Starting in December 2011, by city ordinance, there will be no more toy giveaways in Happy Meals in San Francisco. Talk about meddlesome government. “This will be a sign to the fast-food industry that it’s time to phase out its predatory marketing to children at large,” according to Deborah Lapidus of Corporate Accountability International, a […]
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Correction: Garfield cartoonist responds
Some Garfield fans were left scratching their heads over Thursday’s cartoon, which seemed vaguely connected to Veterans Day, and could have been interpreted as mocking the holiday. Quickly responding to complaints, the author, Jim Davis issued this statement: Dear Friends, Fans, and Veterans: In what has to be the worst timing ever, the strip that […]
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Republicans are being realistic, so should public
It is a good sign that Republicans here and in Washington are approaching their newfound majorities with humility. As several pollsters have pointed out, the nation didn’t elect Republicans so much as fire Democrats. Republican pollster Scott Rasmussen drove that point home Wednesday in Portland at the Heritage Foundation’s eighth annual Freedom and Opportunity Luncheon. […]
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Ranked-choice voting unlikely to gain traction in Maine
If there are two principles that define democracy, they are one man, one vote and majority rule. The first one is working in Maine, although “person” instead of “man” is now more accurate and politically correct. But, in six of the past seven elections, we have sent governors to the Blaine House with less than […]
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Wrong voter percentages
LEWISTON — An editorial in Tuesday’s Sun Journal contained incorrect voter percentages in the Senate District 17 race. Republican candidate Garrett Mason won the race with 56 percent of the vote to Democratic candidate John Nutting’s 44 percent.
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A day to honor veterans, not bicker over monuments
Tomorrow is Veterans Day, a day set aside to commemorate Armistice Day — Nov. 11, 1918 — ending “the war to end all wars.” On that day, the end of World War I was a cause for great celebration. Since that time, Nov. 11 has been a day of remembrance, reverence and prayer. This year, […]
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Nutting’s tirade belittles the man, and the office
Sen. John Nutting of Leeds is a successful farmer, an accomplished lawmaker and a very, very sore loser. In office since 1986, he was among a slew of Democrats who lost their legislative seats during last week’s election as citizens exercised their free choice to support fiscal conservatives. Just because Nutting lost doesn’t mean he […]
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Big money in elections now speaks louder than ever
In the midst of January’s State of the Union speech, a young president departed from tradition by publicly scolding the members of the U.S. Supreme Court. “With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that, I believe, will open the floodgates for special interests, including […]
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Short takes on the week’s news
A hearty cheers to Lewiston Cpl. Jeff Baril, a true-blue angel to Auburn mother Heather Jeselskis. Last Sunday, an aging tire on Jeselskis’ 1997 Honda blew, and she managed to limp the vehicle into a local gas station. Jeselskis is used to doing things for herself, so she didn’t hesitate to change the tire. Six […]
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Governor’s race shows downside of voting too early
A last-minute attempt by the Cutler campaign to have early voters change their votes probably made little difference in this gubernatorial race, other than to point out one big risk of voting early. About 130,000 Mainers cast early ballots this year in what has become a growing trend across the country. Cutler Campaign Manager Ted […]