PRESS HERALD:
EPA assesses three Senate climate bills, including one sponsored by Snowe Each similarly would succeed in cutting carbon emissions, but with a caveat, the agency finds.
Study: Offering housing to homeless saves money Moving people into units that are subsidized cuts in half the average cost of services to them.
Editorial:
We should not rely on under-trained officers Reserves should be used to support, not replace, qualified police force members.
OP/ED: State jail takeover might not mean relief County commissioners and sheriffs have a better idea than Gov. Baldacci on how to run them.
LTE: U.S. must alter its course
LTE: Impeachment proceedings necessary, not distracting
BANGOR DAILY:
State reorganization plans on table AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine state government faces the most sweeping reorganization proposals in more than 40 years as the Legislature's Appropriations Committee explores several consolidation proposals of state programs and agencies.
Economist calculates slots revenue A study released Tuesday by a University of Maine economist estimates that the Calais racino proposed by the Passamaquoddy Tribe could generate between $11.9 million and $13 million in slot machine revenue annually.
Cianbro axes plan to dump on coast Wednesday, October 03, 2007Officials with Cianbro Corp. have withdrawn plans to deposit materials dredged from the Penobscot River into an area off the coast of Rockland in response to local opposition to the dumping.
Nurses drop strike threat, but talks produce no accord Wednesday, October 03, 2007BANGOR, Maine - Negotiators for the nurses union at Eastern Maine Medical Center on Tuesday withdrew the formal 10-day notice of their intention to strike that was issued Monday. But as the day closed on an emergency bargaining session and last-ditch effort to avert the nursing strike, negotiators from both sides announced they had come up empty-handed.
EDITORIAL: The jail escapeJohn Baldacci has been trying to consolidate government for as long as he has been governor. But over the years he has changed tactics substantially, going from a very public and deliberative merging of human services in 2004 to the surprise declaration on county jails this year.
Op-Ed:
Sharon S. Tisher: Restore the Clean Water ActHigh discharges of phosphorus from a Millinocket mill this August caused a massive algae bloom that threatened aquatic life and drove swimmers, including me, from our favorite swimming holes along the Penobscot River watershed as far as 75 miles downstream in Hampden - a reminder of how fragile, and connected, our Maine waters are.
Wednesday's Letters to the Editor … Terrorism trap … Forgetting the details
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
Medicaid reforms compared: Maine lawmakers are given overview on states' efforts AUGUSTA -- Charging co-pays for services or requiring recipients to pledge a more health-conscious lifestyle are two ways states are looking to cut their Medicaid spending, a national health-care expert told Maine lawmakers Tuesday.
Equipping GIs for war becoming more costly WASHINGTON (AP) -- As official Washington argues over the spiraling price of the war in Iraq, consider this: Outfitting a soldier for battle costs a hundred times more now than it did in World War II. It was $170 then, is about $17,500 now and could be an estimated $28,000 to $60,000 by the middle of the next decade.
CONSOLIDATIONChina stuck between large, small districts CHINA -- Selectmen, School Committee members and other residents spent an hour rehashing school reorganization issues Monday evening, without evidence that anyone changed his or her mind.
PHIL HARRIMAN : Maine can't gamble its way to prosperity - Attacking gambling opponents doesn't change facts It's unfortunate that Donna Loring has chosen to promote the proposal for a racetrack casino in Washington County by rewriting history and attacking casino opponents with false accusations ("Gambling a solution to lack of jobs, health insurance, hope," Sept. 27). Apparently, the argument for the Downeast casino isn't strong enough to stand on its own merits, so she feels it's necessary to pillory those of us who believe that the expansion of casinos in Maine will harm the state's image and economy.
LTE: Sticking with spending cut plan was good policy George Smith and I sometimes disagree about the kind and scope of government we need, but I found his recent column about reducing the cost of government interesting.
LTE: America must remain strong militarily Regarding "There's another side to the Blue Angels coverage" Kennebec Journal Sept. 15 -- Tom Sturtevant's letter and reference to Maine Veterans for Peace struck a chord with me.
MORNING SENTINEL:
CONFORMING TO FEMA REGULATIONSFranklin County making progress for certification FARMINGTON -- Franklin County's emergency management director said Tuesday the county is making some progress in efforts to get certified in a federal incident management command system.
SUN JOURNAL:
EPA: Rival climate bills achieve same endWASHINGTON (AP) - Three competing Senate proposals calling for limits on greenhouse gases would have roughly identical success in curbing global warming, but only if other nations also significantly cut heat-trapping emissions, a government analysis says.
TIMES RECORD:
Maine reservists come home...(full story)
BAR HARBOR TIMES:
New committee to focus on economic development
BAR HARBOR – With several members of the Town Council calling it long overdue, the council voted Tuesday night to create a permanent Economic Development Committee.
TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE STAR:
United States Senate Youth Program to select two Hoosier delegatesSusan Collins of Maine, the first program delegate elected to the Senate; Judge Robert Henry, US Court of Appeals; former Ambassador to West Germany Richard ...
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE:
Pricey plane tickets for government officials usually unjustified ...Coleman, joining a bipartisan group of senators led by Susan Collins, R-Maine, is pushing legislation to expand first-class reporting requirements to ...
BLOGS:
Federal Officials Too Often Flying First and Business Class, GAO Finds
2 Oct - Miscellany
Ten Percent. China prohibits help to monks. Tomorrow What. Islam and Europe : a debate in Amsterdam. White Noise Insanity. Will Sen. Susan Collins support Rush Limbaugh’s right to speak out against our soldiers ?
Campaign Flub of the Month
Brought to you by Dailykos, Susan Collins, the Maine GOP, and the letter “Oops.” GOP press release this morning: October 2, 2007 Congressman Tom Allen missed each of the three votes the House of Representatives held yesterday, ...
Will Sen. Susan Collins support Rush Limbaugh’s right to speak out ...
Susan Collins voted along with her jackboot licking reich wingers in the Senate last week and with 22 democrats to make sure that the freedom of speech be squashed when it concerns our soldiers. Well, Rush Limbaugh has broken this ...
Where is Congressman Tom Allen - 132 Missed Votes?
Over the last three weeks the House has only held votes on ten days — Congressman Allen has missed four of those days completely, for a total of 22 votes. Support Senator Susan Collins.
Senator Susan Collins Blog Posting from Campaign Website Oct. 1
Note: Title of post won't copy, so we'll go right to the excerpt: "Last Monday, I participated in the promotion ceremony of a military fellow, Pam Powers, who is serving in my office this year. Pam was promoted from Major to Lt. ...
Maine PDA Moves on Impeachment
Maine Congressman Tom Allen won’t budge on impeachment. Says it’sa distraction and the Constitution is too vague. On Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 approximately 250 Maine people came to Portland, [...]
John Kerry on How to Restore Integrity to Our Government
I mean, we have very important races -- Jean Shaheen in New Hampshire, Tom Allen -- I mean, you know, Tom Allen in Maine, and in Colorado, Tom Udall, and so forth. If we can grow four, five or six seats, then we're in a position to ...
Tom Allen Skips Work Again
Congressman Tom Allen missed each of the three votes the House of Representatives held yesterday, bringing his missed votes total to 132. 4 Vote(s)
Maine Pushes for Impeachment
25 and 26. Hundreds of Maine people took time off during two work days and told Congressmen Allen and Michaud -- “IMPEACH!!” Maine First District Congressman Tom Allen doesn't budge on impeachment. ...
Maine GOP Attacks Dem Over Attending Family Funeral
You can just imagine the scene at Maine GOP headquarters: "OMG Tom Allen totally missed a vote he is teh suck!!!!" Oh, he was at a family funeral. Nevermind.
ME-Sen: Ooops
"Congressman Tom Allen missed each of the three votes the House of Representatives held yesterday, bringing his missed votes total to 132. He also missed three days of votes for a fundraising [sic] trip to California two weeks ago. ...
Why People Hate Politics: Exhibit A
Team Collins has decided that Tom Allen's attendance record is something to question publicly. Fine. We should have reasonable expectations that our leaders to show up for work, and we all know that Saintly Sue has never missed a vote. ...
Kamilewicz: Maine Dems “telling me that Tom is a very weak candidate”
Dexter Kamilewicz may be Tom Allen’s worst nightmare. Bill Slavick is not a sweet dream, either. Running against Allen, the Democratic incumbent, and Republican Darlene Curley, Kamilewicz won nearly 8 percent of the vote in the election ...
Rep. Tom Allen MySpace Page
Rep. Tom Allen MySpace Page http://www.myspace.com/tomallenformaine Alex Hammer: Tom Allen's MySpace page has 164 friends currently including -- I love it -- Governor John Baldacci.
Scontras Fundraising: 3 Yards and a Cloud of Dust
Collins/Snowe Vote 'YEA' on $150B for War on Terror
Michaud in Costa Rica Urging 'No' Vote, CAFTA Referendum
Primary Candidates on Ballot w/ Party 'Preference' - Legal?
The Washington state law lets primary-election candidates identify their political party "preference" on the ballot, even if the party doesn't want to be affiliated with the candidate. The top two vote-getters advance to the general election regardless of their party allegiances, potentially squeezing out the major parties' favored candidates.
Nancy Pelosi: Why the Democrats Can’t Stop The War…
We need National Popular Vote NOW!
The 2008 Presidential election will be here soon. Questions remain whether or not we have dealt with enough of the problems that plagued the last two elections such as voting machine problems, partisan election officials and voter registration issues. But one thing we know hasn't been fixed is the mess that is the Electoral College system of choosing our President.
Monday Rundown
Whoa! An open ethics hearing? This is an option now? Really? So, if Senate leadership wanted to call for an open ethics hearing on David Vitter's past solicitation of prostitutes or Ted Stevens' possibly taking bribes for getting earmarks placed or Lisa Murkowski's sweetheart land deal or Pete Domenici's inappropriate contact with former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias or Susan Collins' possibly inappropriate use of taxpayer-funded Senate resources for political campaign purposes, they could do that? In that case, open ethics hearings for all!
The Freedom Agenda
The more I think about Sen. Collins' habeas votes, the more convinced I become that they'll come back to bite her during the campaign. And not just because the more recent vote exposed a widening rift between the junior senator and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME).
Maine News Headline Animator
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Maine News for Tuesday, October 2, 2007
PRESS HERALD:
Casino foes seek support A religious group starts a fundraising committee to counter the 'Yes on Question 1' campaign.
Price of heating oil is high and expected to go higher What could save Mainers money? A warm winter and drop in crude prices.
Snowe asks for delay of lobster rule She says changes designed to protect right whales burden lobstermen unfairly.
City lawyer OKs 'mega-berth' proposal The attorney says the nearby Ocean Gateway terminal must be operated as a public facility.
UNE facility honors former first couple The library will work with Bush-related institutions at Texas A&M University to offer programs and speakers.
It's time for USM to redefine its mission Declining enrollments and budget overruns mandate a new vision for the university.
OP/ED: Dirigo Health costs more, 'saves' less each year Other states offer more insurance products at lower prices than Maine does. Why?
LTE: Logic on paid sick days ill-formed
LTE: Politicians should have opposed Petraeus attack
BANGOR DAILY:
Group formed in opposition to tribal racinoAUGUSTA - The Christian Civic League of Maine said Monday it started a political action committee to campaign against a Nov. 6 referendum proposal to allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe to build a racetrack casino in Washington County.
UM athletes, coach run afoul of lawTuesday, October 2, 2007ORONO - A University of Maine assistant coach and three athletes, including a starting football player, have found themselves in trouble with the law in recent weeks, according to local police reports.
Negotiations continue as EMMC nurses union sets strike date Tuesday, October 2, 2007BANGOR - Nurses from Eastern Maine Medical Center hand-delivered their official strike notice to a hospital official shortly after 9 a.m. Monday.
Bangor: EMDC board names new president-CEOTuesday, October 2, 2007BANGOR - Eastern Maine Development Corp. has appointed its new president and CEO, Charles E. Webb of Orchard Park, N.Y.
Cruising for sex in Acadia targetedTuesday, October 2, 2007ACADIA NATIONAL PARK - Naked people is not one of the things that most people come to Maine’s only national park to see, but public nudity in the park has been known to happen from time to time, many local residents and park officials readily admit.
Today's Editorial:
Wind's RelevanceLast month's testimony from the National Park Service that global warming is irrelevant to consideration of wind power projects in Maine highlights the difficulty of balancing competing views and goals.
Think Big on Education
Tuesday's Letters to the Editor … Tax relief in jail plan … Cease war spending …
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
Term limit debate low-key As November vote nears, campaign hard to detect AUGUSTA -- Voters will be asked Nov. 6 to decide whether legislators should be able to serve 12 consecutive years, rather than eight.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTHA flower for the victims AUGUSTA -- Briana Hart tossed a flower into the Kennebec River in memory of those who have died as the result of domestic violence.
State of conservation AUGUSTA -- Rita Jones jumped at the chance to serve on a committee at work dedicated to saving money and the environment.
DAVID B. OFFER : Democrats losing sleep over Kamilewicz Senate bid Dexter Kamilewicz may be Tom Allen's worst nightmare.
MORNING SENTINEL:
LTE: Some observations about the war in Iraq As the war in Iraq is mindlessly perpetuated by the incorrigible George W. Bush and his collaborators, some people may need to be reminded of the following realities:
LTE: McCain needs to back off on MoveOn So Sen. John McCain thinks that MoveOn should be "thrown out of the country" for exercising their constitutionally guaranteed right to speak their mind.
SUN JOURNAL:
Ground broken for Bush library BIDDEFORD (AP) - The University of New England broke ground Monday for a new building and library named in honor of former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara.
New lobster rules rankle SnoweAUGUSTA (AP) - Federal rules that took effect Monday will require lobstermen to get new gear to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, a Maine senator who has asked that the rules be delayed and modified said.
LTE: Caved in to Bush pressureSen. Olympia Snowe and Sen. Susan Collins recently voted to support Bush's upcoming war with Iran.
TIMES RECORD:
TABOR II backers prepare petition...(full story)
OP/ED: LD 910 preserves 'one man, one vote'...(full story)
MPBN:
Opportunity Maine Launched in PortlandA college loan tax credit program designed to open doors to college and keep trained workers in Maine was officially launched today in Portland. Keith Shortall reports.
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071001loans.asx
WCSH:
Allen Co-Sponsors Safe Consumer Product ActRepresentative Tom Allen is co-sponsoring the bill, which is being called the "Safe Consumer Product Act." He unveiled the details of the legislation at ABC ...
Tax Credit Will Help College Grads Who Stay In Maine
Sun Media Group Acquires More Newspapers
New State Law Raising The Price Of Oil Changes
Cigarette Tax Revenue Declining
Opponents Of Down East Racino Open PAC
COURIER-GAZETTE:
The right decision in Rockland
The decision by the city clerk to remove Bentley Snow Davis’ name from the ballot was the right thing to do.
COLBY ECHO:
Congressman makes a stop in Winslow
The war in Iraq evoked a more sedate New England dissent, when firefighters from across the state gathered at Sukee Arena for the 44th Annual Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention this past Friday, Sept. 14. Congressman Tom Allen (D) joined the firefighters and their families, chatting, listening and speaking to their concerns.
MAGIC CITY MORNING STAR:
LTE (Lance Dutson): The Fading Promise of Internet Politics The so-called 'netroots', a consolidated movement of left-leaning online pundits and their faithful readers, have put their muscle and money behind Maine Congressman Tom Allen and his attempt to unseat Senator Susan Collins.
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE:
AEI People and Programs, October 2007Now, Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joseph Lieberman (ID-Conn.) are drafting comprehensive legislation based on Ornstein's work that includes a ...
BLOGS:
Sen. Susan Collins is freaked out by Moveon.org…
Susan Collins apparently doesn’t believe in the right to free speech. She hates it. The thought of a left wing group that has raised millions of dollars for democratic candidates (you know, the candidates that LOVE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH ...
Cluless Firedoglake
The swamp dwellers at Firedoglake are at it again, yes more smearing of Senator Susan Collins and her campaign members and completely misguided and factually incorrect as usual. One of the nutroots over there at firedoglake is wrong as ...
Monday Rundown
... land deal or Pete Domenici's inappropriate contact with former US Attorney David Iglesias or Susan Collins' possibly inappropriate use of taxpayer-funded Senate resources for political campaign purposes, they could do that?
Susan Collins campaign staffer works for FOX News
Just a bit of a conflict. Then again, we've always known that Susan is a FOX News Republican, so we should be glad she's finally confirmed it.
Sen. Susan Collins: More Foot-In-Mouthpiece News
Susan Collins’ foot-in-mouthpiece blogger (H/T cherish), Lance Dutson, is at it again. This time blogging on the local Fox News affiliate website:…The run-up to next year’s senatorial election in Maine provides some unfortunate examples ...
Is GOP On A Death Watch?"I just do not understand his decision, and I think it would be terrible," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. She faces a challenge from Rep. Tom Allen ...
Will Democrats Return MoveOn.org Money?
Congressman Tom Allen of Maine has accepted more than $250000 in donations through MoveOn.org alone. So it’s not surprising that Tom Allen has been deafeningly silent on this issue. Apparently the prospect of campaign funds is enough of ...
Maine Impeachers Send Message to Rep. Tom Allen
CITIZENS FROM SOUTHERN MAINE SERVE CHARGES OF IMPEACHMENT OF BUSH & CHENEY TO REPRESENTATIVE TOM ALLEN. At the end of this video, you'll see the citizens actually hand deliver their petitions to the Rep's office and are subsequently ...
Democrats losing sleep over Kamilewicz Senate bid
The Democratic Party is still the party the country trusts
Awwwwwwwwwwww, how sucky to hear that, huh neocons? All this time you’ve been thinking that it’s the democrats who are to blame for the direction of our country and Iraq for the past nine months. Well, it turns out you were wrong as usual and I was right (I’ve been saying all along that Congress’ low approval ratings are the result of republican obstruction in both Houses to protect Georgie):
From page 2 of this Washington Post article:
Three Days in September That Destroyed a Nation: 9/10, 9/11, 9/12
Maine Senator Susan Collins warns against “September 10th thinking”. Rudy Giuliani suffers from 9/11 Tourette’s Syndrome. Thomas Friedman from the New York Times is positively clairvoyant in his ability to divine a September 12th.
I left a post it note for you....
Please tell me that this isn't happening in Augusta:
Three Decades of Snowe - Bangor Metro
Three Decades of Snowe - Bangor MetroExcerpt: "You travel home just about every weekend, often for Main Street Tours. What do you hope to gain from those tours?
Casino foes seek support A religious group starts a fundraising committee to counter the 'Yes on Question 1' campaign.
Price of heating oil is high and expected to go higher What could save Mainers money? A warm winter and drop in crude prices.
Snowe asks for delay of lobster rule She says changes designed to protect right whales burden lobstermen unfairly.
City lawyer OKs 'mega-berth' proposal The attorney says the nearby Ocean Gateway terminal must be operated as a public facility.
UNE facility honors former first couple The library will work with Bush-related institutions at Texas A&M University to offer programs and speakers.
It's time for USM to redefine its mission Declining enrollments and budget overruns mandate a new vision for the university.
OP/ED: Dirigo Health costs more, 'saves' less each year Other states offer more insurance products at lower prices than Maine does. Why?
LTE: Logic on paid sick days ill-formed
LTE: Politicians should have opposed Petraeus attack
BANGOR DAILY:
Group formed in opposition to tribal racinoAUGUSTA - The Christian Civic League of Maine said Monday it started a political action committee to campaign against a Nov. 6 referendum proposal to allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe to build a racetrack casino in Washington County.
UM athletes, coach run afoul of lawTuesday, October 2, 2007ORONO - A University of Maine assistant coach and three athletes, including a starting football player, have found themselves in trouble with the law in recent weeks, according to local police reports.
Negotiations continue as EMMC nurses union sets strike date Tuesday, October 2, 2007BANGOR - Nurses from Eastern Maine Medical Center hand-delivered their official strike notice to a hospital official shortly after 9 a.m. Monday.
Bangor: EMDC board names new president-CEOTuesday, October 2, 2007BANGOR - Eastern Maine Development Corp. has appointed its new president and CEO, Charles E. Webb of Orchard Park, N.Y.
Cruising for sex in Acadia targetedTuesday, October 2, 2007ACADIA NATIONAL PARK - Naked people is not one of the things that most people come to Maine’s only national park to see, but public nudity in the park has been known to happen from time to time, many local residents and park officials readily admit.
Today's Editorial:
Wind's RelevanceLast month's testimony from the National Park Service that global warming is irrelevant to consideration of wind power projects in Maine highlights the difficulty of balancing competing views and goals.
Think Big on Education
Tuesday's Letters to the Editor … Tax relief in jail plan … Cease war spending …
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
Term limit debate low-key As November vote nears, campaign hard to detect AUGUSTA -- Voters will be asked Nov. 6 to decide whether legislators should be able to serve 12 consecutive years, rather than eight.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTHA flower for the victims AUGUSTA -- Briana Hart tossed a flower into the Kennebec River in memory of those who have died as the result of domestic violence.
State of conservation AUGUSTA -- Rita Jones jumped at the chance to serve on a committee at work dedicated to saving money and the environment.
DAVID B. OFFER : Democrats losing sleep over Kamilewicz Senate bid Dexter Kamilewicz may be Tom Allen's worst nightmare.
MORNING SENTINEL:
LTE: Some observations about the war in Iraq As the war in Iraq is mindlessly perpetuated by the incorrigible George W. Bush and his collaborators, some people may need to be reminded of the following realities:
LTE: McCain needs to back off on MoveOn So Sen. John McCain thinks that MoveOn should be "thrown out of the country" for exercising their constitutionally guaranteed right to speak their mind.
SUN JOURNAL:
Ground broken for Bush library BIDDEFORD (AP) - The University of New England broke ground Monday for a new building and library named in honor of former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara.
New lobster rules rankle SnoweAUGUSTA (AP) - Federal rules that took effect Monday will require lobstermen to get new gear to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, a Maine senator who has asked that the rules be delayed and modified said.
LTE: Caved in to Bush pressureSen. Olympia Snowe and Sen. Susan Collins recently voted to support Bush's upcoming war with Iran.
TIMES RECORD:
TABOR II backers prepare petition...(full story)
OP/ED: LD 910 preserves 'one man, one vote'...(full story)
MPBN:
Opportunity Maine Launched in PortlandA college loan tax credit program designed to open doors to college and keep trained workers in Maine was officially launched today in Portland. Keith Shortall reports.
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/071001loans.asx
WCSH:
Allen Co-Sponsors Safe Consumer Product ActRepresentative Tom Allen is co-sponsoring the bill, which is being called the "Safe Consumer Product Act." He unveiled the details of the legislation at ABC ...
Tax Credit Will Help College Grads Who Stay In Maine
Sun Media Group Acquires More Newspapers
New State Law Raising The Price Of Oil Changes
Cigarette Tax Revenue Declining
Opponents Of Down East Racino Open PAC
COURIER-GAZETTE:
The right decision in Rockland
The decision by the city clerk to remove Bentley Snow Davis’ name from the ballot was the right thing to do.
COLBY ECHO:
Congressman makes a stop in Winslow
The war in Iraq evoked a more sedate New England dissent, when firefighters from across the state gathered at Sukee Arena for the 44th Annual Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention this past Friday, Sept. 14. Congressman Tom Allen (D) joined the firefighters and their families, chatting, listening and speaking to their concerns.
MAGIC CITY MORNING STAR:
LTE (Lance Dutson): The Fading Promise of Internet Politics The so-called 'netroots', a consolidated movement of left-leaning online pundits and their faithful readers, have put their muscle and money behind Maine Congressman Tom Allen and his attempt to unseat Senator Susan Collins.
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE:
AEI People and Programs, October 2007Now, Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joseph Lieberman (ID-Conn.) are drafting comprehensive legislation based on Ornstein's work that includes a ...
BLOGS:
Sen. Susan Collins is freaked out by Moveon.org…
Susan Collins apparently doesn’t believe in the right to free speech. She hates it. The thought of a left wing group that has raised millions of dollars for democratic candidates (you know, the candidates that LOVE THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH ...
Cluless Firedoglake
The swamp dwellers at Firedoglake are at it again, yes more smearing of Senator Susan Collins and her campaign members and completely misguided and factually incorrect as usual. One of the nutroots over there at firedoglake is wrong as ...
Monday Rundown
... land deal or Pete Domenici's inappropriate contact with former US Attorney David Iglesias or Susan Collins' possibly inappropriate use of taxpayer-funded Senate resources for political campaign purposes, they could do that?
Susan Collins campaign staffer works for FOX News
Just a bit of a conflict. Then again, we've always known that Susan is a FOX News Republican, so we should be glad she's finally confirmed it.
Sen. Susan Collins: More Foot-In-Mouthpiece News
Susan Collins’ foot-in-mouthpiece blogger (H/T cherish), Lance Dutson, is at it again. This time blogging on the local Fox News affiliate website:…The run-up to next year’s senatorial election in Maine provides some unfortunate examples ...
Is GOP On A Death Watch?"I just do not understand his decision, and I think it would be terrible," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. She faces a challenge from Rep. Tom Allen ...
Will Democrats Return MoveOn.org Money?
Congressman Tom Allen of Maine has accepted more than $250000 in donations through MoveOn.org alone. So it’s not surprising that Tom Allen has been deafeningly silent on this issue. Apparently the prospect of campaign funds is enough of ...
Maine Impeachers Send Message to Rep. Tom Allen
CITIZENS FROM SOUTHERN MAINE SERVE CHARGES OF IMPEACHMENT OF BUSH & CHENEY TO REPRESENTATIVE TOM ALLEN. At the end of this video, you'll see the citizens actually hand deliver their petitions to the Rep's office and are subsequently ...
Democrats losing sleep over Kamilewicz Senate bid
The Democratic Party is still the party the country trusts
Awwwwwwwwwwww, how sucky to hear that, huh neocons? All this time you’ve been thinking that it’s the democrats who are to blame for the direction of our country and Iraq for the past nine months. Well, it turns out you were wrong as usual and I was right (I’ve been saying all along that Congress’ low approval ratings are the result of republican obstruction in both Houses to protect Georgie):
From page 2 of this Washington Post article:
Three Days in September That Destroyed a Nation: 9/10, 9/11, 9/12
Maine Senator Susan Collins warns against “September 10th thinking”. Rudy Giuliani suffers from 9/11 Tourette’s Syndrome. Thomas Friedman from the New York Times is positively clairvoyant in his ability to divine a September 12th.
I left a post it note for you....
Please tell me that this isn't happening in Augusta:
Three Decades of Snowe - Bangor Metro
Three Decades of Snowe - Bangor MetroExcerpt: "You travel home just about every weekend, often for Main Street Tours. What do you hope to gain from those tours?
Monday, October 1, 2007
Maine News for Monday, October 1, 2007
PRESS HERALD:
Fees increase cost of car oil changes, beginning today The Legislature imposed the new charges to help pay for cleanups of four former waste-oil sites.
EDITORIAL: Politics clouds debate over kids' health care Rhetoric about saving children and undeserved benefits does not help.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS:
Canadian dollar's strength a positiveMonday, October 1, 2007AUGUSTA, Maine - Economists and state analysts say the strong Canadian dollar is helping Maine's economy, and members of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee have asked for a plan on how to maximize the positive impact.
Nurses to strike at EMMCMonday, October 1, 2007BANGOR, Maine - The nursing union at Eastern Maine Medical Center rejected the hospital negotiating team's final contract offer Sunday afternoon and announced its intention to call a one-day strike.
Demonstrators rally in Bangor to remember soldiers, civilians killed in the war in IraqOn Saturday, Master Sgt. Robert Horrigan's grieving mother told a crowd of anti-war demonstrators in Bangor that her son died believing in his mission, convinced that it was better to confront the terrorist threat in the Middle East than to confront it on U.S. soil.
Alfred Mosca: Baldacci didn't lie to leaseholder advocatesThe article "Governor failed, leaseholder advocate says" (BDN, Sept. 13) focused mostly on continuing problems between leaseholders (camp owners) and the landowners on which the lessee's buildings are located.
Telephones invaded the back woods a century agoBy Wayne Reilly, BDN October 1, 2007Mainers were finding a growing number of uses for telephones a century ago. Take funerals, for instance.
Visit to Maine State Library worth the trip
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
A trail now runs through us HALLOWELL -- The Kennebec River Rail Trail takes you into a world of wonder and beauty.
RONALD SNELL : State's legislative staffing levels just about right Paul Carrier's article earlier this month, "Cost-cutters Take a Look at Legislature's Payroll," provides readers a good introduction to the features that distinguish full-time from part-time state legislatures in the United States.
LTE: Oil discount policy may do more harm than good A new state policy requiring oil dealers to offer even greater discounts on heating oil to low-income Mainers ("Low-income heating program a good deal," Sept. 16) ultimately might threaten those who need help.
LTE: Flood at Walker's Point would be a kind of justice The news that flooding from global warming will destroy the Bush family compound at Walker's Point can only be seen as sweet, cosmic justice for George W. Bush, the great denier of global warming and scientific reason, and his heirs.
MORNING SENTINEL:
LTE: Filibuster efforts in Congress are disgrace Vote after vote comes up in Congress and we're told over and over that the Democrats couldn't get the 60 votes needed to pass the proposed legislation.
WMTW:
Maine Governors To Kick Off Educational Program
PORTLAND, Maine -- Three Maine governors will meet in Portland on Monday to highlight a new college tax credit that was passed with overwhelming legislative support last spring.
SUN JOURNAL:
Iraqis oppose plan by Senate BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's divided political leadership, in a rare show of unity, skewered a non-binding U.S. Senate resolution approved in Washington last week that endorses the decentralization of Iraq through the establishment of semi-autonomous regions.
'Imagine Western Maine' topic for legislative caucus
LTE: Stand by the programIn response to the article "Animal program sets off 'alarms,'" (Sept. 14), I am writing to counter the ridiculous allegations made by a few misguided individuals who claim the Animal Welfare Program is abusing its power and ruining homes.
MPBN:
USM Enrollment Slide May Be Community Colleges Gain
The big enrollment gains at Maine's community college system could be coming at the expense of the University of Southern Maine. For the third year in a row, USM is running a budget deficit, which school administrators attribute to declining enrollment. Barbara Cariddi reports.
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070928enrollment.asx
EMMC Nurses Take Strike Vote
About 900 registered nurses at Bangor's Eastern Maine Medical Center were preparing for a possible strike today with the pending expiration of their three-year contract at midnight Sunday. Unit 1 of the Maine State Nurses Association will announce the results of their strike vote at 10 o'clock tonight as they continue negotiations with hospital administrators throughout the weekend. Nurses claim that the contract dispute centers on patient care, but hospital officials counter that the disagreements center more on delegating decision-making roles to external arbitrators.
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070928emmc.asx
COURIER-GAZETTE:
Snow Davis removed from Rockland ballot
ROCKLAND — A controversy that erupted over the legitimacy of nomination papers filed by a candidate for the city council ended Friday afternoon with her name being removed from the ballot.
PORTLAND PHOENIX:
Exiled Maine prisoners report abuse, danger: Prison watchMaine corrections officials and Governor John Baldacci refuse to comment on them or the state’s responsibility for their care.
WASHINGTON TIMES:
EDITORIAL: How they 'support the troops'
The Senate's version of the defense authorization, which is expected to pass later today, is yet another reflection of the contempt many Democrats have for the military.
FOX NEWS:
Retirements, Low Fundraising Confound Republican Chances at '08 ...
Senate Republicans from New Hampshire, Maine, Oregon and Minnesota, who face particularly tough races in 2008, all voted in recent days for a children's health care bill that Bush has pledged to veto.
"I just do not understand his decision, and I think it would be terrible," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. She faces a challenge from Rep. Tom Allen, D-Maine.
BLOGS:
Fish & Faircloth: The Skinny on Maine's K-12 Tax Dollars
Maine's educational spending per pupil is well above the national average. Governor Baldacci has proposed consolidating school districts. Do you agree? What other things can we do to better invest our educational tax dollars?
Snowe Support SCHIP Expansion?
Layers of Meaning?
Given the opportunity to host a Washington D.C. film screening (at the invitation of The Week magazine), Sen. Collins--together with her friend Rep. Jane Harman--selected THELMA AND LOUISE.
End of the Quarter
I’d like to suggest giving to the four Blue America candidates in congress who did NOT vote for the McCarthy-esque bill to censor MoveOn: Tom Allen (running against Susan Collins-Lieberman in Maine), Steve Cohen (fighting off the ...
Senate 2008 Guru's Week in the Senate Races
Maine: Following a manufactured scandal in Susan Collins' 1996 Senate run in which she worked with a reporter to portray her opponent's very typical opposition research effort as a seedy witch hunt, and another manufactured scandal ...
Who Knew? Susan Collins Sure Didn’t
Read it. Nothing steams a politician more than missing an opportunity to demonstrate lack of principle in a politically profitable way. “They never let poor Susan / Join in all their RINO games….”
Sen. Susan Collins' "dirty tricks" revealed...again
"A Tale of Dirty Tricks So Bizarre: Susan Collins v. Public Record" is slated to be out by mid-end of October (and will be updated--fast-forward to 2007, indeedy)! How timely...Tom's "houseparty" (mine will occur virtually, ...
How Hillary Clinton turned herself into the consummate Washington ...
At a casual dinner with Senate colleagues Graham, John McCain, and Susan Collins, all Republicans, the waiter followed local custom by bringing a bottle of vodka and shot glasses, whereupon Clinton reached over and began pouring; ...
Dems Use 12 Year Old to Manipulate Public Opinion
``Let us not jeopardize a successful, effective program for low-income children because we want to have a broader debate,'' said Senator Susan Collins of Maine. Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona said Congress was giving too much money to a ...
Think Big III: The Search for Candidates
I still firmly believe that the second priority after taking back the White House has to be increasing the Democratic margin in the Senate. At this point in the election cycle, the priority has to be making as many seats as possible potentially competitive. Dems already have an edge in Colorado, Virginia, and New Hampshire, so I'll leave those off the list. Otherwise, folks should consider adopting one of these fine candidates and throwing them some coin:
Oregon: Jeff Merkely Update or Steve Novick
Maine: Tom Allen
Fees increase cost of car oil changes, beginning today The Legislature imposed the new charges to help pay for cleanups of four former waste-oil sites.
EDITORIAL: Politics clouds debate over kids' health care Rhetoric about saving children and undeserved benefits does not help.
BANGOR DAILY NEWS:
Canadian dollar's strength a positiveMonday, October 1, 2007AUGUSTA, Maine - Economists and state analysts say the strong Canadian dollar is helping Maine's economy, and members of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee have asked for a plan on how to maximize the positive impact.
Nurses to strike at EMMCMonday, October 1, 2007BANGOR, Maine - The nursing union at Eastern Maine Medical Center rejected the hospital negotiating team's final contract offer Sunday afternoon and announced its intention to call a one-day strike.
Demonstrators rally in Bangor to remember soldiers, civilians killed in the war in IraqOn Saturday, Master Sgt. Robert Horrigan's grieving mother told a crowd of anti-war demonstrators in Bangor that her son died believing in his mission, convinced that it was better to confront the terrorist threat in the Middle East than to confront it on U.S. soil.
Alfred Mosca: Baldacci didn't lie to leaseholder advocatesThe article "Governor failed, leaseholder advocate says" (BDN, Sept. 13) focused mostly on continuing problems between leaseholders (camp owners) and the landowners on which the lessee's buildings are located.
Telephones invaded the back woods a century agoBy Wayne Reilly, BDN October 1, 2007Mainers were finding a growing number of uses for telephones a century ago. Take funerals, for instance.
Visit to Maine State Library worth the trip
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
A trail now runs through us HALLOWELL -- The Kennebec River Rail Trail takes you into a world of wonder and beauty.
RONALD SNELL : State's legislative staffing levels just about right Paul Carrier's article earlier this month, "Cost-cutters Take a Look at Legislature's Payroll," provides readers a good introduction to the features that distinguish full-time from part-time state legislatures in the United States.
LTE: Oil discount policy may do more harm than good A new state policy requiring oil dealers to offer even greater discounts on heating oil to low-income Mainers ("Low-income heating program a good deal," Sept. 16) ultimately might threaten those who need help.
LTE: Flood at Walker's Point would be a kind of justice The news that flooding from global warming will destroy the Bush family compound at Walker's Point can only be seen as sweet, cosmic justice for George W. Bush, the great denier of global warming and scientific reason, and his heirs.
MORNING SENTINEL:
LTE: Filibuster efforts in Congress are disgrace Vote after vote comes up in Congress and we're told over and over that the Democrats couldn't get the 60 votes needed to pass the proposed legislation.
WMTW:
Maine Governors To Kick Off Educational Program
PORTLAND, Maine -- Three Maine governors will meet in Portland on Monday to highlight a new college tax credit that was passed with overwhelming legislative support last spring.
SUN JOURNAL:
Iraqis oppose plan by Senate BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's divided political leadership, in a rare show of unity, skewered a non-binding U.S. Senate resolution approved in Washington last week that endorses the decentralization of Iraq through the establishment of semi-autonomous regions.
'Imagine Western Maine' topic for legislative caucus
LTE: Stand by the programIn response to the article "Animal program sets off 'alarms,'" (Sept. 14), I am writing to counter the ridiculous allegations made by a few misguided individuals who claim the Animal Welfare Program is abusing its power and ruining homes.
MPBN:
USM Enrollment Slide May Be Community Colleges Gain
The big enrollment gains at Maine's community college system could be coming at the expense of the University of Southern Maine. For the third year in a row, USM is running a budget deficit, which school administrators attribute to declining enrollment. Barbara Cariddi reports.
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070928enrollment.asx
EMMC Nurses Take Strike Vote
About 900 registered nurses at Bangor's Eastern Maine Medical Center were preparing for a possible strike today with the pending expiration of their three-year contract at midnight Sunday. Unit 1 of the Maine State Nurses Association will announce the results of their strike vote at 10 o'clock tonight as they continue negotiations with hospital administrators throughout the weekend. Nurses claim that the contract dispute centers on patient care, but hospital officials counter that the disagreements center more on delegating decision-making roles to external arbitrators.
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070928emmc.asx
COURIER-GAZETTE:
Snow Davis removed from Rockland ballot
ROCKLAND — A controversy that erupted over the legitimacy of nomination papers filed by a candidate for the city council ended Friday afternoon with her name being removed from the ballot.
PORTLAND PHOENIX:
Exiled Maine prisoners report abuse, danger: Prison watchMaine corrections officials and Governor John Baldacci refuse to comment on them or the state’s responsibility for their care.
WASHINGTON TIMES:
EDITORIAL: How they 'support the troops'
The Senate's version of the defense authorization, which is expected to pass later today, is yet another reflection of the contempt many Democrats have for the military.
FOX NEWS:
Retirements, Low Fundraising Confound Republican Chances at '08 ...
Senate Republicans from New Hampshire, Maine, Oregon and Minnesota, who face particularly tough races in 2008, all voted in recent days for a children's health care bill that Bush has pledged to veto.
"I just do not understand his decision, and I think it would be terrible," said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. She faces a challenge from Rep. Tom Allen, D-Maine.
BLOGS:
Fish & Faircloth: The Skinny on Maine's K-12 Tax Dollars
Maine's educational spending per pupil is well above the national average. Governor Baldacci has proposed consolidating school districts. Do you agree? What other things can we do to better invest our educational tax dollars?
Snowe Support SCHIP Expansion?
Layers of Meaning?
Given the opportunity to host a Washington D.C. film screening (at the invitation of The Week magazine), Sen. Collins--together with her friend Rep. Jane Harman--selected THELMA AND LOUISE.
End of the Quarter
I’d like to suggest giving to the four Blue America candidates in congress who did NOT vote for the McCarthy-esque bill to censor MoveOn: Tom Allen (running against Susan Collins-Lieberman in Maine), Steve Cohen (fighting off the ...
Senate 2008 Guru's Week in the Senate Races
Maine: Following a manufactured scandal in Susan Collins' 1996 Senate run in which she worked with a reporter to portray her opponent's very typical opposition research effort as a seedy witch hunt, and another manufactured scandal ...
Who Knew? Susan Collins Sure Didn’t
Read it. Nothing steams a politician more than missing an opportunity to demonstrate lack of principle in a politically profitable way. “They never let poor Susan / Join in all their RINO games….”
Sen. Susan Collins' "dirty tricks" revealed...again
"A Tale of Dirty Tricks So Bizarre: Susan Collins v. Public Record" is slated to be out by mid-end of October (and will be updated--fast-forward to 2007, indeedy)! How timely...Tom's "houseparty" (mine will occur virtually, ...
How Hillary Clinton turned herself into the consummate Washington ...
At a casual dinner with Senate colleagues Graham, John McCain, and Susan Collins, all Republicans, the waiter followed local custom by bringing a bottle of vodka and shot glasses, whereupon Clinton reached over and began pouring; ...
Dems Use 12 Year Old to Manipulate Public Opinion
``Let us not jeopardize a successful, effective program for low-income children because we want to have a broader debate,'' said Senator Susan Collins of Maine. Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona said Congress was giving too much money to a ...
Think Big III: The Search for Candidates
I still firmly believe that the second priority after taking back the White House has to be increasing the Democratic margin in the Senate. At this point in the election cycle, the priority has to be making as many seats as possible potentially competitive. Dems already have an edge in Colorado, Virginia, and New Hampshire, so I'll leave those off the list. Otherwise, folks should consider adopting one of these fine candidates and throwing them some coin:
Oregon: Jeff Merkely Update or Steve Novick
Maine: Tom Allen
Friday, September 28, 2007
Maine News for Friday, September 28, 2007
PRESS HERALD:
Assess new highway tolls? Pass on that, critics say The state needs more funds for roads, but some say adding tolls would have too many drawbacks.
Police probe tainted from the start The attorney general's director of investigations should step aside.
Agencies want Plum Creek plan modified State and federal officials list concerns ranging from lost habitat near Moosehead Lake to reduced access to woods.
Enrollment drop spurs USM deficit Officials expect a $3.6 million shortfall this year, mostly because fewer students are attending the school.
Strimling joins race to replace Tom Allen The state senator makes stops in Sanford, Biddeford and Portland to announce his candidacy.
Maine program aimed at making drug disposal safer People would send their unused prescription drugs to the Maine DEA in pre-addressed pouches.
Petition aims to disband police force Some Waldoboro residents are looking at last weekend's fatal shooting as the last straw.
EDITORIAL: Sick leave bill may not be worth the trouble Sick leave is important, but so is turning around the state's reputation as anti-business.
OP/ED: Failing to confront Iran, Syria is a path with one ending Those who think words will control what's being readied in those nations are making a tragic error.
LTE: Sen. Collins' vote rejects our constitutional values
LTE: No candidates stand out as presidential material
LTE: President Bush's budget message full of hypocrisy
BANGOR DAILY:
Mitchell urges resolve on global issuesORONO - Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell lamented what he says is 'waning' resolve to tackle global environmental issues, but called Thursday for university researchers, grass-roots groups and local governments to lead the fight.
Strimling announces congressional candidacy... Maine (AP) — Democrat Ethan Strimling announced Thursday that he is running for Congress for the 1st District seat being vacated by Tom Allen. ...
EDITORIAL: Too Soon on NCLBWith Congress trying to reauthorize the federal education act No Child Left Behind, it's natural that a new set of scores on what’s called the nation's report card would be used by both sides of the debate to support their claims.
EDITORIAL: After the Federal FundsOver the past several years, the Department of Homeland Security has handed out billions of dollars to communities to improve security and combat terrorism.
David DeVoss: Iraq’s 'Dirty Harry' gunmenBlackwater. The name says it all, conjuring images of imminent danger, hidden predators and night terror.
Friday's Letters to the Editor … Iraq conflict costs … Kudos for Joe Perry … Justice, not politics
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
Augusta's 'opportunity to decide' AUGUSTA -- Authors of a preliminary draft of the city's new comprehensive plan hope their proposals will improve the capital city's image -- for residents and outsiders alike.
Editorials:
Town road accessfor ATV riders asafety issue for all All-terrain vehicles occupy an important role in the current and future success of tourism in the state, but towns should think carefully before opening significant sections of roads to them.
Columns:
JOSEPH R. REISERT : Columbia's presidentacted the coward, bullyAhmadinejad was asked to speak; no comments needed It's a sad day for academia when the president of Iran behaves better than the president of a major American university, but that's what happened this week at Columbia, when Lee Bollinger introduced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was invited to deliver an address at the university.
LTE: Love it or leave it Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but Thomas Sturtevant's letter to the Kennebec Journal on Sept. 15 was very idealistic and totally unrealistic.
LTE: Sept. 11 questions remain unanswered Yet another anniversary of 9/11 and still no real answers about what actually happened that day, who really did it and how it was done.
MORNING SENTINEL:
Strimling hits Augusta
The “Senator from Handsometown” aka Sen. Ethan Strimling, joins a crowded field of Democrats who hope to represent their party in the race for the 1st District Congressional seat.
LTE: Sentinel a big advocate of big government The Morning Sentinel has let its unrelenting leftist view of the world show in its editorial concerning Gov. John Baldacci's proposed state takeover and consolidation of county jails.
SUN JOUNRAL:
Strimling to run for CongressPORTLAND (AP) - Democrat Ethan Strimling announced Thursday that he is running for Congress for the 1st District seat being vacated by Tom Allen.
LTE: Leader of the packFrom a strong field of Democrats, I am supporting Sen. Hillary Clinton.
COURIER GAZETTE:
Updated: Battle waged over legality of council candidate’s nomination papers
ROCKLAND — A controversy has erupted over the legitimacy of nomination papers filed by a candidate for the city council.
SUN CHRONICLE:
Allen praises Camp Elllis fundingSACO (Sep 27, 2007): Congressman Tom Allen, a member of the House Budget Committee, said Wednesday he is "very pleased" that the Senate approved $26.9 ...
MPBN:
Dirigo Health Appeals Federal Funding Decision
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070927dirigo.asx
Proposals for Closing State Budget Gap Reviewed
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070927budget.asx
WMTW:
Senators Vote To Expand Children's Insurance ProgramOlympia Snowe and Susan Collins were among 18 Republicans who lined up with Democrats in voting 67-29 to increase spending on the State Children's Health ...
CQ POLITICS:
State Lawmaker Gives Dems Candidate Quartet in Open Maine House ...Tom Allen, who left the seat open to pursue a 2008 Senate challenge to Republican incumbent Susan Collins. Strimling had endured some local criticism for ...
FREE INTERNET PRESS:
Children's Health Bill Advances In US SenateRepublicans facing tough reelection bids appeared to agree. "It's the White House that needs to give," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR:
Our words for counting the cost of war
A blogger at Newsweek has complained about "B&T" as "the Iraq war's go-to cliché," employed by politicians on both sides of the issue and the journalists who cover them. Republican senators who have used it recently include John McCain of Arizona, certainly one of the war's strongest supporters in Congress; Susan Collins of Maine, one of the questioners; and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a forceful critic.
UMB NEWS:
Finding the Value of PharmaceuticalsTom Allen, D-Maine, and Josh Martin, legislative director to Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, discussed proposals before Congress to address pharmaceutical ...
NAVY TIMES:
Roughead appears in CNO confirmation hearingSusan Collins, R-Maine, asked Roughead about the Littoral Combat Ship program, which has experienced problems and schedule delays. Roughead said he strongly ...
REAL CLEAR POLITICS:
RealClearPolitics - Politics NationSusan Collins, up in 2008, won her first race with less than 50% of the vote, though she earned 58% in 2002. Still, Democrats got their top recruit --
GAY WIRED:
Passage of Historic Hate Crimes Act Hailed, Bush Veto Feared
Nine Republicans also voted in support of the measure: Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Arlen Spector (R-Penn.), John Warner (R-Va.) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio).
BLOGS:
Entry for September 25, 2007
Senator Susan Collins of Maine, a Republican seeking re-election, urged the president to reconsider his threat of a veto, saying he would be “making a terrible mistake.” Ted Kennedy said,. The House has voted for the most important ...
Log Cabin Praises Bi-Partisan Senate Vote on Hate Crimes Bill
Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR), co-sponsor of the bill, was joined by Senators Norm Coleman (R-MN), Judd Gregg (R-NH), John Warner (R-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Richard Lugar (R-IN), George Voinovich (R-OH), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), ...
Simply "Vomitous": Liberal Dem is Lone Sane Voice on Myers/ICE Vote
And then there's Senatrix Susan Collins of Maine. She's the poster child for liberal Republican birth control (or abortion, if necessary). If her liberal parents practiced it, there wouldn't be this silly Yaya Sisterhood grrrlpower ...
Senate passes hate crimes legislation
Susan Collins Olympia Snowe George Voinovich Arlen Specter Norm Coleman Gordon Smith. Adulterer David Vitter and Larry "I'm still in the closet!" Craig voted "no". Of course. Update: Here's the roll call. In addition to those listed .
MORE AND BETTER DEMOCRATS UPDATE
I know that unlike the Blue America candidates in safe and relatively safe Democratic districts (Hilda Solis, Jerry Nadler, Steve Cohen-- although he is under attack by reactionary Democrats in his district-- and Tom Allen),
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!
FEDS TO DIRIGO: "DROP DEAD!"
Baldacci applied for a waiver Medicaid funding to be applied to expanding Dirigo. The federal government has denied the state's request.
Strimling announces candidacy officially
He's In!
Hey TMB!
It's been a long, great summer. Sen. Ethan Strimling has had the chance to reach out across the District and speak with folks about the concerns they have, and whether or not he could be an effective Congressman.
The Unnameable
For the second time in recent months, the word "Iraq" does not appear in Sen. Collins' eNewsletter.
Together in Maine Politics - By Alex Hammer
Generally speaking, Republicans seem to believe that people are better off doing things for themselves, freed from as many encumbrances as possible (as well as not a drain via taxes).
Assess new highway tolls? Pass on that, critics say The state needs more funds for roads, but some say adding tolls would have too many drawbacks.
Police probe tainted from the start The attorney general's director of investigations should step aside.
Agencies want Plum Creek plan modified State and federal officials list concerns ranging from lost habitat near Moosehead Lake to reduced access to woods.
Enrollment drop spurs USM deficit Officials expect a $3.6 million shortfall this year, mostly because fewer students are attending the school.
Strimling joins race to replace Tom Allen The state senator makes stops in Sanford, Biddeford and Portland to announce his candidacy.
Maine program aimed at making drug disposal safer People would send their unused prescription drugs to the Maine DEA in pre-addressed pouches.
Petition aims to disband police force Some Waldoboro residents are looking at last weekend's fatal shooting as the last straw.
EDITORIAL: Sick leave bill may not be worth the trouble Sick leave is important, but so is turning around the state's reputation as anti-business.
OP/ED: Failing to confront Iran, Syria is a path with one ending Those who think words will control what's being readied in those nations are making a tragic error.
LTE: Sen. Collins' vote rejects our constitutional values
LTE: No candidates stand out as presidential material
LTE: President Bush's budget message full of hypocrisy
BANGOR DAILY:
Mitchell urges resolve on global issuesORONO - Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell lamented what he says is 'waning' resolve to tackle global environmental issues, but called Thursday for university researchers, grass-roots groups and local governments to lead the fight.
Strimling announces congressional candidacy... Maine (AP) — Democrat Ethan Strimling announced Thursday that he is running for Congress for the 1st District seat being vacated by Tom Allen. ...
EDITORIAL: Too Soon on NCLBWith Congress trying to reauthorize the federal education act No Child Left Behind, it's natural that a new set of scores on what’s called the nation's report card would be used by both sides of the debate to support their claims.
EDITORIAL: After the Federal FundsOver the past several years, the Department of Homeland Security has handed out billions of dollars to communities to improve security and combat terrorism.
David DeVoss: Iraq’s 'Dirty Harry' gunmenBlackwater. The name says it all, conjuring images of imminent danger, hidden predators and night terror.
Friday's Letters to the Editor … Iraq conflict costs … Kudos for Joe Perry … Justice, not politics
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
Augusta's 'opportunity to decide' AUGUSTA -- Authors of a preliminary draft of the city's new comprehensive plan hope their proposals will improve the capital city's image -- for residents and outsiders alike.
Editorials:
Town road accessfor ATV riders asafety issue for all All-terrain vehicles occupy an important role in the current and future success of tourism in the state, but towns should think carefully before opening significant sections of roads to them.
Columns:
JOSEPH R. REISERT : Columbia's presidentacted the coward, bullyAhmadinejad was asked to speak; no comments needed It's a sad day for academia when the president of Iran behaves better than the president of a major American university, but that's what happened this week at Columbia, when Lee Bollinger introduced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was invited to deliver an address at the university.
LTE: Love it or leave it Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but Thomas Sturtevant's letter to the Kennebec Journal on Sept. 15 was very idealistic and totally unrealistic.
LTE: Sept. 11 questions remain unanswered Yet another anniversary of 9/11 and still no real answers about what actually happened that day, who really did it and how it was done.
MORNING SENTINEL:
Strimling hits Augusta
The “Senator from Handsometown” aka Sen. Ethan Strimling, joins a crowded field of Democrats who hope to represent their party in the race for the 1st District Congressional seat.
LTE: Sentinel a big advocate of big government The Morning Sentinel has let its unrelenting leftist view of the world show in its editorial concerning Gov. John Baldacci's proposed state takeover and consolidation of county jails.
SUN JOUNRAL:
Strimling to run for CongressPORTLAND (AP) - Democrat Ethan Strimling announced Thursday that he is running for Congress for the 1st District seat being vacated by Tom Allen.
LTE: Leader of the packFrom a strong field of Democrats, I am supporting Sen. Hillary Clinton.
COURIER GAZETTE:
Updated: Battle waged over legality of council candidate’s nomination papers
ROCKLAND — A controversy has erupted over the legitimacy of nomination papers filed by a candidate for the city council.
SUN CHRONICLE:
Allen praises Camp Elllis fundingSACO (Sep 27, 2007): Congressman Tom Allen, a member of the House Budget Committee, said Wednesday he is "very pleased" that the Senate approved $26.9 ...
MPBN:
Dirigo Health Appeals Federal Funding Decision
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070927dirigo.asx
Proposals for Closing State Budget Gap Reviewed
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070927budget.asx
WMTW:
Senators Vote To Expand Children's Insurance ProgramOlympia Snowe and Susan Collins were among 18 Republicans who lined up with Democrats in voting 67-29 to increase spending on the State Children's Health ...
CQ POLITICS:
State Lawmaker Gives Dems Candidate Quartet in Open Maine House ...Tom Allen, who left the seat open to pursue a 2008 Senate challenge to Republican incumbent Susan Collins. Strimling had endured some local criticism for ...
FREE INTERNET PRESS:
Children's Health Bill Advances In US SenateRepublicans facing tough reelection bids appeared to agree. "It's the White House that needs to give," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR:
Our words for counting the cost of war
A blogger at Newsweek has complained about "B&T" as "the Iraq war's go-to cliché," employed by politicians on both sides of the issue and the journalists who cover them. Republican senators who have used it recently include John McCain of Arizona, certainly one of the war's strongest supporters in Congress; Susan Collins of Maine, one of the questioners; and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a forceful critic.
UMB NEWS:
Finding the Value of PharmaceuticalsTom Allen, D-Maine, and Josh Martin, legislative director to Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, discussed proposals before Congress to address pharmaceutical ...
NAVY TIMES:
Roughead appears in CNO confirmation hearingSusan Collins, R-Maine, asked Roughead about the Littoral Combat Ship program, which has experienced problems and schedule delays. Roughead said he strongly ...
REAL CLEAR POLITICS:
RealClearPolitics - Politics NationSusan Collins, up in 2008, won her first race with less than 50% of the vote, though she earned 58% in 2002. Still, Democrats got their top recruit --
GAY WIRED:
Passage of Historic Hate Crimes Act Hailed, Bush Veto Feared
Nine Republicans also voted in support of the measure: Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Arlen Spector (R-Penn.), John Warner (R-Va.) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio).
BLOGS:
Entry for September 25, 2007
Senator Susan Collins of Maine, a Republican seeking re-election, urged the president to reconsider his threat of a veto, saying he would be “making a terrible mistake.” Ted Kennedy said,. The House has voted for the most important ...
Log Cabin Praises Bi-Partisan Senate Vote on Hate Crimes Bill
Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR), co-sponsor of the bill, was joined by Senators Norm Coleman (R-MN), Judd Gregg (R-NH), John Warner (R-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Richard Lugar (R-IN), George Voinovich (R-OH), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), ...
Simply "Vomitous": Liberal Dem is Lone Sane Voice on Myers/ICE Vote
And then there's Senatrix Susan Collins of Maine. She's the poster child for liberal Republican birth control (or abortion, if necessary). If her liberal parents practiced it, there wouldn't be this silly Yaya Sisterhood grrrlpower ...
Senate passes hate crimes legislation
Susan Collins Olympia Snowe George Voinovich Arlen Specter Norm Coleman Gordon Smith. Adulterer David Vitter and Larry "I'm still in the closet!" Craig voted "no". Of course. Update: Here's the roll call. In addition to those listed .
MORE AND BETTER DEMOCRATS UPDATE
I know that unlike the Blue America candidates in safe and relatively safe Democratic districts (Hilda Solis, Jerry Nadler, Steve Cohen-- although he is under attack by reactionary Democrats in his district-- and Tom Allen),
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!
FEDS TO DIRIGO: "DROP DEAD!"
Baldacci applied for a waiver Medicaid funding to be applied to expanding Dirigo. The federal government has denied the state's request.
Strimling announces candidacy officially
He's In!
Hey TMB!
It's been a long, great summer. Sen. Ethan Strimling has had the chance to reach out across the District and speak with folks about the concerns they have, and whether or not he could be an effective Congressman.
The Unnameable
For the second time in recent months, the word "Iraq" does not appear in Sen. Collins' eNewsletter.
Together in Maine Politics - By Alex Hammer
Generally speaking, Republicans seem to believe that people are better off doing things for themselves, freed from as many encumbrances as possible (as well as not a drain via taxes).
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Maine News for Thursday, September 27, 2007
PRESS HERALD:
Panel to revisit offender registry Tuesday's ruling forces lawmakers to consider easing restrictions on sex offenders in Maine.
State will study idea of new tolls Addressing a shortfall for roads, lawmakers will consider tolls for I-295 and more of I-95.
Report: Pressure to cut budgets may keep rising State House: Members of the Appropriations panel are reviewing potential cuts in state spending.
Judge: Dogs from raid now property of state A Buxton couple, charged with running an unlicensed kennel and animal cruelty, fail to show for a hearing.
Maine's three largest urban areas: What they're worth The first federal figures measuring local economies show the state's metro areas growing slower than the national average.
EDITORIAL: Navy pays BIW tribute in a highly meaningful way The company and its solid work force will benefit from building the first DDG 1000.
Kevin DrummMaine's 'quality of place' an easy sell It has a national image that should make such a strategy easy to get across.
LTE: U.S. must assess motives in Iraq
LTE: Impeaching Bush/Cheney isn't just a radical notion
LTE: Congress shouldn't get involved in Jena Six case
BANGOR DAILY:
Panel OKs highway tolls study Thursday, September 27, 2007PORTLAND, Maine - A legislative committee on Wednesday authorized a feasibility study of adding tolls to Maine's interstate highway system. Gov. John Baldacci immediately called it a bad idea.
Group kicks off tribal racino ballot campaignPORTLAND, Maine — A referendum group calling itself "Yes on Question 1" kicked off its campaign Wednesday to win passage of a ballot question that would allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe to build a racetrack casino in Washington County.
New program aims to stop pill pollutionThursday, September 27, 2007Open up any medicine cabinet in the state of Maine, or across the nation for that matter, and chances are you will find a few containers of unneeded or expired prescription drugs. Some households likely have dozens of half-empty plastic pill vials collecting dust.
JetBlue plans Portland-Orlando flightsThursday, September 27, 2007JetBlue Airways announced Wednesday that it would begin nonstop service from Portland International Jetport to Orlando, Fla.
Editorial: Editorial page changesThursday, September 27, 2007Close readers of the editorial pages will have noticed that this newspaper’s masthead contains but one name, temporarily, as staff changes take place here. Earlier this week, Susan Young, the assistant editorial page editor for the last four years, was named editor of the pages.
George Will: MoveON ad in Times unseemlyTwo days before Christmas in 1967, President Lyndon Johnson, visiting the Vatican, presented Pope Paul VI with a foot-high bust of Lyndon Johnson. Small choices can reveal the character of a person.
Thursday's Letters to the Editor … Bush by the numbers … Repudiating Bush …
KENNBEC JOURNAL:
Sex offender law up for overhaul AUGUSTA -- The Legislature's Criminal Justice Committee had planned to meet next month to discuss expanding Maine's law requiring sex offenders to provide officials with their home addresses.
Panel wants to study adding tolls to interstate AUGUSTA -- The Legislature's Transportation Committee voted Wednesday to direct the Maine Turnpike Authority to study the feasibility of charging tolls on the Interstate.
ALLOWED TO WORK EXTRA HOURSOfficer in shootinggranted extenstion A part-time Waldoboro police officer who shot and killed a Whitefield man after a traffic stop on Sunday was working under a special state-issued extension that enabled him to work more hours than state law allows.
Shooting sparks discussion of training Firearms training for part-time police officers across Maine is under scrutiny after a fatal shooting involving a Whitefield man and a Waldoboro police officer.
DONNA LORING OF BRADLEY : Gambling a solution to lack of jobs, health insurance, hope What Jim Brunelle calls a moral dilemma, I call economic discrimination (column, 9/20/07, "Nov. 6 ballot revives moral dilemma of racino").
MORNING SENTINEL:
Strimling to announce candidacy decisionState Sen. Ethan Strimling is expected to announce whether he will run for Congress at a noontime rally in Portland Thursday.
TIMES RECORD:
Shipyard hopes more good news coming...(full story)
Zumwalt destroys BIW gap year...(full story)
Medicaid funding for Dirigo denied...(full story)Collins: BIW to build first Zumwalt...(full story)
PORTLAND PHOENIX:
It won’t be soon before long: Politics and other mistakesWhat Strimling is doing in delaying his entry into the race may be on the high end of coy and the low end of ethical, but it’s dead center on traditional.
MPBN:
Tribal Leaders Join Campaign for Washington County Casino
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070926casino.asx
Reduced Workplace Injuries Means More Money for Employers
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070926memic.asx
Kennel Owners Fail To Show Up for Court Hearing
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070926dogs.asx
ELLSWORTH AMERICAN:
EDITORIAL: Blackwater: Above the Law?
Untouchable. That’s the term being used by many officials to describe the status of the thousands of heavily armed private soliders acting as escorts and bodyguards in the employ of security contractors throughout war-torn Iraq.
The November Election
The November election is just six weeks away and, with no state or national candidates on the ballot, interest to this point has been nearly non-existent. But Maine voters will be making decisions on three bond issues totaling $84 million and two other questions that will have profound impact on the state in the years to come.
LTE: Take the Politics Out of Health Care
Recently there has been much discussion regarding the value of hospital quality surveys and the results that they produce. These surveys are merely public relations gimmicks and do not reflect the most important issues, which are quality health care and the delivery of these services.
LTE: Supporting Our Troops?
We have an all-volunteer military at the moment. “Support our troops” has been indelibly burned into our thinking. I ask, “When does that support end?” Does it end when they are discharged? Does it extend beyond discharge and to what extent and for how long?
LTE: The Real Truth Behind Iraq
The cat’s out of the bag. The real reason we’re in Iraq? Forget weapons of mass destruction, deposing a tyrant, promoting democracy, ending terrorism.
LTE: What’s Wrong with This Picture?
I was interested to read your editorial wherein you heartily criticized moveon.org for bad manners, then went on to criticize the war against Iraq.
WCSH:
Strimling Expected To Declare Congressional Candidacy Thursday
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Ethan Strimling has been acting like a congressional candidate for months.
WMTW:
Funding Approved For Camp Ellis RepairTom Allen of Maine said he's pleased with action that would pay for modifications to the 6660-foot jetty and restore sand on a half-mile of Camp Ellis beach ...
FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM:
Healthcare vote likely to affect '08 electionsSusan Collins, R-Maine, another incumbent facing a tough campaign next year, said Bush's veto threat is "a terrible mistake." "Republicans in safe seats ...
BAY AREA REPORTER:
Out & Equal institute hires first directorHerwitt said Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) would lead the bill on the Senate side. Out & Equal's 17th annual ...
BLOGS:
ME-Sen: Is doing this sort of thing so hard?
I voted against this resolution today because I believe it is the job of the Congress to bring our troops home, not legislate free speech." But it was an ad. In a newspaper! On the web: Tom Allen for Senate.
Allen for Senate
Not that there was any suspense...but I'm voting for Tom Allen in the US Senate race, and you should, too. I think it really comes down to only one question: Is the country better off than it was 6 years ago? True, this is not the most ...
NRSC: What'll it be, Democrats?
Tom Allen has received $249472 in conduit contributions raised through MoveOn.org; Tom Harkin's PAC has received $5000 from MoveOn's PAC; Mary Landrieu has received $8000; Frank Lautenberg - $5000; Mark Pryor - $4000 ...
TALKING POLITICS IN JAIL
... crowned City of Portland poet laureate Martin Steingesser. We handed out 750 leaflets that explained to the public our reasons for protesting and urged folks to call our Congressman, Rep. Tom Allen, and urge his support for impeachment.
Collins/Snowe Vote Iran Guard a Terrorist Organization
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Senate on Wednesday called for Iran's Revolutionary Guards to be officially designated as a "foreign terrorist organization," one day after the House of Representatives passed a similar measure.
Allen and Michaud back Move-on
Allen & Michaud Vote “Yea” on Massive Expansion of Gov’t Controlled Health Care
It hardly matters that the expansion would be expensive or a step toward socialized health care, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., said.
Vradenburg hosts Collins fundraiser
APNo bullPhillips Collection Chairman George Vradenburg hosted a fundraiser and reception for Sen. Susan Collins, R Maine, on Monday evening at his Northwest DC home.The theme was Collins’ “bipartisan leadership,” especially on th...
Collins, Maine GOP Knock Allen For His Missed Votes
Susan Collins (R-Maine) has a perfect Senate voting record. If Maine voters don't already know that, they will be educated in the coming weeks and months. ... For Collins, the early knock on Allen is that he has missed 129 votes, ...
Tom Allen from Maine: "I believe it is the job of the Congress to ...
We will never, ever see that kind of strong statement from Bush's loyal toadie, Susan Collins. She doesn't stand for anything -- except whatever Bush says. And, by the way, if Congress is so outraged about speech, where's the resolution ...
Tom Allen Won’t Stand Up For Troops; Refuses To Denounce ...
NRSC Press Office. Democrat candidate refuses to denounce tactics for at least the second time. WASHINGTON, DC — Last week, Tom Allen’s campaign practically admitted he’s proud to be associated with MoveOn.org and today, ...
Collins Votes For Biden Amendment
Senate.gov Collins voted in favor of separating Iraq into three autonomous regions. Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq. Vote Counts: YEAs 75 NAYs 23 Collins (R-ME), Yea.
Maine’s quiet presidential campaign picks up a bit
Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, former Gov. John McKernan, who is married to Snowe, and state House Republican floor leader Josh Tardy of Newport, who endorsed John McCain in January. “The Ron Paul people seem to be strongly organized, ...
One Man, Doing the Right Thing: Tom Allen
Statement on Motion to Recommit Condemning Political Ads - 9/26/2007.
House Votes To Condemn MoveOn Ad
Case in point: Tom Allen, future senator from Maine:. "I respect General Petraeus and honor all of our troops. They have done a phenomenal job and done everything that we have asked of them. General Petraeus is a soldier who simply ...
Maine Group Calls For Bush, Cheney Impeachments
The group is hoping to put pressure on Representative Tom Allen to encourage the judiciary committee to open hearings on impeachment. "We're not asking him to go in and grab Cheney by the scruff of the neck and haul him out of the White ...
Condi Rice is inteferring with Congress’ investigation of Blackwater
Well, of course she is! That gap-toothed bitch wouldn’t dare let the democrats come between her and her White House Husband (George Bush) religious militia who are using Iraqis as target practice for their jihad!
Future US Senator Tom Allen of Maine is correct again…
The following is future US Senator Tom Allen’s response to the Congress condemning Moveon.org’s truth about General Betray Us:
Lieberman-Kyl’s Iran Amendment - Prelude to War in Iran
LIHEAP Season Arrives
In response to a request from U.S. Senators Snowe and Collins, the Office of Management and Budget today agreed to release $131 million that remains in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) contingency fund.
Panel to revisit offender registry Tuesday's ruling forces lawmakers to consider easing restrictions on sex offenders in Maine.
State will study idea of new tolls Addressing a shortfall for roads, lawmakers will consider tolls for I-295 and more of I-95.
Report: Pressure to cut budgets may keep rising State House: Members of the Appropriations panel are reviewing potential cuts in state spending.
Judge: Dogs from raid now property of state A Buxton couple, charged with running an unlicensed kennel and animal cruelty, fail to show for a hearing.
Maine's three largest urban areas: What they're worth The first federal figures measuring local economies show the state's metro areas growing slower than the national average.
EDITORIAL: Navy pays BIW tribute in a highly meaningful way The company and its solid work force will benefit from building the first DDG 1000.
Kevin DrummMaine's 'quality of place' an easy sell It has a national image that should make such a strategy easy to get across.
LTE: U.S. must assess motives in Iraq
LTE: Impeaching Bush/Cheney isn't just a radical notion
LTE: Congress shouldn't get involved in Jena Six case
BANGOR DAILY:
Panel OKs highway tolls study Thursday, September 27, 2007PORTLAND, Maine - A legislative committee on Wednesday authorized a feasibility study of adding tolls to Maine's interstate highway system. Gov. John Baldacci immediately called it a bad idea.
Group kicks off tribal racino ballot campaignPORTLAND, Maine — A referendum group calling itself "Yes on Question 1" kicked off its campaign Wednesday to win passage of a ballot question that would allow the Passamaquoddy Tribe to build a racetrack casino in Washington County.
New program aims to stop pill pollutionThursday, September 27, 2007Open up any medicine cabinet in the state of Maine, or across the nation for that matter, and chances are you will find a few containers of unneeded or expired prescription drugs. Some households likely have dozens of half-empty plastic pill vials collecting dust.
JetBlue plans Portland-Orlando flightsThursday, September 27, 2007JetBlue Airways announced Wednesday that it would begin nonstop service from Portland International Jetport to Orlando, Fla.
Editorial: Editorial page changesThursday, September 27, 2007Close readers of the editorial pages will have noticed that this newspaper’s masthead contains but one name, temporarily, as staff changes take place here. Earlier this week, Susan Young, the assistant editorial page editor for the last four years, was named editor of the pages.
George Will: MoveON ad in Times unseemlyTwo days before Christmas in 1967, President Lyndon Johnson, visiting the Vatican, presented Pope Paul VI with a foot-high bust of Lyndon Johnson. Small choices can reveal the character of a person.
Thursday's Letters to the Editor … Bush by the numbers … Repudiating Bush …
KENNBEC JOURNAL:
Sex offender law up for overhaul AUGUSTA -- The Legislature's Criminal Justice Committee had planned to meet next month to discuss expanding Maine's law requiring sex offenders to provide officials with their home addresses.
Panel wants to study adding tolls to interstate AUGUSTA -- The Legislature's Transportation Committee voted Wednesday to direct the Maine Turnpike Authority to study the feasibility of charging tolls on the Interstate.
ALLOWED TO WORK EXTRA HOURSOfficer in shootinggranted extenstion A part-time Waldoboro police officer who shot and killed a Whitefield man after a traffic stop on Sunday was working under a special state-issued extension that enabled him to work more hours than state law allows.
Shooting sparks discussion of training Firearms training for part-time police officers across Maine is under scrutiny after a fatal shooting involving a Whitefield man and a Waldoboro police officer.
DONNA LORING OF BRADLEY : Gambling a solution to lack of jobs, health insurance, hope What Jim Brunelle calls a moral dilemma, I call economic discrimination (column, 9/20/07, "Nov. 6 ballot revives moral dilemma of racino").
MORNING SENTINEL:
Strimling to announce candidacy decisionState Sen. Ethan Strimling is expected to announce whether he will run for Congress at a noontime rally in Portland Thursday.
TIMES RECORD:
Shipyard hopes more good news coming...(full story)
Zumwalt destroys BIW gap year...(full story)
Medicaid funding for Dirigo denied...(full story)Collins: BIW to build first Zumwalt...(full story)
PORTLAND PHOENIX:
It won’t be soon before long: Politics and other mistakesWhat Strimling is doing in delaying his entry into the race may be on the high end of coy and the low end of ethical, but it’s dead center on traditional.
MPBN:
Tribal Leaders Join Campaign for Washington County Casino
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070926casino.asx
Reduced Workplace Injuries Means More Money for Employers
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070926memic.asx
Kennel Owners Fail To Show Up for Court Hearing
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070926dogs.asx
ELLSWORTH AMERICAN:
EDITORIAL: Blackwater: Above the Law?
Untouchable. That’s the term being used by many officials to describe the status of the thousands of heavily armed private soliders acting as escorts and bodyguards in the employ of security contractors throughout war-torn Iraq.
The November Election
The November election is just six weeks away and, with no state or national candidates on the ballot, interest to this point has been nearly non-existent. But Maine voters will be making decisions on three bond issues totaling $84 million and two other questions that will have profound impact on the state in the years to come.
LTE: Take the Politics Out of Health Care
Recently there has been much discussion regarding the value of hospital quality surveys and the results that they produce. These surveys are merely public relations gimmicks and do not reflect the most important issues, which are quality health care and the delivery of these services.
LTE: Supporting Our Troops?
We have an all-volunteer military at the moment. “Support our troops” has been indelibly burned into our thinking. I ask, “When does that support end?” Does it end when they are discharged? Does it extend beyond discharge and to what extent and for how long?
LTE: The Real Truth Behind Iraq
The cat’s out of the bag. The real reason we’re in Iraq? Forget weapons of mass destruction, deposing a tyrant, promoting democracy, ending terrorism.
LTE: What’s Wrong with This Picture?
I was interested to read your editorial wherein you heartily criticized moveon.org for bad manners, then went on to criticize the war against Iraq.
WCSH:
Strimling Expected To Declare Congressional Candidacy Thursday
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Ethan Strimling has been acting like a congressional candidate for months.
WMTW:
Funding Approved For Camp Ellis RepairTom Allen of Maine said he's pleased with action that would pay for modifications to the 6660-foot jetty and restore sand on a half-mile of Camp Ellis beach ...
FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM:
Healthcare vote likely to affect '08 electionsSusan Collins, R-Maine, another incumbent facing a tough campaign next year, said Bush's veto threat is "a terrible mistake." "Republicans in safe seats ...
BAY AREA REPORTER:
Out & Equal institute hires first directorHerwitt said Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) would lead the bill on the Senate side. Out & Equal's 17th annual ...
BLOGS:
ME-Sen: Is doing this sort of thing so hard?
I voted against this resolution today because I believe it is the job of the Congress to bring our troops home, not legislate free speech." But it was an ad. In a newspaper! On the web: Tom Allen for Senate.
Allen for Senate
Not that there was any suspense...but I'm voting for Tom Allen in the US Senate race, and you should, too. I think it really comes down to only one question: Is the country better off than it was 6 years ago? True, this is not the most ...
NRSC: What'll it be, Democrats?
Tom Allen has received $249472 in conduit contributions raised through MoveOn.org; Tom Harkin's PAC has received $5000 from MoveOn's PAC; Mary Landrieu has received $8000; Frank Lautenberg - $5000; Mark Pryor - $4000 ...
TALKING POLITICS IN JAIL
... crowned City of Portland poet laureate Martin Steingesser. We handed out 750 leaflets that explained to the public our reasons for protesting and urged folks to call our Congressman, Rep. Tom Allen, and urge his support for impeachment.
Collins/Snowe Vote Iran Guard a Terrorist Organization
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Senate on Wednesday called for Iran's Revolutionary Guards to be officially designated as a "foreign terrorist organization," one day after the House of Representatives passed a similar measure.
Allen and Michaud back Move-on
Allen & Michaud Vote “Yea” on Massive Expansion of Gov’t Controlled Health Care
It hardly matters that the expansion would be expensive or a step toward socialized health care, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., said.
Vradenburg hosts Collins fundraiser
APNo bullPhillips Collection Chairman George Vradenburg hosted a fundraiser and reception for Sen. Susan Collins, R Maine, on Monday evening at his Northwest DC home.The theme was Collins’ “bipartisan leadership,” especially on th...
Collins, Maine GOP Knock Allen For His Missed Votes
Susan Collins (R-Maine) has a perfect Senate voting record. If Maine voters don't already know that, they will be educated in the coming weeks and months. ... For Collins, the early knock on Allen is that he has missed 129 votes, ...
Tom Allen from Maine: "I believe it is the job of the Congress to ...
We will never, ever see that kind of strong statement from Bush's loyal toadie, Susan Collins. She doesn't stand for anything -- except whatever Bush says. And, by the way, if Congress is so outraged about speech, where's the resolution ...
Tom Allen Won’t Stand Up For Troops; Refuses To Denounce ...
NRSC Press Office. Democrat candidate refuses to denounce tactics for at least the second time. WASHINGTON, DC — Last week, Tom Allen’s campaign practically admitted he’s proud to be associated with MoveOn.org and today, ...
Collins Votes For Biden Amendment
Senate.gov Collins voted in favor of separating Iraq into three autonomous regions. Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq. Vote Counts: YEAs 75 NAYs 23 Collins (R-ME), Yea.
Maine’s quiet presidential campaign picks up a bit
Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, former Gov. John McKernan, who is married to Snowe, and state House Republican floor leader Josh Tardy of Newport, who endorsed John McCain in January. “The Ron Paul people seem to be strongly organized, ...
One Man, Doing the Right Thing: Tom Allen
Statement on Motion to Recommit Condemning Political Ads - 9/26/2007.
House Votes To Condemn MoveOn Ad
Case in point: Tom Allen, future senator from Maine:. "I respect General Petraeus and honor all of our troops. They have done a phenomenal job and done everything that we have asked of them. General Petraeus is a soldier who simply ...
Maine Group Calls For Bush, Cheney Impeachments
The group is hoping to put pressure on Representative Tom Allen to encourage the judiciary committee to open hearings on impeachment. "We're not asking him to go in and grab Cheney by the scruff of the neck and haul him out of the White ...
Condi Rice is inteferring with Congress’ investigation of Blackwater
Well, of course she is! That gap-toothed bitch wouldn’t dare let the democrats come between her and her White House Husband (George Bush) religious militia who are using Iraqis as target practice for their jihad!
Future US Senator Tom Allen of Maine is correct again…
The following is future US Senator Tom Allen’s response to the Congress condemning Moveon.org’s truth about General Betray Us:
Lieberman-Kyl’s Iran Amendment - Prelude to War in Iran
LIHEAP Season Arrives
In response to a request from U.S. Senators Snowe and Collins, the Office of Management and Budget today agreed to release $131 million that remains in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) contingency fund.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Maine News for Wednesday, September 26, 2007
PRESS HERALD:
Obama's 'mission' is change The Democratic candidate for president visits the state and takes swipes at his main rival and President Bush.
FairPoint backers, foes speak up at Portland hearing Dozens of the company's employees are among 175 people who filled a school auditorium to weigh in on the Verizon asset sale.
Protesters arrested at Rep. Allen's office
Heating assistance funds to be released Sens. Snowe and Collins pushed for the money to be available.
Editorials
Return to nuclear power part of answer to U.S. energy woes Nuclear plants have their critics, but many nations see their advantages, too.
Columbia event shows the answer to bad speech is more speech Letting Iran's president speak at the university does not endorse his message of hate.
LTE: U.S. should ensure safe passage for Iraqi refugees
LTE: Impeaching Bush/Cheney unlikely and impractical
BANGOR DAILY:
UM receives $12 million giftORONO, Maine - The University of Maine announced on Tuesday the largest donation in the institution's history. The $12 million endowment was left to the UM School of Forest Resources by alumni George Houston.
Registry for sex crimes on trial Wednesday, September 26, 2007PORTLAND, Maine - Maine's sex offender law could be unconstitutional because it retroactively increases criminal punishments for people who already have completed their sentences for sex crimes, the state supreme court said Tuesday.
UM receives $12 million giftWednesday, September 26, 2007ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine announced on Tuesday the largest donation in the institution's history. The $12 million endowment was left to the UM School of Forest Resources by alumni George Houston.
State tells schools to finish RSU plansWednesday, September 26, 2007AUGUSTA, Maine — While the majority of Maine schools have identified their consolidation partners and have moved into the planning phase, the Department of Education is pressing the few that have not to find a workable plan.
EDITORIAL: Overseeing BlackwaterThe killing last week of a dozen Iraqi civilians by a private American security firm and the Iraqi reaction underscored why thousands of contractors will remain in Iraq but also why U.S. officials must do a better job of overseeing them.
Wednesday's Letters to the Editor … It’s all about oil … politics as usual … only some can speak? … Protect habeas corpus
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
SUING STATE OVER SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION LAWTop court grants man trial A man who sued the state over a requirement that he register as a sex offender will get his day in court.
MAINE'S ECONOMY: Panel mulls future Higher education touted as the best investment AUGUSTA -- Former State Economist Laurie Lachance told lawmakers Tuesday that the best investment they can make to help the state's future is to put money toward higher education.
IN PORTLAND SPEECH Obama casts self as agent of change Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama cast himself as both an idealist and an agent of change Tuesday during his first Maine appearance -- a campaign speech to some 3,000 people who paid $23 for the privilege.
MORNING SENTINEL:
Hopeful Obama campaigns in Maine PORTLAND -- Presidential hopeful Barack Obama told energized supporters Tuesday that it's time to embrace "politics of hope" and reject "politics of fear."
Editorials:
State's community colleges need tools to fulfill their roles The state's community colleges have done us proud.
Columns:
WILLIAM BRIDGEO : City officials feel void of Sylvia Lund's death 'Bye, Sylvia. We miss you already. Just the other day, Mayor Roger Katz and I were meeting and grappling with the anticipated consequences of MaineGeneral's proposals to reorganize facilities and services for the county.
GEORGE SMITH : Kennebec potential just waiting to be discovered Floating lazily down the Kennebec in my kayak one recent morning, I cast to eager bass, enjoyed the color of turning trees and the majesty of bald eagles, and marveled at this inspirational section of river between Waterville and Augusta.
SUN JOURNAL:
Iraqis find haven in city LEWISTON - Several Iraqis who worked with U.S. soldiers in Iraq have moved to Lewiston.
E-tailer to fight IRS proposal LEWISTON - Bill Cartmel found work on eBay. Since 1998, he's sold records and antiques from his College Street home and made a full-time job of it. Someone noticed.
Maine to get $7M in fuel assistance PORTLAND (AP) - The director of the Office of Management and Budget has agreed to release $131 million that remains in a fund for heating assistance for low-income families across the country, Sen. Susan Collins learned Tuesday.
2,000 welcome ObamaPORTLAND (AP) - Presidential hopeful Barack Obama told energized supporters Tuesday that it's time to embrace "politics of hope" and reject "politics of fear."
TIMES RECORD:
BREAKING NEWS: Collins: BIW to build first Zumwalt...(full story)
LTE: Don't blame fighters...(full story)
LTE: A vote for MoveOn.org...(full story)
COURIER-GAZETTE:
Council slate set for fall
ROCKLAND — Bentley Snow Davis said that keeping property taxes reasonable, while maintaining city services, is one of the most important issues facing the city.
MPBN:
Activists Rally For Impeachment Of Bush, Cheney
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070925rally.asx
Paid Sick Days Promoted by Maine Women's Lobby
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070925sickdays.asx
WCSH:
Collins: OMB To Release Heating Assistance Funds, Maine To Get ...Susan Collins' office says Maine's share will be $7.2 million. Collins and Sen. Olympia Snowe had asked OMB Director Jim Nussle to release the money, ...
Barack Obama Comes To Maine
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama made his first campaign stop in Maine on Tuesday. Obama spoke to a crowd of about 2,000 people at the Portland Expo.
BIW To Build First DDG-1000Susan Collins says the Navy has awarded the contract for its first DDG-1000 destroyer to Bath Iron Works. Collins says she urged the Navy to have BIW build ...
Maine Group Calls For Bush, Cheney ImpeachmentsThe group is hoping to put pressure on Representative Tom Allen to encourage the judiciary committee to open hearings on impeachment.
WMTW:
Bill Promises Mainers Paid Sick Leave
AUGUSTA, Maine -- The push is on in Maine to ensure that all workers get paid sick days.
http://www.wmtw.com/politics/14206579/detail.html
Obama Addresses Supporters At Portland Fundraiser
PORTLAND, Maine -- The race for the White House again took center stage in Maine on Tuesday as U.S. senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama spoke at a Portland fundraiser.
http://www.wmtw.com/politics/14197121/detail.html
WASHINGTON POST:
A Bill That Everyone Can Love -- or ElseSusan Collins (R-Maine), in danger of losing her job next year, called Bush's threat "a terrible mistake." Yesterday's House debate gave strong support to ...
CQ POLITICS:
GOP Field for Open Maine House Seat Thins by One
National Republican strategists face a tough electoral landscape for 2008 as they try to gin up the gain of at least 16 seats they need to reclaim a U.S. House majority for their party. So the GOP can hardly take a pass on the race in Maine’s 1st District, where six-term Democratic Rep. Tom Allen has left his seat open to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins — especially since it is one of only two Democratic-held House seats in which the incumbent is not running for re-election.
THE HILL:
Collins, Maine GOP knock Allen for his missed votesSusan Collins (R-Maine) has a perfect Senate voting record. If Maine voters don’t already know that, they will be educated in the coming weeks and months.
GOVEXEC.COM:
Resignation of DHS deputy prompts questions on Capitol HillSenate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, both praised Jackson for ...
BLOGS:
A **NEW** Unbiased Blog covering Allen v. Collins
You have to give Lance some props - only he could write shit like this with a straight face:
Tuesday Round-Up
Maine: The Rockland Courier-Gazette editorial board hammers Susan Collins on Iraq, noting: "Collins has strayed so far into the camp of President George W. Bush that she can’t free herself. Her votes are destructive to the country and ...
Bath Iron Works to build first DDG-1000 destroyer - Lewiston Sun ...
Susan Collins said Navy officials notified her of the decision, which she said would prevent a gap in work at BIW between the completion of the last Arleigh Burke destroyer and construction on the first DDG-1000."
The Impeachment Trap
Mike Michaud and Tom Allen, demanding that they join them in doing exactly what Republicans are aching for Democrats to do: Launch a long, acrimonious and ...
NRSC Asks "What'll It Be Democrats?"
Tom Allen has received $249472 in conduit contributions raised through MoveOn.org; Tom Harkin's PAC has received $5000 from MoveOn's PAC; Mary Landrieu has received $8000; Frank Lautenberg - $5000; Mark Pryor - $4000 ...
If You Voted Democrat, Is THIS Really What You Voted For?
Ensign and the National Republican Senatorial Committee released a petition calling on Democrats to return the money they have received from the extremist, liberal organization MoveOn.org. Some examples include: - Tom Allen has received ...
Citizens of Maine Are Currently Sitting In at Rep. Tom Allen's ...
Tom Allen. 250 people came to a MaineImpeach rally in Portland and walked into Rep. Allen's office to demand that Rep. Allen support either House Resolution 333 or an alternative Cheney impeachment resolution that was drafted and ...
This Is What Demorcracy Looks Like
Today I along with 200 others signed a letter which we hand delivered to the staff of Congressman Tom Allen D-Maine letting him know that he has a responsibility and a duty to properly represent the people of Maine.
The ALS Association and PALS Speak Out Against Competitive ...
The legislation, introduced by Representatives Tom Allen (D-ME) and Ron Lewis (R-KY), would exempt complex power wheelchairs from Medicare’s new competitive acquisition program, which is expected to be implemented in 2008. ...
Congress Urged To Honor Trade Deals
A House resolution was introduced by Tom Allen, a Democrat from Maine, and Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, introduced a resolution in the Senate. “In developing countries, the price of medicines is often a life-and-death matter,”
Election 2008: New York and New England
Susan Collins is moderate, very popular, and will likely win, even against Congressman Tom Allen. Massachusetts Presidential: Solid Democratic The most Democratic state in the union. Nuff said. Senate: Likely to Solid Democratic ...
Impeachment supporters visit Allen's office
Earlier this afternoon, about 250 people hand-delivered letters to Representative Tom Allen's Exchange Street office, calling for Allen to vote for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. The letters, written by the Maine ...
Baldacci Announcing Job Openings All Over Maine
This is pathetic. Maine's unemployment is still above the national average. But, according to one Portland resident that's okay. The state is getting "a lot better" at finding people jobs. And Gov. Baldacci is finding new jobs...everywhere!
OBAMA: Remove the cap on SS taxable income
Fake controversy
There is a new blog that has popped up called Allen vs Collins, its author is anonymous but describes him/herself as a college student in Maine interested in politics. The few posts so far seem to be pretty unbiased and quite thoughtful, including the latest one, titled ‘On the topic of fake controversy‘:
A Pet Peeve
Today I received a blast email from someone supporting a candidate running for Tom Allen's seat. As I don't know the person, I have no idea how they obtained my email address, but that doesn't bother me as much as the fact that this person didn't use the BLIND COPY method for sending out the blast.
Exclusive: Tom Allen Interview
We spend nearly all our time here at Collins Watch focusing on Maine's junior senator. And for good reason--it's what we're all about.
Bath Iron Works to build first DDG-1000 destroyer - Lewiston Sun Journal
Excerpt:"The Navy has decided to award the contract for the first DDG-1000 Zumwalt class destroyer to Bath Iron Works. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Navy officials notified her of the decision, which she said would prevent a gap in work at BIW between the completion of the last Arleigh Burke destroyer and construction on the first DDG-1000."
Obama's 'mission' is change The Democratic candidate for president visits the state and takes swipes at his main rival and President Bush.
FairPoint backers, foes speak up at Portland hearing Dozens of the company's employees are among 175 people who filled a school auditorium to weigh in on the Verizon asset sale.
Protesters arrested at Rep. Allen's office
Heating assistance funds to be released Sens. Snowe and Collins pushed for the money to be available.
Editorials
Return to nuclear power part of answer to U.S. energy woes Nuclear plants have their critics, but many nations see their advantages, too.
Columbia event shows the answer to bad speech is more speech Letting Iran's president speak at the university does not endorse his message of hate.
LTE: U.S. should ensure safe passage for Iraqi refugees
LTE: Impeaching Bush/Cheney unlikely and impractical
BANGOR DAILY:
UM receives $12 million giftORONO, Maine - The University of Maine announced on Tuesday the largest donation in the institution's history. The $12 million endowment was left to the UM School of Forest Resources by alumni George Houston.
Registry for sex crimes on trial Wednesday, September 26, 2007PORTLAND, Maine - Maine's sex offender law could be unconstitutional because it retroactively increases criminal punishments for people who already have completed their sentences for sex crimes, the state supreme court said Tuesday.
UM receives $12 million giftWednesday, September 26, 2007ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine announced on Tuesday the largest donation in the institution's history. The $12 million endowment was left to the UM School of Forest Resources by alumni George Houston.
State tells schools to finish RSU plansWednesday, September 26, 2007AUGUSTA, Maine — While the majority of Maine schools have identified their consolidation partners and have moved into the planning phase, the Department of Education is pressing the few that have not to find a workable plan.
EDITORIAL: Overseeing BlackwaterThe killing last week of a dozen Iraqi civilians by a private American security firm and the Iraqi reaction underscored why thousands of contractors will remain in Iraq but also why U.S. officials must do a better job of overseeing them.
Wednesday's Letters to the Editor … It’s all about oil … politics as usual … only some can speak? … Protect habeas corpus
KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
SUING STATE OVER SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION LAWTop court grants man trial A man who sued the state over a requirement that he register as a sex offender will get his day in court.
MAINE'S ECONOMY: Panel mulls future Higher education touted as the best investment AUGUSTA -- Former State Economist Laurie Lachance told lawmakers Tuesday that the best investment they can make to help the state's future is to put money toward higher education.
IN PORTLAND SPEECH Obama casts self as agent of change Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama cast himself as both an idealist and an agent of change Tuesday during his first Maine appearance -- a campaign speech to some 3,000 people who paid $23 for the privilege.
MORNING SENTINEL:
Hopeful Obama campaigns in Maine PORTLAND -- Presidential hopeful Barack Obama told energized supporters Tuesday that it's time to embrace "politics of hope" and reject "politics of fear."
Editorials:
State's community colleges need tools to fulfill their roles The state's community colleges have done us proud.
Columns:
WILLIAM BRIDGEO : City officials feel void of Sylvia Lund's death 'Bye, Sylvia. We miss you already. Just the other day, Mayor Roger Katz and I were meeting and grappling with the anticipated consequences of MaineGeneral's proposals to reorganize facilities and services for the county.
GEORGE SMITH : Kennebec potential just waiting to be discovered Floating lazily down the Kennebec in my kayak one recent morning, I cast to eager bass, enjoyed the color of turning trees and the majesty of bald eagles, and marveled at this inspirational section of river between Waterville and Augusta.
SUN JOURNAL:
Iraqis find haven in city LEWISTON - Several Iraqis who worked with U.S. soldiers in Iraq have moved to Lewiston.
E-tailer to fight IRS proposal LEWISTON - Bill Cartmel found work on eBay. Since 1998, he's sold records and antiques from his College Street home and made a full-time job of it. Someone noticed.
Maine to get $7M in fuel assistance PORTLAND (AP) - The director of the Office of Management and Budget has agreed to release $131 million that remains in a fund for heating assistance for low-income families across the country, Sen. Susan Collins learned Tuesday.
2,000 welcome ObamaPORTLAND (AP) - Presidential hopeful Barack Obama told energized supporters Tuesday that it's time to embrace "politics of hope" and reject "politics of fear."
TIMES RECORD:
BREAKING NEWS: Collins: BIW to build first Zumwalt...(full story)
LTE: Don't blame fighters...(full story)
LTE: A vote for MoveOn.org...(full story)
COURIER-GAZETTE:
Council slate set for fall
ROCKLAND — Bentley Snow Davis said that keeping property taxes reasonable, while maintaining city services, is one of the most important issues facing the city.
MPBN:
Activists Rally For Impeachment Of Bush, Cheney
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070925rally.asx
Paid Sick Days Promoted by Maine Women's Lobby
http://www.mpbn.net/asx/070925sickdays.asx
WCSH:
Collins: OMB To Release Heating Assistance Funds, Maine To Get ...Susan Collins' office says Maine's share will be $7.2 million. Collins and Sen. Olympia Snowe had asked OMB Director Jim Nussle to release the money, ...
Barack Obama Comes To Maine
PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama made his first campaign stop in Maine on Tuesday. Obama spoke to a crowd of about 2,000 people at the Portland Expo.
BIW To Build First DDG-1000Susan Collins says the Navy has awarded the contract for its first DDG-1000 destroyer to Bath Iron Works. Collins says she urged the Navy to have BIW build ...
Maine Group Calls For Bush, Cheney ImpeachmentsThe group is hoping to put pressure on Representative Tom Allen to encourage the judiciary committee to open hearings on impeachment.
WMTW:
Bill Promises Mainers Paid Sick Leave
AUGUSTA, Maine -- The push is on in Maine to ensure that all workers get paid sick days.
http://www.wmtw.com/politics/14206579/detail.html
Obama Addresses Supporters At Portland Fundraiser
PORTLAND, Maine -- The race for the White House again took center stage in Maine on Tuesday as U.S. senator and presidential hopeful Barack Obama spoke at a Portland fundraiser.
http://www.wmtw.com/politics/14197121/detail.html
WASHINGTON POST:
A Bill That Everyone Can Love -- or ElseSusan Collins (R-Maine), in danger of losing her job next year, called Bush's threat "a terrible mistake." Yesterday's House debate gave strong support to ...
CQ POLITICS:
GOP Field for Open Maine House Seat Thins by One
National Republican strategists face a tough electoral landscape for 2008 as they try to gin up the gain of at least 16 seats they need to reclaim a U.S. House majority for their party. So the GOP can hardly take a pass on the race in Maine’s 1st District, where six-term Democratic Rep. Tom Allen has left his seat open to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins — especially since it is one of only two Democratic-held House seats in which the incumbent is not running for re-election.
THE HILL:
Collins, Maine GOP knock Allen for his missed votesSusan Collins (R-Maine) has a perfect Senate voting record. If Maine voters don’t already know that, they will be educated in the coming weeks and months.
GOVEXEC.COM:
Resignation of DHS deputy prompts questions on Capitol HillSenate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., and ranking member Susan Collins, R-Maine, both praised Jackson for ...
BLOGS:
A **NEW** Unbiased Blog covering Allen v. Collins
You have to give Lance some props - only he could write shit like this with a straight face:
Tuesday Round-Up
Maine: The Rockland Courier-Gazette editorial board hammers Susan Collins on Iraq, noting: "Collins has strayed so far into the camp of President George W. Bush that she can’t free herself. Her votes are destructive to the country and ...
Bath Iron Works to build first DDG-1000 destroyer - Lewiston Sun ...
Susan Collins said Navy officials notified her of the decision, which she said would prevent a gap in work at BIW between the completion of the last Arleigh Burke destroyer and construction on the first DDG-1000."
The Impeachment Trap
Mike Michaud and Tom Allen, demanding that they join them in doing exactly what Republicans are aching for Democrats to do: Launch a long, acrimonious and ...
NRSC Asks "What'll It Be Democrats?"
Tom Allen has received $249472 in conduit contributions raised through MoveOn.org; Tom Harkin's PAC has received $5000 from MoveOn's PAC; Mary Landrieu has received $8000; Frank Lautenberg - $5000; Mark Pryor - $4000 ...
If You Voted Democrat, Is THIS Really What You Voted For?
Ensign and the National Republican Senatorial Committee released a petition calling on Democrats to return the money they have received from the extremist, liberal organization MoveOn.org. Some examples include: - Tom Allen has received ...
Citizens of Maine Are Currently Sitting In at Rep. Tom Allen's ...
Tom Allen. 250 people came to a MaineImpeach rally in Portland and walked into Rep. Allen's office to demand that Rep. Allen support either House Resolution 333 or an alternative Cheney impeachment resolution that was drafted and ...
This Is What Demorcracy Looks Like
Today I along with 200 others signed a letter which we hand delivered to the staff of Congressman Tom Allen D-Maine letting him know that he has a responsibility and a duty to properly represent the people of Maine.
The ALS Association and PALS Speak Out Against Competitive ...
The legislation, introduced by Representatives Tom Allen (D-ME) and Ron Lewis (R-KY), would exempt complex power wheelchairs from Medicare’s new competitive acquisition program, which is expected to be implemented in 2008. ...
Congress Urged To Honor Trade Deals
A House resolution was introduced by Tom Allen, a Democrat from Maine, and Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, introduced a resolution in the Senate. “In developing countries, the price of medicines is often a life-and-death matter,”
Election 2008: New York and New England
Susan Collins is moderate, very popular, and will likely win, even against Congressman Tom Allen. Massachusetts Presidential: Solid Democratic The most Democratic state in the union. Nuff said. Senate: Likely to Solid Democratic ...
Impeachment supporters visit Allen's office
Earlier this afternoon, about 250 people hand-delivered letters to Representative Tom Allen's Exchange Street office, calling for Allen to vote for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. The letters, written by the Maine ...
Baldacci Announcing Job Openings All Over Maine
This is pathetic. Maine's unemployment is still above the national average. But, according to one Portland resident that's okay. The state is getting "a lot better" at finding people jobs. And Gov. Baldacci is finding new jobs...everywhere!
OBAMA: Remove the cap on SS taxable income
Fake controversy
There is a new blog that has popped up called Allen vs Collins, its author is anonymous but describes him/herself as a college student in Maine interested in politics. The few posts so far seem to be pretty unbiased and quite thoughtful, including the latest one, titled ‘On the topic of fake controversy‘:
A Pet Peeve
Today I received a blast email from someone supporting a candidate running for Tom Allen's seat. As I don't know the person, I have no idea how they obtained my email address, but that doesn't bother me as much as the fact that this person didn't use the BLIND COPY method for sending out the blast.
Exclusive: Tom Allen Interview
We spend nearly all our time here at Collins Watch focusing on Maine's junior senator. And for good reason--it's what we're all about.
Bath Iron Works to build first DDG-1000 destroyer - Lewiston Sun Journal
Excerpt:"The Navy has decided to award the contract for the first DDG-1000 Zumwalt class destroyer to Bath Iron Works. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Navy officials notified her of the decision, which she said would prevent a gap in work at BIW between the completion of the last Arleigh Burke destroyer and construction on the first DDG-1000."
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