Now that the state spent a half million dollars to get a group from Rhode Island to tell state officials how to manage the state’s welfare programs, what did they learn? Educators tell the public that it is more challenging for poor kids to learn; maybe welfare benefits should be increased. Do we want our […]
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J. Tierney: Looking for easy votes
The banner headline for the Sun Journal March 25 read, “LePage unveils welfare plan.” If only welfare was the most important problem facing the state of Maine; if only it were among the top 10. Maybe the governor knows that most people (at least the 38 percent who voted for him) know little or nothing […]
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J. Tierney: Lack of functionality
If people keep bickering at the state and federal levels about what government should or should not be doing, one thing is for sure — the status quo will be maintained. We have created an non-functional family, and either mom or dad has to stand up to the plate and acknowledge the problem. One of […]
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J. Tierney: Public needs the information
Maybe, just maybe, the people of Maine will benefit from the wind we own, which blows along our shore, by using it to generate our electricity. The Associated Press story Sept. 23 makes it clear that the people, so far, have not been privy to the discussion of our energy future. Neither the legislative leaders […]