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Weekly Democratic radio address
LePage education agenda wrong choice for Maine
By Rep. Mary Nelson - Feb 11The following is text from the Feb. 11, 2012, Democratic radio address. To listen, click the MP3 link below. "Good morning, I’m Democratic State ...
Weekly Democratic radio address
Economy depends on strengthening middle class, working families
By Rep. Jeff McCabe - Feb 04The following is text from the Feb. 4, 2012, Democratic radio address. To listen, click the MP3 link below. "Good morning, I’m Democratic State ...
- Guest column
Maine's Clean Election Act works, and deserves support
By Nolan L. Reichl - Jan 26Last Saturday marked the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, which ...
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Clean elections and you
By Rep. Andy O'Brien - Jan 24Four years ago, after a lively discussion with my family at a dinner table in Lincolnville, I made the decision to embark on a journey that would ...
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Is it time to revive interest in floating cities?
By Llyod V. Stover - Jan 22A quarter century ago it was apparent that coastal zones were getting overcrowded, subject to destructive storms and occasional tectonic devastatio...
Democratic Radio Address
Budget shortfall questions remain
By Rep. Emily Ann Cain - Jan 14The following is text from the Jan. 14, 2012, democratic radio address. "Good Morning. I am State Representative Emily Ann Cain, the House ...
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Different approaches to nation building
By Lloyd V. Stover - Jan 12You may have noticed that our military missions in the Middle East and elsewhere have increasingly become identified as promoting “nation building....
Let's hear it for lard
By Marion Tucker-Honeycutt - Jan 06On a blog site a few days ago, while looking at roast beef recipes, I commented on my centuries-old recipe for roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, ...
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Approaching maturity with optimism
By Lloyd V. Stover - Jan 05As I approach 90 years and reflect on how I got here I believe I never had any doubt that I might not. I always believed that I had done quite ...
- Democratic weekly radio address
Democrats will stand up for Maine people against extreme policies
By Rep. Emily Cain - Dec 31The following is text from the Dec. 31, 2011, Democratic radio address. To listen, click the MP3 link below. "Good morning, I’m Rep. Emily Ann ...
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The almshouse
By Rep. Andy O'Brien - Dec 30Christmas Eve 1975 came during one of the hardest times in my grandfather’s life. Senile dementia was claiming his wife of 35 years. When it ...
- Democratic radio address
Devastating budget cuts will impact all Maine people
By Rep. Mark Eves - Dec 17The following is text from the Dec. 17, 2011, Democratic radio address. To listen, click the MP3 link below. "Good morning, I’m Rep. Mark Eves ...
Weekly Republican radio address
Federal budget debate looms
By U.S. Senator Olympia ... - Dec 09U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, released the following weekly Republican address. “Hello, I’m Senator Olympia Snowe from Maine. In the coming ...
Lawmakers, governor should learn from job-seekers
By Rep. Andrew O'Brien - Dec 08Four years ago, I faced one of the most difficult times in my life. I had recently moved back to Maine, put a deposit down for an apartment, and ...
- Democratic radio address
Clean Elections system faces threat
By Mike Carey - Dec 03The following is text from the Dec. 3, 2011, Democratic radio address. To listen, click the MP3 link below. "Good morning, I’m State Representat...
- Democratic radio address
Cain to LePage: stop scapegoating teachers
By Rep. Emily Cain - Nov 19The following is text from the Nov. 19, 2011, Democratic radio address. To listen, click the MP3 link below. "Good morning, I’m Rep. Emily Ann ...
Dispatches
Midcoast citizens join pipeline protesters circling White House
Nov 11From Jim Matlack of Rockport, received by Judith Mitchell on Nov. 6 by telephone: Two full busloads and countless carpools, train-passengers, ...
- Democratic radio address
Lawmakers must hear from the public on clean elections
By Rep. Terry Hayes - Oct 22The following is text from the Oct. 22, 2011, democratic radio address. To listen, click the MP3 link below. "Good morning, I’m State Representat...
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National park would prove unhealthy for Maine's forests and economy
By Jim Robbins - Oct 20Since 1881 my family has owned and operated a white pine sawmill in Searsmont, employing 110 men and women. Much of our log supply comes from ...
Democratic Radio Address
Investment in roads and communities vital for economic growth
By Rep. Ed Mazurek - Oct 08The following is text from the Oct. 8, 2011, democratic radio address. To listen, click the MP3 link below. "Good morning, I’m State Representat...
- Democratic weekly radio address
GOP planning to ram through radical redistricting plan
By Rep. Emily Cain - Sep 24The following is text from the Sept. 24, 2011, Democratic radio address. To listen, click the MP3 link below. "Good Morning. I am State Represent...
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Challenges unlike any others offer 'unprecedented opportunities'
By Lloyd V. Stover - Sep 20Here on Earth, with its astonishing cloak of living things, modern Homo sapiens continue to exert greater stresses on natural ecosystems and ...
Who feels it knows it
By Dave Piszcz - Sep 16[Editor's note: This column by former Journal reporter Dave Piszcz originally appeared in the Sept. 20, 2001 edition of TRJ. Reading it 10 years ...
- Democratic weekly radio address
A call for unity as the Sept. 11 anniversary approaches
By Rep. Michael Clarke - Sep 10The following is text from the Sept. 10, 2011, Democratic radio address. To listen, click the MP3 link below. "Good morning, I’m Rep. Michael ...
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More women in government should improve democracy everywhere
By Lloyd V. Stover - Sep 06James Madison wrote in Federalist Paper 51 that justice is the quality of being impartial and fair. Since then, amongst other things, the nation ...
- Democratic radio address
Expect major changes to your health insurance cost
By Rep. Emily Cain - Aug 27The following is text from the Aug. 27, 2011, Democratic radio address; to listen, click the MP3 link below. "Good morning, I’m House Democratic ...
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Smart meters: a dumb idea
By Nancy Caudle-Johnson - Aug 18The Camden Smart Meter Safety Coalition is sponsoring a public forum — Smart Meters: A Dumb Idea — for Midcoast residents on Tuesday, Aug. 23 from ...
Volunteers on the trails — a key piece of trail management
By Rex Turner - Aug 15The old question asks: “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” I’d venture it does, but I know one ...
- Democratic weekly radio address
Economy won’t improve by making harmful cuts
By Rep. John Martin - Aug 13The following is text from the Aug. 13, 2011, Democratic radio address: "Good morning, I’m Representative John Martin from Eagle Lake. Thank ...
- Democratic radio address
Election Day registration is good for democracy
By Rep. Mike Carey - Jul 30With Maine summer in full swing many of us are attending fairs and festivals across the state and visiting our beautiful state parks and beaches. ...
In memory of the 4th Maine Infantry Regiment
By Peter Dalton - Jul 21This column is written in memory of the 4th Maine Infantry Regiment, who first saw battle 150 years ago on July 21, 1861 at the First Battle of ...
- Democratic radio address
Real Maine people need real solutions
By Rep. Emily Cain - Jul 16The following is text from the July 16, 2011, democratic radio address. To listen to the address, see the MP3 link below: "Good morning, I’m ...
- Democratic radio address
GOP pushes extreme agenda in Maine Legislature
By Rep. Terry Hayes - Jul 02This week lawmakers in Augusta finished our legislative work for this year. The differences between Democrats and Republicans were stark. While ...
- Democratic radio address
Don't tell us, show us
By Sen. Justin Alfond - Jun 25The following is text from the June 25, 2011, Democratic radio address: "Good morning. This is assistant democratic leader, Sen. Justin Alfond ...
75 years on Penobscot Bay: A retrospective
By Renny Stackpole - Jun 20Much of the power that propels change along the Maine coast is steeped in our traditions. The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, founded in ...
- Democratic radio address
Cain says budget passage shows how far we’ve come
By Rep. Emily Cain - Jun 18The following is text of the June 18, 2011, Democratic radio address: "Good morning, I’m Rep. Emily Cain of Orono, the House Democratic ...
- Democratic radio address
Eliminating same day voter registration chases a bogeyman that doesn't exist
By Sen. Bill Diamond - Jun 11The following is text from the June 11, 2011, Democratic radio address: "Good morning. Thank you for tuning in to the Democratic radio address. ...
- Democratic radio address
Democrats compromise on budget, stand up for key values
By Rep. Emily Cain - Jun 04The following is text of the Democratic radio address: "Good morning, I’m Rep. Emily Cain of Orono, the House Democratic leader. As lawmakers ...
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Hearing loss and technological hurdles — the challenges of staying in touch
By Lloyd V. Stover - May 22It is amazing how rapidly areas of the world have abandoned regular telephone service and exclusively use cellular phones and email for communicati...
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Origins of life — where building blocks came from
By Llyod V. Stover - May 14As a World War II naval pilot I sat around in a "ready room," awaiting an announcement: “Pilots, man your planes.” Consequently, we had lots of ...
- Support LD 1333
Maine health insurance markets ... we can do better
By Gov. Paul LePage - May 07Following is the text from Gov. Paul LePage's weekly radio address: "Good Morning. This is Gov. Paul LePage. "Maine businesses, big ...
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Cowardly Lion meets the First Amendment
By Brenda Wright - May 03On March 28, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in an Arizona lawsuit that could determine the future of Maine’s Clean Elections ...
Governor's weekly radio address
New jobs coming to Maine, but 'we must do more'
By Gov. Paul LePage - May 02Maine needs jobs. Economic growth must be a priority for our state government. This is Gov. Paul LePage and each and every day I have been ...
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Longer hours, lower wages
By Rep. Andy O'Brien - Apr 29In the past several weeks, there have been some controversial legislative proposals concerning child labor that have put Maine in the national ...
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Communities beware
By Steve Bennett - Apr 29Small towns in the less affluent sections of Maine are being pounced upon by wind developers who know better than to try to place turbines in ...
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School boards stand up for Maine children
By Maureen King - Apr 24The week of April 25 is being declared Local School Board Recognition Week in Maine and we urge members of the community to take time during that ...
- Democratic radio address
No, not that, but this – and here’s why
By Rep. Emily Cain, ... - Apr 23While Gov. LePage’s new administration struggles to put forth a clear agenda to get Maine people back to work and strengthen our economy, Democrats...
- Governor's weekly radio address
Enough is enough
By Gov. Paul LePage - Apr 23As governor of Maine, I believe in change that will truly make a difference in the way we do business, protect our most vulnerable and improve our ...
More than a game
By Eddie Adelman - Apr 16Mention the year 1975 to any New England sports fan older than 50 and you’re bound to get an earful. It was the year the Red Sox made it to the ...
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Compassion or wealth?
By Fritz Lyon - Apr 12Just my opinion, but I have long thought that what united us was a sense of shared values, compassion chief among them. We are free to disagree on ...
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'Government by disrespect' should have no place in Augusta
By Sens. Roger J. Katz ... - Apr 04As Republican senators, we all want Gov. Paul LePage and his administration to succeed. Yet we feel compelled to express our discomfort and dismay ...
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The state budget, sharing the pain and a lesson in democracy
By Raymond Ludwig - Mar 26The Maine State Retirement Pension Plan, since 1942, is a retirement plan that all state workers and teachers are required by law to join when ...
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Maine is not Marden's
Mar 13[Editor's note: This column is written as an open letter to Gov. Paul LePage.] I write in response to your guest column, "Freedom to organize ...
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It’s going to be women who save the planet
By Lloyd V. Stover - Mar 12In honor of Women’s History Month, President Obama requested a similar report on the status of American women since the one prepared by Eleanor ...
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Freedom to organize and freedom to work
By Gov. Paul LePage - Mar 06The budget debate in Wisconsin has garnered national attention for the rhetoric, rallies and tactics employed by opponents of workplace reform. It ...
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Movies old and new
By Fritz Lyon - Mar 05It had been more than a decade since I watched a movie while sitting in an audience. But then I watched two movies about a week apart, right here ...
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Everyone can train their brain
By Lloyd V. Stover - Mar 05Prior to World War II half of all Americans lived in rural communities, without electricity or running water; and most of us youngsters attended ...
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State budget and tax priorities that reflect our common values
By Christopher St. John - Mar 04Will Maine adopt a biennial budget that sustains investment vital to our economic recovery and future prosperity? Or will the budget that emerges ...
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Frustrated with postal service
By Donna Culbertson - Feb 25Dear Sen. Susan Collins: My name is Donna Culbertson. I am the membership director for Village NetMedia. We are a locally owned weekly newspaper ...
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Proud of Maine Green Energy Alliance work
By Seth Murray - Feb 11The Maine Green Energy Alliance and its efforts under a grant from the federal government to promote residential energy efficiency have recently ...
