Students at Oxford Hills Technical High School aren’t only learning how to design structures, they’re doing actual design work. Talk about real-world lessons. These motivated students have moved beyond theoretical classwork. They plan, design and draft actual functional projects, such as a new horse barn at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds. The class is designed to expose […]
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Maine Heritage Policy Center’s report on state government workforce didn’t adjust for size difference
If anyone thought the Maine Heritage Policy Center and Gov. Paul LePage were joined at the hip, there was definitive proof Wednesday that they are not. In its latest report, “Right-sizing Maine’s State Government Workforce,” the conservative think tank chided the governor for not eliminating enough state workers to put Maine on the “path to […]
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Cut red tape, but do so with due diligence
Peter Mills earned a reputation as a thoughtful, knowledgeable Republican legislator who spent 16 years in the Maine House and Senate. But he finished a distant third in last year’s gubernatorial primary when Paul LePage’s campaign caught fire as part of the tea party movement. Voters were in no mood for experience and moderation. Last […]
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Wrong venue for beer photo
Wrong venue for beer photo There was something wrong with the photo, and it wasn’t hard to see what. Andrea Henkel of Germany had just won the women’s sprint race at the biathlon World Cup in Fort Kent. She was photographed smiling, holding her skis (brand name up, of course) and a very large glass […]
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Snowe’s demise widely discussed but very unlikely
It’s a story line that the Washington media just can’t seem to get enough of — Maine’s three-term Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe will be upset by a tea party challenger in 2012. And when you read such speculation, you just have to wonder how many of these people have spent time on the ground in […]
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Maine should retain its rules on snow dumps
Make a video visit to Lewiston’s snow dump at www.sunjournal.com. Allowing municipalities to dump snow directly into rivers and streams, or to store it near them, is a very bad idea that was abandoned years ago for good reason. But a bill, submitted by Rep. Sheryl Briggs, D-Mexico, now seeks to exempt municipalities from waste […]
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A look back at the week’s news
Regional School Unit 52 Superintendent Darlene Burdin did the right thing this week by putting off her plan to bring two elementary grades up to join the middle school ranks in the fall. Burdin is retiring at the end of the current school year, and imposing this exceptionally controversial proposal on a new head of […]
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Less drama here than in many places
Peaceful protesters fill Capitol Square. They shout and chant before taking over the atrium of the Capitol building where they remain through the night. Bahrain? Libya? Syria? Yemen? No; Madison, Wis. Governors across the country have been unveiling budget proposals designed to erase massive deficits. The reaction in many states has been shock, dismay, anger […]
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Viditorial: LePage’s budget not as austere as we feared
While Gov. Paul LePage’s budget address last week upset some, it didn’t generate nearly as much outrage as the plans being rolled out in other states. LePage’s budget outline didn’t include any sweeping or across-the-board cuts to state programs or of state employees. Rex Rhoades tells you the story behind tomorrow’s editorial in the return […]
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Require ID, but let’s be fair about it
The Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs on Wednesday took testimony on LD 199, a bill that would require a photo ID to vote in Maine. Under this proposal, there are only two kinds of photo IDs that would be allowed: a valid driver’s license or a state identification card issued by the secretary of […]