Can someone tell me why as a a registered independent* voter that I have to change partys to vote on issues aside from the Governors race. I can name 20 people off the top of my head that I know of who didn't get to vote on issues unless they changed parties.
Let me get this straight....we; "townies" shouldn't post our biased opinions on here because this is between Bates and the LPD? So why are you on here giving your opinions? Sorry to hear about the Bates student killed years ago; I wasn't on this site back then and would've spoken out against it if I were! Last time I checked perfectly fine young men and women are doing stupid things like this. They're the ones who stayed out of it. No ones lives are perfect. I just hope they learn from the mistakes they made and us as well as themselves to move on.
In one whole paragraph you yourself laid judgment to everyone of the "townies" as being hypocritical. Quote; "everyone who has posted on this forum has made mistakes"; unless you knew each and every "townie" you can't lay claim to that. And to say that these students who worked hard to get into a top-25 institution is going to cure diseases and fix our economy is a bold statement. Unless you can see into the future you can't make that claim either. I'll put my money on the ones who left or were never there at all. Maybe you can help me understand how these particular students can be so educated yet have no common sense as to let the EMT's help the injured in need and disperse when asked by law enforcement. Just think; if this were (heaven forbid) your child the EMT's were trying to help would you still be supportive for the students or would you be supportive to the PD?
@allstate99: I'm a neighbor of Lewiston; not a townie. Last time I checked I could afford to go to bates if I wanted to. Maybe someday I will go back to college. Me; I not looking for ways to put these kids down nor make them look bad. They're doing a great job of that on their own! Tell me allstate99; what do you call successful? Does it have to do with money? Or does it have to do with how you live and how you treat others? Is a person successful because he/she is rich from wealth or is it because his/her life is rich from family and values??
You as an individual make choices as to how your life is run. Either day-to-day or in government. We vote for people to help govern our lives in a society. We believe they will make the right decisions for us. They as well as ourselves decide how our laws are to be written. By you disrespecting the PD/EMT are in a sense disrespecting the decisions you made as an individual.
I have nothing against college students and I know that drunk behavior by some but not all students is evident all over our nation. If the EMT's were not barred and were able to assist to the person in need then fine. But if they were and that was my child/wife/sister/GF (and this is to beantown861) I would have no respect for you (students) what-so-ever! An officer of the law is not* the law; but upholds the law. An EMT helps an injured victim in need. Depriving either of them from doing their jobs in itself is disrespectful. Not only to them but to the people they are helping. I grew up respecting the FD/PD/EMT's and never felt that I was the submissive person. I can walk down any street in any town/city in any state/nation world wide and would show respect to you as anyone should show to his/her fellow men/women. But disrespect me and I will disrespect you. If I was an officer of the law and you were running from me chances are you did something wrong. If the PD asked you to disperse you should disperse; and not hang around. An unruly crowd can't exist if there aren't people around egging it on.
I believe there's a dress code for the city employees why not the councilors? If not I'll wait till someone shows up with a tank top, shorts, sandals and unshaven. Could happen if there's no dress code.
I used to bike those same trails over 10 years ago it's a shame bikers will get the boot and everyone else stays. But I guess it's our turn now. We kicked power boats off of lakes/ponds that we own camps/houses on. We kicked ice fishing/snowmobiles off of those same waters too. We kicked out hunters out of the woods we built our homesteads on. We kicked people off of beaches we now claim as private. We've all done it. Maybe we could have a park in and around some mountains and allow only mountain bikers only; then kick everyone else out.
Speeders are everywhere! Every street around. Wanted a speed bump like on college rd in Lewiston put on a few roads in the city, but was told the city couldn't. We used to have a camera at a couple of intersections here in Auburn but that got shot down. In other states they have radar and cameras in one unit on several roads. But here I bet they would be shot down as well. Thing is, this would definitely generate revenue.
Point to add for this article: most of the people I've talked to who voted yes on Q-1 did so not because they don't want gays/lesbians to be recognized as being wed; but because the state voted on this behind closed doors. This is not the way legislation should to conduct itself. I myself misinterpreted the last portion where I thought what was the control of religion by the state. My bad.
voting...
Can someone tell me why as a a registered independent* voter that I have to change partys to vote on issues aside from the Governors race. I can name 20 people off the top of my head that I know of who didn't get to vote on issues unless they changed parties.
hmmmmm
Let me get this straight....we; "townies" shouldn't post our biased opinions on here because this is between Bates and the LPD? So why are you on here giving your opinions? Sorry to hear about the Bates student killed years ago; I wasn't on this site back then and would've spoken out against it if I were! Last time I checked perfectly fine young men and women are doing stupid things like this. They're the ones who stayed out of it. No ones lives are perfect. I just hope they learn from the mistakes they made and us as well as themselves to move on.
allstate99
In one whole paragraph you yourself laid judgment to everyone of the "townies" as being hypocritical. Quote; "everyone who has posted on this forum has made mistakes"; unless you knew each and every "townie" you can't lay claim to that. And to say that these students who worked hard to get into a top-25 institution is going to cure diseases and fix our economy is a bold statement. Unless you can see into the future you can't make that claim either. I'll put my money on the ones who left or were never there at all. Maybe you can help me understand how these particular students can be so educated yet have no common sense as to let the EMT's help the injured in need and disperse when asked by law enforcement. Just think; if this were (heaven forbid) your child the EMT's were trying to help would you still be supportive for the students or would you be supportive to the PD?
townies?
@allstate99: I'm a neighbor of Lewiston; not a townie. Last time I checked I could afford to go to bates if I wanted to. Maybe someday I will go back to college. Me; I not looking for ways to put these kids down nor make them look bad. They're doing a great job of that on their own! Tell me allstate99; what do you call successful? Does it have to do with money? Or does it have to do with how you live and how you treat others? Is a person successful because he/she is rich from wealth or is it because his/her life is rich from family and values??
choices; something to think about....
You as an individual make choices as to how your life is run. Either day-to-day or in government. We vote for people to help govern our lives in a society. We believe they will make the right decisions for us. They as well as ourselves decide how our laws are to be written. By you disrespecting the PD/EMT are in a sense disrespecting the decisions you made as an individual.
To whom it may concern...
I have nothing against college students and I know that drunk behavior by some but not all students is evident all over our nation. If the EMT's were not barred and were able to assist to the person in need then fine. But if they were and that was my child/wife/sister/GF (and this is to beantown861) I would have no respect for you (students) what-so-ever! An officer of the law is not* the law; but upholds the law. An EMT helps an injured victim in need. Depriving either of them from doing their jobs in itself is disrespectful. Not only to them but to the people they are helping. I grew up respecting the FD/PD/EMT's and never felt that I was the submissive person. I can walk down any street in any town/city in any state/nation world wide and would show respect to you as anyone should show to his/her fellow men/women. But disrespect me and I will disrespect you. If I was an officer of the law and you were running from me chances are you did something wrong. If the PD asked you to disperse you should disperse; and not hang around. An unruly crowd can't exist if there aren't people around egging it on.
I believe there's a dress
I believe there's a dress code for the city employees why not the councilors? If not I'll wait till someone shows up with a tank top, shorts, sandals and unshaven. Could happen if there's no dress code.
I used to bike those same
I used to bike those same trails over 10 years ago it's a shame bikers will get the boot and everyone else stays. But I guess it's our turn now. We kicked power boats off of lakes/ponds that we own camps/houses on. We kicked ice fishing/snowmobiles off of those same waters too. We kicked out hunters out of the woods we built our homesteads on. We kicked people off of beaches we now claim as private. We've all done it. Maybe we could have a park in and around some mountains and allow only mountain bikers only; then kick everyone else out.
Speeders are everywhere!
Speeders are everywhere! Every street around. Wanted a speed bump like on college rd in Lewiston put on a few roads in the city, but was told the city couldn't. We used to have a camera at a couple of intersections here in Auburn but that got shot down. In other states they have radar and cameras in one unit on several roads. But here I bet they would be shot down as well. Thing is, this would definitely generate revenue.
Point to add for this
Point to add for this article: most of the people I've talked to who voted yes on Q-1 did so not because they don't want gays/lesbians to be recognized as being wed; but because the state voted on this behind closed doors. This is not the way legislation should to conduct itself. I myself misinterpreted the last portion where I thought what was the control of religion by the state. My bad.