The Sun Journal recently ran two front-page headlines, both of which I find troubling. On May 12 appeared “ GOP ready to rehash Benghazi for years to come,” and on May 13 was, “Benghazi report defense fails to satisfy GOP.” Most people have heard many spokespe... 27
Corporations and politicians are aware that when workers collectively bargain, they generate increases in wages and benefits. That becomes a threat to non-union industries that must raise wages and benefits to keep employees from unionizing or leaving to join a union shop. Corporations are... 16
I cannot afford cable television; I have just the regular television stations. When the Public Broadcasting System started televising the proceedings in the Maine Legislature, I wanted to see how the government actually worked. It was boring. It was so slow, and so much talking. The laws t... 10
AUGUSTA — Maine’s health and human services commissioner said Friday her department only has enough money to pay its bills through June 10. That’s 20 days before her department’s accounts would be replenished by a new state budget. Commissioner Mary Mayhew included ... 6
Matthew Stone, Bangor Daily News • Maine •
Saturday
I am very disappointed that state Sen. John Cleveland voted against my right to privacy in the exercise of my Second Amendment rights. Late last month, Cleveland was one of only eight Maine senators to vote against LD 345, "An Act To Ensure the Confidentiality of Concealed Weapons Permit H... 4
Current United States policy promotes a belief so flawed that it rises to the level of a fatal error. The belief that military power confers safety upon a nation is dead wrong and, unless corrected, will inevitably destroy the economy, the infrastructure and the moral code of any nation that hold... 3
According to your staff report dated May 14, 2013, former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe will make a number of television appearances, including three appearances on MSNBC, one appearance each on CNN, ABC and, of course, Comedy Central. Notice any other TV outlets missing? Michael McClure,... 2
In 2011, Newsweek published a sobering piece on sexual assaults in the military. The magazine reported that women are more likely to be sexually assaulted by a fellow soldier than to be killed in combat. And, according to the Pentagon, sexual assaults in the military have increased 35 perc... 2
According to the recently released Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, one of the criteria for a diagnosis of delusional disorder is that a person's thinking no longer needs to be "non-bizarre." For instance: if you were walking somewhere with a friend and he pointed to... 1
The horrific downtown fires have once again put the spotlight on the housing situation in downtown Lewiston. As an attorney who has represented tenants in Lewiston for 19 years, I am very concerned about both the health and safety of Lewiston's housing stock and the rights of low income tenants i... 1
M. Cloutier: Looking for the facts
The Sun Journal recently ran two front-page headlines, both of which I find troubling. On May 12 appeared “ GOP ready to rehash Benghazi for years to come,” and on May 13 was, “Benghazi report defense fails to satisfy GOP.” Most people have heard many spokespe... 27
B. Hixon: Unions versus right to work
Corporations and politicians are aware that when workers collectively bargain, they generate increases in wages and benefits. That becomes a threat to non-union industries that must raise wages and benefits to keep employees from unionizing or leaving to join a union shop. Corporations are... 16
R. Caron: Streamline legislative process
I cannot afford cable television; I have just the regular television stations. When the Public Broadcasting System started televising the proceedings in the Maine Legislature, I wanted to see how the government actually worked. It was boring. It was so slow, and so much talking. The laws t... 10
LePage: State will run out of money for DHHS bills June 10
AUGUSTA — Maine’s health and human services commissioner said Friday her department only has enough money to pay its bills through June 10. That’s 20 days before her department’s accounts would be replenished by a new state budget. Commissioner Mary Mayhew included ... 6
G. Colby: Privacy and the Second Amendment
I am very disappointed that state Sen. John Cleveland voted against my right to privacy in the exercise of my Second Amendment rights. Late last month, Cleveland was one of only eight Maine senators to vote against LD 345, "An Act To Ensure the Confidentiality of Concealed Weapons Permit H... 4
U.S. military policy cannot be maintained
Current United States policy promotes a belief so flawed that it rises to the level of a fatal error. The belief that military power confers safety upon a nation is dead wrong and, unless corrected, will inevitably destroy the economy, the infrastructure and the moral code of any nation that hold... 3
M. McClure: Something is missing
According to your staff report dated May 14, 2013, former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe will make a number of television appearances, including three appearances on MSNBC, one appearance each on CNN, ABC and, of course, Comedy Central. Notice any other TV outlets missing? Michael McClure,... 2
A dishonorable level of sex crimes among the ranks
In 2011, Newsweek published a sobering piece on sexual assaults in the military. The magazine reported that women are more likely to be sexually assaulted by a fellow soldier than to be killed in combat. And, according to the Pentagon, sexual assaults in the military have increased 35 perc... 2
J. Orr: Exhibiting delusional thinking
According to the recently released Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, one of the criteria for a diagnosis of delusional disorder is that a person's thinking no longer needs to be "non-bizarre." For instance: if you were walking somewhere with a friend and he pointed to... 1
Municipal health and safety codes not being enforced
The horrific downtown fires have once again put the spotlight on the housing situation in downtown Lewiston. As an attorney who has represented tenants in Lewiston for 19 years, I am very concerned about both the health and safety of Lewiston's housing stock and the rights of low income tenants i... 1