
Brit Hume follow-up to Move.org/Google ads story
WVOM- Maine in the Morning on Google/ MoveOn.org ads
Q3 $$$ Totals
The AP delivers the goods:
Daily Digest: 10/16/07Last week Senator Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, complained that Google had banned her online ad because it was critical of MoveOn.org. Google said it rejected the ad because it infringed on MoveOn's copyright, a practice that, ...
MoveOn Backtracks From Using Google to Censor Anti-MoveOn AdsWired magazine's Sarah Lai Stirland is reporting that liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org is reversing course after it was lambasted for censorship for pushing Google to censor anti-MoveOn.org ads by Maine Senator Susan Collins' (R) ...
The Daily MuckSenators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Susan Collins (R-ME) hope to change this with legislation that allows whistleblowers to seek some support from the ...
The Short Arm of the Law
The bill most relevant to men and women in Isakson’s quandary is a provision by senators Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) affixed to the Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008. The bill passed through the Senate earlier this month and is now headed for conference committee. According to Tom Devine, a whistleblower expert ...
Collins' bank account tops Allen's
Susan Collins reported Monday she raised more than $1 million for her re-election campaign from July through September, bringing her total contributions to date to $3.6 million, with $3.1 million in cash on hand.
21st Century Democrats endorses Allen in Maine Senate Race
Susan Collins in the November 2008 election. 21st Century Democrats is a Washington, DC-based grassroots-oriented political action committee that endorses and helps elect Democrats by placing field organizers in campaigns.
Protectionism wrong trend for US economic growth
Susan Collins, according to the article (Oct. 8), are against an economic truth that has been known ...
Maine State Employees Back Allen for Senate
The Maine State Employees Association (a union representing 10000 members) is backing Tom Allen in his bid to unseat Republican Susan Collins. The announcement cited Allen’s record on health care, prescription drugs, ...
Payback for the Chicken Lady
There will be no discussion whatsoever about keeping a 5 to 3 majority on the Supreme Court, instead John McCain, Arlen Specter, Olympia Snow, Susan Collins, and the remaining culprits from the “Gang of Thirteen” will lead the charge to ...
Judgment and automation
Susan Collins wanted to place an ad criticizing MoveOn for criticizing General Petraeus, the ad wasn’t allowed by Google. Big squabble and lots of finger-pointing ensued. MoveOn, alarmed, surprised, and chagrined, removed the barrier
The Too-Clever-By-Half Filibuster Strategy
If they cared more about party and less about protecting Bush, they would call Susan Collins and say, “Go ahead and vote for cloture. Send it up and we’ll take the heat. It’s more important to keep the seat than protecting Bush from ...
Will Moveon.org sue Sen. Susan Collins’ and her blogger, Lance ...
Susan Collins (Suzie-Q) is paying for stupidity for her blogger, Lance Dutson. Right now, he’s trying to say that Big Bad Google & Big Bad Moveon.org is violating HIS rights by not allowing him to use Moveon.org’s name/trademark to make ...
MoveOn.org Slams Google Trademark Policy and Supports Free Speech ...
In a good move for free speech, MoveOn has decided to lift the restriction on its trademark, in turn enabling Senator Susan Collins to run ads protesting the organization. MoveOn wasn’t exactly defensive of Google in their remarks on ...
The Conservative Argument AGAINST Fred Thompson, Part 1
Jeffords, Chafee, Susan Collins, and Olympia Snowe were all key Thompson allies in this group of moderates, who helped push Campaign Finance Reform over the top, after years of battles with the conservative wing of the party.
Where are all the Freedom of Speech defenders?
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 ...
Fundraising Trends Democratic In Key Senate Races
Susan Collins, R-ME, reportedly brought in $1 million in third quarter donations, only $330000 more than her Democratic rival, Rep. Tom Allen. "The macro picture tracks like the national picture," Jennifer Duffy, an editor at the Cook ...
Senator Susan Collins in TIME Magazine
The four — Maine's Susan Collins, New Hampshire's John Sununu, Gordon Smith of Oregon and Norm Coleman of Minnesota — are constantly on the spot, whether it's because of near-weekly votes on President Bush's strategy in Iraq or popular ...
WSJ Skewers FHA
Susan Collins of Maine, who supervised a 2001 Senate subcommittee investigation of mortgage fraud, said bluntly that "the federal government has essentially subsidized much of this fraud." How could an agency with a reputation for being ...
Can It Be? A Senator Who Cares About Freedom??
Hard to believe, but there are politicians out there that actually do have our best interests in mind. Tom Allen actually thinks its *not* the job of the Senate to regulate free speech! Imagine that! read more digg story.
No Child Left Inside bills support environmental education
Olympia Snowe to join as a co-sponsor of S. 1981 and Reps. Mike Michaud and Tom Allen to co-sponsor HR 3036, or to at least support, this legislation. ...
DIRTY TRICKS
According to CRP a Watch Dog organization, US Representatives Tom Allen, Patrick Kennedy, David Loebsack and Frank Pallone, Jr. all Democrats received illegal money from this criminal Norman Hsu. They all supported the resolution. ...
Monday, October 15, 2007
Maine News for Monday, October 15, 2007
PRESS HERALD:
Supporters push Calais racino as help for economy The proposal for a horse track with slot machines in Washington County goes before voters on Nov. 6.
Maine State Pier: Decision time With $1 million worth of planning on the table, Portland's council is due to pick a pier developer.
UNE seeks new opportunities as biomedical research center The medical school is adding a lab building as it expands its role.
Maine roots govern FairPoint point man Bruce Ballantyne, who served in the Air Force, grew up in Branch Mills and now lives in Gorham.
Editorials:
USM deficit does not appear to be another education crisis Unlike with the Portland school system, USM officials have a handle on the cause and cure.
Public vs. private school study reminds that parents matter too Regardless of the type of school, parental involvement is linked to academic success.
OP/ED: Mental health services have solid base The state's system aims to be directed by consumer needs and has recovery as one of its goals.
LTE: Assigning blame won't bring peace
BANGOR DAILY:
Delegation hopes to extend no-call listAUGUSTA, Maine - Under current law, hundreds of thousands of Mainers who signed up on the federal Do Not Call List will have to sign up again starting next year. But members of the state's congressional delegation are optimistic the existing phone number list will be extended.
Press group names Bangor Daily News best daily in MaineMonday, October 15, 2007The Bangor Daily News was named the top daily newspaper in Maine this weekend at the Maine Press Association's annual fall conference in Rockport.
Work on utilities, exterior begins at Hollywood SlotsMonday, October 15, 2007BANGOR, Maine - With wintry weather on the way, it's crunch time at the Hollywood Slots at Bangor construction site on Main Street.
EMMC nurses OK new 3-year contractMonday, October 15, 2007BANGOR, Maine - After two days of voting, members of the nurses union at Eastern Maine Medical Center have ratified a new three-year contract, bringing several rounds of intense negotiating to an end and averting a strike.
EDITORIAL: Maintain school courseGiven the unrest that continues to surround the state's school consolidation efforts, it is not unexpected that lawmakers have submitted dozens of bills to revise, or in some cases, repeal the reorganization law. It is premature, however, to make major changes to the law.
Editorial: The new persuadersAs the 2008 presidential race shapes up and heats up, voters may get the impression that it is a battle between two well-financed pressure groups.
Richard Erb: The benefits of long-term health care legislationWhile many of the laws passed by the U.S. Congress often appear to the public as quick-fix remedies designed to temporarily address larger systemic problems, there are on occasion legislative initiatives put forward that thoughtfully address the big policy picture, and that have the potential to make a tremendous longer-term difference in the lives of many Americans.
Monday's Letters to the Editor … Keeping fairness, balance … Obama brings hope … Honoring the war dead
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
MAINE GOVERNMENTE-mail archive project: Still work in progress AUGUSTA -- State archives officials are continuing to work on a proposal to develop a comprehensive way to save and catalog important state government e-mails.
NOV. 6 BALLOT$55M bond touted for growth, jobs It's hard for $55 million to fly beneath the radar, but the economic development bond for that amount on the Nov. 6 ballot hasn't exactly captured the public's imagination.
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA Convocation crowd told of hunger woes AUGUSTA -- Hunger is in every corner of Maine.
Revisiting the Sinclair ActSchool consolidation of 1957 was spurred by quality concerns Rod McElroy is still moved by the memory. A disparate group of students and teachers from throughout the region, strangers just weeks before, seamlessly gelling into a cohesive unit.
Making his pointFairPoint executive Bruce Ballantyne learned Maine work ethic at an early age
EDITORIAL: Lands program aptly named, out of money For once, the bureaucrats, policy makers and politicians put a name on a new program that was both elegant and inspiring.
ERIC CONRAD : Papers' blogs a way for us to give you news with a different twist You love high school sports. Or you're a Maine political junkie.
Lithgow Library work given 'ungodly' estimate Having listened to the pros and cons regarding the Lithgow Library addition, I have come to the conclusion that the cost estimate is beyond reason. Who is qualified to make such an ungodly estimate? Some people think there is a never ending source of money in the taxpayers' pockets. Well, by coming up with such an astronomical figure, they have turned a lot of folks against the addition whether they realize it or not.
LTE: Discrimination claims in casino vote tiresome In Donna Loring's column, Sept. 27, she described the defeat of a proposed gambling casino in southern Maine as economic discrimination against the Penobscot Nation. Loring stated that the people of Maine voted out of fear and ignorance and were swayed by "horrific" racist and hate-filled media ads against Indians.
SUN JOURNAL:
LTE: Admit it, liberalsI have to laugh out loud when liberals refuse to admit that the mainstream media are mostly leftist liberals. A perfect example was the way a question was asked during the Oct. 9 evening NBC news program.
MPBN:
Wiscasset Voters to Weigh Clean Energy Questions
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071012energy.asx
WGAN – INSIDE MAINE:
Phil and Barbara talked with Sen. Susan Collins about campaign finance issues.
Click here to listen to the interview.
REPUBLICAN JOURNAL:
Voters to act on 5 ballot questions
PORTSMOUTH HERALD:
Brain gain: Maine law aims to retain college students
Fighting "brain drain" in Maine can be a pain. With a new law in place to give tax credits to college students who stay in the state to live and work after graduation, Gov. John Baldacci and Maine officials are hopeful they can give the best and...
WALL STREET JOURNAL:
The Subprime FHASusan Collins of Maine, who supervised a 2001 Senate subcommittee investigation of mortgage fraud, said bluntly that "the federal government has essentially ...
BLOGS:
IP Rights & ResponsibilitiesRecently, representatives of Senator Susan Collins' Senate re-election campaign tried to place an ad on Google that included a reference to MoveOn.org, a political group. The text of this ad was rejected by our system because of our ...
Trademarked Names in Google Ads - Not a Liberal BiasYou can read the post for yourself to get more details but basically Google rejected an ad placed by Senator Susan Collins' re-election campaign which had Moveon.org in the ad. Of course this becomes a big deal, but really if Moveon.org ...
Google Complains About Censorship ChargeDutson emerged in the news again, this time as an advocate for Maine's Republican Senator Susan Collins. Robert Cox, head of the Media Bloggers Association, ...
Senate Rankings: October 2007
8) (7) Maine (Collins-R) Susan Collins remains very well-liked in the state, and the possiblity of a third-party candidate running to Allen's left means that Collins is in the best shape of the 4 blue state Republicans up for ...
Will Moveon.org sue Sen. Susan Collins & her paid blogger ...
(CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO FUTURE SENATOR TOM ALLEN’S CAMPAIGN PLEASE! THANK YOU.) Sen. Susan Collins (Suzie-Q) is paying for.
Write Letter
Susan Collins voted against cloture on a bill sponsored by Republican Sen I must say that you write a very eloquent open letter. I am so happy to see someone from the “mainstream” media finally admit that the post debate polls aren’t ...
Do You Trust Google?
The recent brouhaha over Google taking down a Susan Collins ad which mentions MoveOn.org raises some really interesting questions. First, why would the USPTO grant a Trademark to an organization that does not engage in commerce?
Google bans anti-MoveOn campaign ads
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 ...
Fox and Friends on Google’s decision to ban MoveOn.org ads
Brit Hume on Google / MoveOn.org ad suspension
Sunday Stupidity Round Up: Gore, SCHIP, Iraq
Supporters push Calais racino as help for economy The proposal for a horse track with slot machines in Washington County goes before voters on Nov. 6.
Maine State Pier: Decision time With $1 million worth of planning on the table, Portland's council is due to pick a pier developer.
UNE seeks new opportunities as biomedical research center The medical school is adding a lab building as it expands its role.
Maine roots govern FairPoint point man Bruce Ballantyne, who served in the Air Force, grew up in Branch Mills and now lives in Gorham.
Editorials:
USM deficit does not appear to be another education crisis Unlike with the Portland school system, USM officials have a handle on the cause and cure.
Public vs. private school study reminds that parents matter too Regardless of the type of school, parental involvement is linked to academic success.
OP/ED: Mental health services have solid base The state's system aims to be directed by consumer needs and has recovery as one of its goals.
LTE: Assigning blame won't bring peace
BANGOR DAILY:
Delegation hopes to extend no-call listAUGUSTA, Maine - Under current law, hundreds of thousands of Mainers who signed up on the federal Do Not Call List will have to sign up again starting next year. But members of the state's congressional delegation are optimistic the existing phone number list will be extended.
Press group names Bangor Daily News best daily in MaineMonday, October 15, 2007The Bangor Daily News was named the top daily newspaper in Maine this weekend at the Maine Press Association's annual fall conference in Rockport.
Work on utilities, exterior begins at Hollywood SlotsMonday, October 15, 2007BANGOR, Maine - With wintry weather on the way, it's crunch time at the Hollywood Slots at Bangor construction site on Main Street.
EMMC nurses OK new 3-year contractMonday, October 15, 2007BANGOR, Maine - After two days of voting, members of the nurses union at Eastern Maine Medical Center have ratified a new three-year contract, bringing several rounds of intense negotiating to an end and averting a strike.
EDITORIAL: Maintain school courseGiven the unrest that continues to surround the state's school consolidation efforts, it is not unexpected that lawmakers have submitted dozens of bills to revise, or in some cases, repeal the reorganization law. It is premature, however, to make major changes to the law.
Editorial: The new persuadersAs the 2008 presidential race shapes up and heats up, voters may get the impression that it is a battle between two well-financed pressure groups.
Richard Erb: The benefits of long-term health care legislationWhile many of the laws passed by the U.S. Congress often appear to the public as quick-fix remedies designed to temporarily address larger systemic problems, there are on occasion legislative initiatives put forward that thoughtfully address the big policy picture, and that have the potential to make a tremendous longer-term difference in the lives of many Americans.
Monday's Letters to the Editor … Keeping fairness, balance … Obama brings hope … Honoring the war dead
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
MAINE GOVERNMENTE-mail archive project: Still work in progress AUGUSTA -- State archives officials are continuing to work on a proposal to develop a comprehensive way to save and catalog important state government e-mails.
NOV. 6 BALLOT$55M bond touted for growth, jobs It's hard for $55 million to fly beneath the radar, but the economic development bond for that amount on the Nov. 6 ballot hasn't exactly captured the public's imagination.
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA Convocation crowd told of hunger woes AUGUSTA -- Hunger is in every corner of Maine.
Revisiting the Sinclair ActSchool consolidation of 1957 was spurred by quality concerns Rod McElroy is still moved by the memory. A disparate group of students and teachers from throughout the region, strangers just weeks before, seamlessly gelling into a cohesive unit.
Making his pointFairPoint executive Bruce Ballantyne learned Maine work ethic at an early age
EDITORIAL: Lands program aptly named, out of money For once, the bureaucrats, policy makers and politicians put a name on a new program that was both elegant and inspiring.
ERIC CONRAD : Papers' blogs a way for us to give you news with a different twist You love high school sports. Or you're a Maine political junkie.
Lithgow Library work given 'ungodly' estimate Having listened to the pros and cons regarding the Lithgow Library addition, I have come to the conclusion that the cost estimate is beyond reason. Who is qualified to make such an ungodly estimate? Some people think there is a never ending source of money in the taxpayers' pockets. Well, by coming up with such an astronomical figure, they have turned a lot of folks against the addition whether they realize it or not.
LTE: Discrimination claims in casino vote tiresome In Donna Loring's column, Sept. 27, she described the defeat of a proposed gambling casino in southern Maine as economic discrimination against the Penobscot Nation. Loring stated that the people of Maine voted out of fear and ignorance and were swayed by "horrific" racist and hate-filled media ads against Indians.
SUN JOURNAL:
LTE: Admit it, liberalsI have to laugh out loud when liberals refuse to admit that the mainstream media are mostly leftist liberals. A perfect example was the way a question was asked during the Oct. 9 evening NBC news program.
MPBN:
Wiscasset Voters to Weigh Clean Energy Questions
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071012energy.asx
WGAN – INSIDE MAINE:
Phil and Barbara talked with Sen. Susan Collins about campaign finance issues.
Click here to listen to the interview.
REPUBLICAN JOURNAL:
Voters to act on 5 ballot questions
PORTSMOUTH HERALD:
Brain gain: Maine law aims to retain college students
Fighting "brain drain" in Maine can be a pain. With a new law in place to give tax credits to college students who stay in the state to live and work after graduation, Gov. John Baldacci and Maine officials are hopeful they can give the best and...
WALL STREET JOURNAL:
The Subprime FHASusan Collins of Maine, who supervised a 2001 Senate subcommittee investigation of mortgage fraud, said bluntly that "the federal government has essentially ...
BLOGS:
IP Rights & ResponsibilitiesRecently, representatives of Senator Susan Collins' Senate re-election campaign tried to place an ad on Google that included a reference to MoveOn.org, a political group. The text of this ad was rejected by our system because of our ...
Trademarked Names in Google Ads - Not a Liberal BiasYou can read the post for yourself to get more details but basically Google rejected an ad placed by Senator Susan Collins' re-election campaign which had Moveon.org in the ad. Of course this becomes a big deal, but really if Moveon.org ...
Google Complains About Censorship ChargeDutson emerged in the news again, this time as an advocate for Maine's Republican Senator Susan Collins. Robert Cox, head of the Media Bloggers Association, ...
Senate Rankings: October 2007
8) (7) Maine (Collins-R) Susan Collins remains very well-liked in the state, and the possiblity of a third-party candidate running to Allen's left means that Collins is in the best shape of the 4 blue state Republicans up for ...
Will Moveon.org sue Sen. Susan Collins & her paid blogger ...
(CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO FUTURE SENATOR TOM ALLEN’S CAMPAIGN PLEASE! THANK YOU.) Sen. Susan Collins (Suzie-Q) is paying for.
Write Letter
Susan Collins voted against cloture on a bill sponsored by Republican Sen I must say that you write a very eloquent open letter. I am so happy to see someone from the “mainstream” media finally admit that the post debate polls aren’t ...
Do You Trust Google?
The recent brouhaha over Google taking down a Susan Collins ad which mentions MoveOn.org raises some really interesting questions. First, why would the USPTO grant a Trademark to an organization that does not engage in commerce?
Google bans anti-MoveOn campaign ads
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 ...
Fox and Friends on Google’s decision to ban MoveOn.org ads
Brit Hume on Google / MoveOn.org ad suspension
Sunday Stupidity Round Up: Gore, SCHIP, Iraq
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