davina
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26-year-old mother of two. Resident of Jay; temporary resident of Livermore Falls, Mexico, Rumford and New Hampshire.
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What about employers who commit fraud?
That's lovely to hear, since there are certainly people who do anything to get on unemployment as soon as they saw the "ease" that people who needed it got it.
However, I'd like to know why LePage isn't cracking down on employers who also commit fraud? Like the people who run an inn in Wilton and fly through employees whenever it comes time to give them a raise, they simply hire someone else. Or, in my case, when I was injured, they waited until three weeks after I returned to work, claimed I was making errors on paperwork (when I was actually constantly correcting their mistakes and they OWNED the place)and fought my unemployment claim.
I now owe $1700 do the state of Maine because THEY lied to the State. That's really fair. So what about that? It goes both ways.
I hope nothing was stolen and
I hope nothing was stolen and that their insurance covers the damages. It really hurts when a small, family-owned business is hit by undoubtedly local hoodlums. It feels so personal. They're pretty brazen to hit a business nearly across the street from the police department. I hope they're caught in the future for their obvious stupidity.
Too Far
Copyrights should not apply to words that are part of the English language. Now, copyrighting words companies invent like 'Pepsi' and 'McMuffin' is completely understandable. Copyrighting of the word Olympics is outrageous.
"Lindsay Hogan, director of communications for the USOC, said the money the committee gets pays for training and transportation for U.S. Olympic athletes." So they are funded by suing businesses and 'the little people' for using 'their' word? At least partially, it would appear. I have no interest in the olympics anyway... it's mostly a bunch of rich kids who'll never have to work for a living anyway. 'Common' people don't get to participate because they can't afford to only train for a sport.
I just completely lost interest in anything to do with the Olympics.
Fireworks Funding
Fireworks displays are usually funded by the town that displays them. For instance, Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls pool their money for a display shot off from Spruce Mountain that everyone gets to enjoy. If you didn't enjoy the Rumford fireworks, I suggest you help them attain more funds for a better display.
Mr. Theriault is Right...
Passing this as an 'emergency' is foolish and an abuse of the process.
However, touting injuries of children is a direct reflection of irresponsible parenting, not the danger of fireworks. More children get injured in bicycle accidents than firework accidents. More children get injured in contact sports than firework accidents.
"It reports that 8,500 Americans were injured by fireworks in 1998; 8,800 were injured in 2009." Only 300 more in 11 years? That's not a big increase. Those numbers are incredibly low, too. Out of 300 million, less than 10k were hurt? It doesn't look so severe when you quote it as a statistic rather than a big number to a small state. Factually, it's not as unsafe as people are making it out to be. The outcry of people claiming children will get injured only demonstrates that everyone is convinced our state is filled with completely ignorant morons. Though I won't be quick to argue against that, I'm in support of passing the permission of fireworks in Maine.
We are a vacation state (check out your license plate) and need to invest in anything that promotes fun and attracts vacationers. Maine needs to learn to look at the big picture. You want jobs? Cater to the only industry we have left.