“Obamacare” is suffering from the results of careless preparation without testing it first. We should have seen this coming after Congress passed it without reading it. The exemptions from participating in it for special people are glaring discriminations. The U.S. Constitution does not give the federal government the power to require citizens to buy a […]
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Maine Republican Party chair demands apology from Democratic counterpart
AUGUSTA — The chairman of the Maine Republican Party minced few words Tuesday in a news release demanding an apology from his Democratic counterpart. Maine GOP Chairman Rick Bennett said Maine Democratic Party Chairman Ben Grant should apologize to state Rep. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, for saying Volk was attempting to “soften her edges” by supporting […]
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Larry Carrier: Get Democrats out of office
Recently, President Obama and the Democrats claimed victory. What is their victory? This country owes more than $17 trillion and counting; more people are working part time or have no job at all; more people are on food stamps; and the disaster of Obamacare to the medical community and to patient care continues. If something […]
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T. Curtis: Truth in politics needed
I am more than just a little upset with the Democrats in Augusta who are vowing to allow a bill to come before the Legislature that has already been introduced during this legislative session. The bill would consider expanding Medicaid. Such action is in violation of Rule 217 — that a bill cannot be introduced […]
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Rich Lowry: Democrats must own up to Obamacare’s many failures
Henry Waxman made a plea Wednesday at the end of a House hearing grilling Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The California Democrat asked Republicans to reach across the aisle to work with Democrats to improve Obamacare. Yes, Henry Waxman, who has made a career of ideological witch hunts and smash-mouth partisanship, wants a […]
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Former N.H. House Speaker says Maine fell behind because of taxes
SOUTH PORTLAND — Former New Hampshire House Speaker William O’Brien told a South Portland audience Friday afternoon Maine lost its economic edge over his state after World War II, when it added cumbersome taxes and watched as the Granite State passed it by. O’Brien’s appearance as the keynote speaker for the conservative Maine Heritage Policy […]
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Auburn Democrats to meet
AUBURN — The monthly meeting of the Auburn Democratic City Committee will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Auburn City Building from 7 to 9 p.m. In observance of November as Youth Runaway Month, there will be a speaker from New Beginnings discussing the services they offer to local homeless young people. Parking […]
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Garrett Mason: Maine cannot afford more health care debt
There have been many moments since I first took office back in 2010 when I have felt tremendous pride in this state, but few compared with what happened recently at Central Maine Medical Center. Surrounded by cheering hospital patients, employees and civic leaders, Gov. Paul LePage presented CMMC with a ceremonial check for more than […]
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L. Hoy: The government we deserve
In a democracy, citizens get the government they deserve. A majority of America’s voters elected this government — twice. Barack Obama promised to transform America in 2008; he sought permission to finish that transformation in 2012. This fall, the glue that holds that promised transformation’s various elements together will set, securing its basic structure. This […]
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Maine politicians renew support for better background checks in wake of D.C. shootings
AUGUSTA — State and federal lawmakers from Maine on Wednesday renewed their support for law changes that would improve gun-sale background checks in the U.S. after a mass shooting in Washington D.C., on Monday. The incident, which claimed the lives of 13 people, including the shooter, at the Navy Yard, remains under investigation. But emerging […]