LEWISTON — The Western Maine Labor Council will host a free public Labor Day barbecue from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 567 Union Hall, 238 Goddard Road. Workers, families, friends and community members are invited to celebrate working people and their accomplishments and to enjoy an […]
Question 2
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Tax burden already high
I am writing in response to recent letters supporting Question 2 on the November ballot that reads, “Do you want to add a 3 percent tax on individual Maine taxable income above $200,000 to create a state fund that would provide direct support for student learning in kindergarten through 12th grade public education?” The common […]
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Question 2 worth supporting
Question 2 on the Nov. 8 ballot says, “Do you want to add a 3 percent tax on individual Maine taxable income above $200,000 to create a state fund that would provide direct support for student learning in kindergarten through 12th grade public education.” If ballot questions were longer, voters would know that the surcharge […]
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A chance to honor the mandate
Benjamin Franklin once noted, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Thoughtful consideration of the public education system must acknowledge that communities and the larger society benefit if the public invests in preparing children for the future by providing a solid education. This is not a goal that is easily accomplished, but people have […]
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Support Stand Up For Children
I taught for 28 wonderful years and have been retired for 26 years. I am asking for a “yes” vote on Question 2, Stand Up For Children on Nov. 8. The state of Maine school subsidy has never met the 55 percent level that was voted for many years ago. It is time that the […]
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L. and R. Turner: Help Maine’s farms
My husband and I run a vegetable farm in Freeport. We are writing in support of a “yes” vote for Maine Question 2, an $8-million bond for a new diagnostic lab at the University of Maine that would be a great way to help farms. The existing lab is so small that if they need […]
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Bond Question 2: UMaine Coop Extension wants to expand testing capabilities
ORONO — Just weeks after she joined the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension as director of the animal health laboratory in 2008, Anne Lichtenwalner got a call from a cattle farmer. The man on the phone was frantic. His animals were getting sick and dying, and he needed help. He said he had a cow […]
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Durham and Pownal election results
Voters in RSU 5 approved a $14.7 million renovation of Freeport High School in a referendum Tuesday. The total vote from the towns of Freeport, Durham and Pownal was 2,324 to 2,252. But they rejected a $1.7 million project for track and field renovations. That vote total was 1,776 to 2,793. Results by town were: […]