All posts tagged "Opinion"
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Paper or Plastic? Why Choosing In Portland Will Soon Cost You
In case Portland citizens have forgotten, the City Council’s ordinance regarding disposable bags...
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Congressman Poliquin Pushes Back Against Shady FDIC Practices
Last week, the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations subcommittee held a hearing...
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Children Aren’t Robots, So Don’t Educate Them Like They Are
No two children are alike—so why must we insist upon educating them like...
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Transparency Needed in Publicly Funded News
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) provides some of the best and sometimes...
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Poliquin: ObamaCare Continues to Hurt Mainers
As I have repeatedly said, too many of our hard-working families and small...
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Why Maine Cannot Afford a Minimum Wage Increase
On Monday, the Maine State Legislature will host public hearings on bill requests...
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Fighting to Defend the Second Amendment
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,...
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Over-Ruled: Part I
“As the body of rules grows, the legal landscape becomes more thickly populated...
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Popular Election of Attorney General Makes Sense for Maine
In a bipartisan push for reform, Maine Sen. Andre Cushing III (R-Penobscot County)...
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We Must Stop Organized Retail Crime in Maine
As Chair of the Legislature’s Labor, Commerce, Research, and Economic Development Committee (LCRED),...
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College Savings Plans Should Be Expanded, Not Taxed
From putting my son through college to overseeing the management of Maine’s 529...
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Taxing Nonprofits Is Not Worth the Cost
Voters and legislators across Maine are just beginning to sort through Governor LePage’s...
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Ranked Choice Voting: The Best Choice for Maine?
Several months ago, Maine Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, and former Maine Sen. Dick...
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“Greed” Is NOT the Problem
I remember testifying several years ago in front of the Health and Human...
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin: My First 60 Days in Congress
Over the last 60 days, I have finally settled in to all my...
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Requiring Photo ID to Vote Protects Our Democracy
There is no question that our right to vote is fundamental to our...
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Welfare Extravagence Undermines Portland as Budget Fight Looms
Checkmate, Mr. Mayor. With the revelation that Portland’s homeless shelters have knowingly been...
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Maine Shouldn’t Waste Time on the Labrador Retriever
As someone who has left the state and become a Mainer-in-exile, it can...
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Maine Takes Sides in Obamacare Supreme Court Case
Maine seems to have taken a side in the U.S. Supreme Court case...
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The Disneyland Measles Outbreak Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Mainers
The measles do not seem like a fun time. Neither does diphtheria, polio,...
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Minimum Wage Increase Kills Local Book Store [UPDATED]
Tell me if you’ve heard this one. A self-identifying progressive city, a home...
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Forgetful Democrats Irrelevant in Budget Battle
Liberals in Maine and Washington, D.C. are suffering a new psychological condition, one...
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If you Like your $2.00 gasoline and heating oil, You can Keep It
Well, not so much. The Obama Administration last week through the EPA issued the...
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How Misinformation Pollutes Public Policy
At its best, research can be the backbone of policymaking. It can provide...
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Lessons for Maine in Vermont’s Failure
The argument against expanding government run health care in America just got a...
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Hands Off Uber, Portland
Nearly everyone knows that innovation, competition, and development are needed to bring Maine...
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Minimum Wage Increase Wrong for Maine
There is no denying that the low wages earned by Maine people are...
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Plastic Bag Bans Are Based on Hype, Not Science
With Falmouth considering a ban or fee on plastic bags, it’s important to...
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When Elections Fail Us We Have One Last Resort
Now that the elections are over and all the negative TV ads are...
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Higher Sales Taxes Will Drive Mainers to Shop in New Hampshire
On October 1, 2013, Mainers felt the sting of a 10 percent increase...
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Opinion: Home Education Comes Full Circle
Mark Twain said, “Don’t let school get in the way of my education.”...
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Volk: Connecting Maine Students to Virtual Education
“Youth comes but once in a lifetime,” said Maine’s own poet and educator...
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Portland Wage Hike Potentially Devastating to Small Businesses
This week, a Portland task force will hear final discussions on Mayor Michael...
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Frary: The Michaud Enigma
Given the traditional tripartite choice—animal, vegetable or mineral–there’s a solid consensus about Mike...
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No Common Core Maine Responds to Peter Geiger
By No Common Core Maine — The chair of Maine’s State Board of...
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Lockman: Dem majorities crush welfare reform, workplace freedom
Greetings from Amherst to all readers of the Maine Wire: With fewer than...
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Revisiting Portland Press Herald’s relationship with S. Donald Sussman
It has become cliché to note that the Portland Press Herald newspaper is owned...
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Plowman: The Dark Side of Michaud’s Obscurity [Warning: Brutal Take-down]
By Debra Plowman — Mainers expect bold leadership from their representatives in Washington,...
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Frary: Tempest in a Chamber Pot
By John Frary — Last year presidential consigliore John Podesta snarled that Republicans...
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Maine communities could become more dangerous without bear baiting, hounding, trapping
Black bears are becoming a national menace as well as a serious threat...
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The Maine Democrats’ Fiscal Epiphany
By Jonathan McKane — Maine Democrats and the Maine press are fed up....
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Cruz blasts Dems’ attack on First Amendment
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Monday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)...
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Frary: Government Venture Capital – Genius or Idiocy?
As we have seen from Mike Michaud economic plan for energizing Maine’s economy,...
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Trahan: The Rise of the Animal Rights Movement
By David Trahan — In politics today, it is virtually impossible to expose...
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Frary: Mike Michaud’s “investment” strategy unsound
Our state’s media have looked upon Mike Michaud’s “Maine Made” economic plan and...
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Bear Referendum Not About Bears
By David Trahan – Don’t be fooled by the group calling itself, “Mainers for...
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Poliquin: I will defend the U.S. Constitution
Our nation’s founders painstakingly created one of the most lasting documents in human...
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Convention of States: Ignorance of Our History May Be Our Ruin
By Ken Quinn, Coalitions Director for the Convention of States Project in Maine...
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A Convention for Proposing Amendments: Facts vs. Fear
Is an Article V Convention for Proposing Amendments the same as a Constitutional...
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LePage: Wood-burning stoves get a regulatory chill
By Gov. Paul LePage – Spring is late this year throughout much of the...
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Frary: Jesus Christ in the Maine State House
Jesus wants Maine’s House of Representatives to expand Mainecare coverage. We know this...
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Editorial: Harsh Words No Excuse for Quashing Dissent
The following editorial was published in the March 4-10 edition of the Downeast Coastal...
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Lockman Responds to Liberal Blogger Mike Tipping
The following op-ed originally appeared in the March 3 edition of the Downeast...
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Donald Sussman’s newspaper censors a conservative voice (again)
The Portland-based Press Herald newspaper, a publication majority-owned by Democratic Party mega-donor S....
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Schaeffer: Human Capital and Maine’s Future
“There is no precedent in human history for economic growth on declining human...
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Maine’s budget blow-out would be worse if not for LePage pension reform
Once again, like a recurring nightmare, another gaping hole has been ripped in...
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Exclusive: The “Frary Juggernaut” will not challenge Saviello
THE ZEUS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY That would be me. It turns out that...
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Schaeffer: Progressives, stop torturing language
Could we puhleeease stop abusing common English for political purposes? This week I...
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Reactions to President Obama's SOTU Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union...
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Reactions to President Obama’s SOTU Address
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union...
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Schaeffer: Tooth Fairy Government: Bringing Medicaid expansion to a town near you
“It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for...
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Bucklin: In making Maine competitive, attitude is everything
Maine’s economy is beginning to show signs of relative competitiveness. After years of...
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Why did the BDN refuse to publish this letter to the editor?
The Bangor Daily News refused to publish the following letter to the editor...
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Has Maine's safety net turned into a hammock?
I was surprised to read in a recent op-ed column by state Sen....
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Has Maine’s safety net turned into a hammock?
I was surprised to read in a recent op-ed column by state Sen....
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Dirigo Health – High priced lessons learned
By Jonathan McKane — A tax in Maine has been repealed. After 10...
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Our View: Calls for transparency should be bipartisan
Every reasonable person would agree that transparent and accountable government is a good...
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Money Talks: Breaking down Michaud, Cutler and LePage’s fundraising reports
AUGUSTA – Campaign finance reports for the three major candidates for governor...
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Money Talks: Breaking down Michaud, Cutler and LePage's fundraising reports
AUGUSTA – Campaign finance reports for the three major candidates for governor...
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Frary: Senator Collins is not pleased with Hillary Clinton
On January 15 the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) produced its “Review...
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LTE: Expansionists Ignore Economic Reality
To the Editor: As I listened to some of the testimony on...
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Schaeffer: A Medicaid Bubble – and How to Get There
Maine Wire readers should be well aware that the most controversial policy issue...
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Frary: Maine’s Medicaid Expansion Follies
Mark Giangreco, my new friend at the Democratic Governor’s Association (DGA), just sent...
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Frary: Maine's Medicaid Expansion Follies
Mark Giangreco, my new friend at the Democratic Governor’s Association (DGA), just sent...
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The Welfare Party and the Working Party
The battle lines have been drawn for the coming session of the Maine...
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LTE: Progressivism is a disease
Marie Doucette of Saco Who are these progressives? They are mostly Democrats with...
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Obamacar: Building on Obamacare's runaway success
By P. C. Poppycock, Maine Wire correspondent Giddy over the devastatingly successful introduction...
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Why Obamacare Is Off the Rails
By Pem Schaeffer and Stanley Ralph The introduction of the Affordable Care Act...
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Misleading Arguments for Medicaid Expansion
The present conversation over Medicaid expansion, as witnessed daily in editorial pages and...
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Lockman: For Maine Democrats, welfare expansion, fishing trump sex trafficking
Maine’s highest-ranking Democrat lawmakers made a decision on Halloween Eve that distills and...
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Four reasons you can ignore that PPP poll
A Democratic polling firm’s survey of the 2014 gubernatorial race is garnering a...
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Frary: How to spot a lying sob and other matters of national importance
The Honorable William S. Cohen and Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) had a conversation...
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TMW Editorial: On human trafficking, Cain's leadership missing
Six Democrats on the Legislative Council voted on Oct. 30 to block a...
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Lockman: Preserve the safety net for the truly needy
“Health care is a right, not a privilege.” How often have people heard...
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Cautionary tale about solar energy
The California company SolarCity estimates that it will install 1 million new rooftop...
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M.D. Harmon: What does a conservative writer read?
What does a conservative writer read? While the half-dozen names (plus one) on...
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M.D. Harmon: National Park Service antics diminish president
“This is most closed, control-freak administration I’ve ever covered.” — David E. Sanger,...
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M.D. Harmon: U.N. Gun Control Treaty Threatens Bill of Rights
Does it make a difference if the United States “adopts” an international treaty...
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M.D. Harmon: Conservatives must fight fire with fire
One of the things that continues to irk me is how conservatives in...
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M.D. Harmon: President's Syria Intervention Unwise
Vice President Joe Biden said in 2007 that President George W. Bush should...
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SHOCKING REMARK AT GUBERNATORIAL FUND-RAISER
Two Democrats say Mike Michaud made an intelligent remark during a fund-raiser. This...
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M.D. Harmon: LoFo voters, biased media bolster Obamacare apologists
One of the current political buzzwords is “LoFo voter,” a short way to...
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Frary: Obamacare in Maine
“RE: Changes to the 2014 Verso Health Benefits Program,” a memo sent to...
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M.D. Harmon: Anti-gun liberals prefer emotion over fact
Anti-gun groups in the culture at large, along with significant voices in the...
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Frary: This Town and Olympia Snowe
A new best seller, This Town, by Mark Leibovich presents some interesting points of...
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M.D. Harmon: The Tax Man Cometh
“The bottom line is we’re not broke, there’s plenty of money, it’s just...
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Frary: Connecting some dots…
Danny Kanner, Lis Smith, Mark Giangreco, and Governor Peter Shumlin, my new best...
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Trahan: Humane Society of the United States and local animal shelters are not the same thing
Soon the Humane Society of the United States, (HSUS) will initiate their anti-bear...
