The wood frog, the blue-spotted salamander, the blanding’s turtle — how cool when we see them on our property? Unless, of course, we hope to turn that lot into a new tanning salon. Tuesday, during a red-tape audit meeting at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College, Gov. Paul LePage said he hopes to revisit […]
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2 Maine Cabinet officials named
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage is naming Mary Mahew, former vice president of the Maine Hospital Association, as his nominee for commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Services. The governor also announced Wednesday that dairy farmer Walter Whitcomb, a former Republican leader in the Maine House of Representatives, is his […]
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Colbert mocks LePage’s “kiss my butt” comment on show
Late night talk show host Stephen Colbert took to task Maine Governor Paul LePage last night on his show, The Colbert Report, for his remarks on Friday regarding NAACP criticism. “I applaud Gov. LePage. Before Dr. King came along, could anyone have imagined a white politician openly inviting a black person to kiss him? And […]
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LePage changes plans to attend MLK breakfast
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage has changed his plans and attended a Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast just days after saying critics of his decision to skip other holiday weekend events could “kiss my butt.” LePage attended the breakfast in Waterville on Monday, just as he had done for several years […]
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Gov. LePage willing to meet with NAACP
AUGUSTA — Following his remarks that upset Maine NAACP leaders, Gov. Paul LePage says he’ll meet with officials for the civil rights group. A spokesman for the Maine governor told Maine Today Media on Saturday he’d be willing to meet with the NAACP to discuss issues regarding all Maine’s people. Spokesman Dan Demeritt says no […]
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Anti-abortion rallyers praise new governor’s stance
AUGUSTA — Organizers of an annual anti-abortion rally and march say they are invigorated that Maine has a governor who is publicly opposed to abortion. The Hands Around the Capitol rally in Augusta is held each year to recognize and mourn the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion 38 […]
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Reflect on Arizona shooting, Governor Paul LePage says in radio address
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is asking Mainers to reflect on the tragic shooting in Arizona as the nation commemorates the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. In his weekly radio address Saturday, the Republican governor says some people have blamed last weekend’s shooting on “vitriolic political rhetoric.” But he says the fact of the matter […]
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Is ObamaCare good for Maine?
Maine Attorney General William Schneider announced this week that Maine would soon join at least 20 other states challenging the constitutionality of a key provision in the federal health care law. Several local groups oppose the lawsuit, including the Maine Medical Association, AARP and advocates of a single-payer system. But embracing the law has been […]
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Readers react to LePage comment
Is it refreshing to have a governor who speaks his mind? Or is he setting a bad example and causing embarrassment to the state of Maine? As with most things, it depends on whom you ask. Gov. Paul LePage’s suggestion that his critics can “kiss my butt” Friday caused a flurry of reaction from our […]
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LePage rejects critics: ‘Tell ’em to kiss my butt’
SANFORD — In response to allegations from the NAACP that he is displaying a pattern of non-participation of their events, LePage told reporters today “Tell ’em to kiss my butt.” The Press Herald reported today that NAACP leaders were concerned that the governor declined invitations to a Martin Luther King Jr. Day dinner in Portland […]