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Michael Roache
Ahmadinejad Reelected
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Jul 2, 2009 - 4:21:57 PM
Letters
Overregulation of Foods
Overregulation on issues such as these, especially when the language of the laws enacted are extremely vague, are dangerous to both consumers and the healthy diversity in farming practices. If you will recall, it is commercial feed (prepared with animal offal, often of the same kind of animal that is fed the stuff!) which spread the virus for bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE/Mad Cow).
Jul 2, 2009 - 5:47:40 PM
Jim Kouri
US Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Improving
The following is based on a recent GAO report submitted to the US Congress.
Jul 2, 2009 - 5:15:19 PM
Ed Feulner
More Money, Less Knowledge
This year, the economy promises to make Independence Day less explosive than usual.
Jul 2, 2009 - 5:09:39 PM
Letters
Taxes and Property Rights
Within the foothills of Western Maine, an issue concerning taxes and property rights is brewing. Disgusted with rising taxes, one landowner, hoping to have his voice heard, closed access to a part of his property, which, until then, was used by snowmobilers and ATVers as ITS 82 and a piece of the trail network between Carthage and Dixfield.
Jul 2, 2009 - 5:02:31 PM
Down the Road
Down the Road a Piece: Spiders -- Tiny House Guests, Till They Have Babies
As has happened before, I've asked Ken Anderson, the editor of Magic City News if I could use in "Down the Road a Piece" a really interesting piece he e-mailed me. He has agreed for me to share with you this buggy tale of a mother and her many, many -- even more than that -- kiddos...a tale which makes me wonder when being kind is being too kind, or unkind to we who are being kind. But give Ken credit for trying to be kind to his tenants, who failed to reciprocate... not because they were being mean, but just doing what came naturally.
Jul 2, 2009 - 3:07:43 PM
J. Grant Swank
Keep Your Health Care Option
I have friends in Canada who are still waiting for their medical help. They have been put on lists. They have to wait for the list to shorten so that they can supposedly get some help.
Jul 2, 2009 - 8:09:02 AM
Today in History
July 2 - Today in History
Today is July 2. Here's what happened on this day in history.
Jul 2, 2009 - 12:00:00 AM
Scheme of Things
Needing And Wanting
"I need a bar," her two-year old voice stated, referring to a breakfast bar she sometimes eats. "No," I said coaching her on word usage, "you want a bar." "No Nana! I need a bar," she loudly restated in case her grandmother (that's me) hadn't been tracking her request.
Jul 1, 2009 - 6:07:08 PM
J. Grant Swank
Bernard Madoff is Devil Money Lust
Jesus said that the love of money is the root of all evil. Madoff surely loved money as his god. Therefore, fill in the blanks.
Jul 1, 2009 - 8:28:04 AM
Thomas Brewton
Criminal Suppression of Evidence
President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and other leaders of the Democrat/Socialist Party are guilty of criminal suppression of evidence
Jul 1, 2009 - 8:20:41 AM
Today in History
July 1 - Today in History
Today is July 1. Here's what happened on this day in history.
Jul 1, 2009 - 12:00:00 AM
R.P. BenDedek
Theodore Roosevelt on Immigration
I received this email from an Australian. It is about an American, but the lesson it seeks to teach is one that needs to be learned by both Australians and Americans.
Jun 30, 2009 - 9:25:47 PM
R.P. BenDedek
President T. Roosevelt speaking on Immigration
I received this email from an Australian. It is about an American, but the lesson it seeks to teach is one that needs to be learned by both Australians and Americans.
Jun 30, 2009 - 9:25:47 PM
J. Grant Swank
Godly Spiritual Fathers
One may not think that we could look to Peter for a sermon on Father's Day. But that is exactly what I propose to do. Yes, this Peter who once betrayed Jesus has now become stalwart, courageous and holy before God. We find these qualities especially in Acts 5.
Jun 30, 2009 - 9:09:27 AM
Today in History
June 30 - Today in History
Today is June 30. Here's what happened on this day in history.
Jun 30, 2009 - 12:00:00 AM
Win at Work
Winning at Working--Choosing A Path
Reading in the airport while waiting for a flight to Houston, a housekeeper was tidying around me when approached by another facilities employee. After a few minutes of easily overheard chit-chat, she received coaching from her now apparent supervisor.
Jun 29, 2009 - 5:20:13 PM
Letters
There They Go Again
Last year at this time, American voters united to successfully oppose the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act promulgated by Bush & Company. This year, the man who promised "change" is now promising the same racist immigration scheme.
Jun 29, 2009 - 11:19:09 AM
Alyce Maragus
The Millinocket Town Council - Last of the Big Spenders
If I recall correctly, the sitting council has stated emphatically that it recognizes the town's precarious financial position and would make a conscious effort to keep expenses to a minimum.
Jun 29, 2009 - 9:05:35 AM
Today in History
June 29 - Today in History
Today is June 29. Here's what happened on this day in history.
Jun 29, 2009 - 12:00:00 AM
Alyce Maragus
Michael Brown Custom Builders
One final comment on the request for $20,000. from our revolving loan fund for Michael Brown's Custom Builders.
Jun 28, 2009 - 8:06:32 PM
Michael Michaud
Maine Deserves a Level Playing Field
It's no secret that our country is in the midst of a tough recession. Mainers feel it everyday. We read about the layoffs and see mills shutdown machines or cease operations. It's long past time that federal trade policies put our state and our country back on a level playing field with our foreign competitors. Our ability to create jobs and grow our economy depends on it.
Jun 28, 2009 - 11:16:22 AM
Jim Kouri
Obama Advocates Immigration Reform at Expense of Crime Victims
While the news media feverishly cover the untimely death of music icon Michael Jackson and the sex scandal involving a Republican governor in South Carolina, President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed his plans to reform US immigration policy. During the course of his televised announcement, Obama used the euphemism "undocumented workers" and avoided using the terms "illegal aliens" and "illegal workers."
Jun 28, 2009 - 11:11:03 AM
Guest Column
Iran: Green Hits the Streets
For the Iranian people everything begins on June 12, 2009, with their 10th presidential election since the 1979 Islamic Revolution: the challenge was between the outgoing president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the opposition’s leader, Hossein Moussavi. Their decision today is largely whether to keep hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power for four more years, or to replace him with a reformist more open to loosening the country's Islamic restrictions and improving ties with the United States. Another candidate, Mehdi Karroubi, is more closely associated with the core causes of the Iranian reformist movement, including the freeing of political prisoners and women’s rights, but, as a former prime minister in the 1980s, Mr. Moussavi is given great credit for having managed Iran’s economy effectively during the war with Iraq.
Jun 28, 2009 - 11:05:03 AM
Christianity
Boston Cardinal O'Malley Withdraws Caritas Christi from Abortion Scandal
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following is a statement from American Life League president Judie Brown regarding Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley's announcement that archdiocese-affiliated Caritas Christi Healthcare has withdrawn ownership of CeltiCare Health Plan. The announcement comes only two days after A.L.L. announced it would launch an investigation into the scandal.
Jun 28, 2009 - 10:58:59 AM
J. Grant Swank
How Mothers Teach Daughters to Yell at Their Fathers
It is very, very subtle - over time, involving complicated life situations, supported by female bonding, allowing for anti-male emotions, pulling from the baser nature of the female, and so forth.
Jun 28, 2009 - 10:49:26 AM
Today in History
June 28 - Today in History
Today is June 28. Here's what happened on this day in history.
Jun 28, 2009 - 12:00:00 AM
Today in History
June 27 - Today in History
Today is June 27. Here's what happened on this day in history.
Jun 27, 2009 - 12:00:00 AM
National
Michaud Applauds Vote on Cap & Trade, His Challenger Terms it a Slap in the Face to the People of Maine
WASHINGTON, D.C. / AUBURN, MAINE -- The vote on H.R. 2454, the "American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009", otherwise known as "Cap & Trade", passed on a close vote, 217-205, with Congressman Michael Michaud voting in favor.
Jun 26, 2009 - 8:34:05 PM
Tom DeWeese
Government Gone Mad in a Total Surveillance Society
I've heard it all- the cries, the pleas, the whines, the double speak and the lies. "We need the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect us from terrorists." "We must have Real ID to protect us from illegal immigration." "We must have E-Verify to protect American jobs." "Traffic light cameras are necessary to make the streets safer." "Security cameras on street corners make our neighborhoods safer." "I'm glad the TSA is there at the airport - I feel so much safer getting on an airplane." And my favorite lie of them all - "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear."
Jun 26, 2009 - 12:40:13 PM
M Stevens-David
Potatoes
It was now the end of May and winter still had not shown any inclination of relinquishing her hold on the county. Oh, sure, there had been the odd couple of days, here and there, when the ever-present wind had died a little and the inhabitants of our small Aroostook County, Maine town had dared to hope that there had been a reprieve, but it didn't happen.
Jun 26, 2009 - 12:23:53 PM
IRS News
Prepare for Hurricanes by Safeguarding Tax Records
AUGUSTA, MAINE -- With the 2009 hurricane season now underway, the Internal Revenue Service encourages individuals and businesses to safeguard themselves by taking a few simple steps.
Jun 26, 2009 - 11:42:00 AM
J. Grant Swank
So America's Founders Weren't Christian?
President George Washington wrote a prayer addressed to "O most glorious God, in Jesus Christ" and ended it with this: "Let me live according to those holy rules which thou hast this day prescribed in Thy Holy Word. Direct me to the true object, Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth and the Life. Bless O Lord all the people of this land."
Jun 26, 2009 - 11:35:41 AM
Bernard Chapin
The Intolerance of the Left: An Interview with Harry Stein
Harry Stein is a long time journalist, writer and social commentator. Currently, he is a Contributing Editor at City Journal. He has been a professional writer and editor since he co-founded The American Mercury in 1972.
Jun 26, 2009 - 11:20:54 AM
Today in History
June 26 - Today in History
Today is June 26. Here's what happened on this day in history.
Jun 26, 2009 - 12:00:00 AM
Jim Kouri
Surfing USA: Drug Smuggling Ring Uses Surfboards
Last Thursday night, U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Diego, CA arrested two men for attempting to smuggle 141 pounds of marijuana, valued at approximately $84,600, according to a report sent to police organizations including the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
Jun 25, 2009 - 10:44:13 AM
Psychology Now
Watch What You Say
Have you ever noticed that really nice people never have a bad word to say about anyone. No doubt they have the same frustrations with family, neighbors and co-workers as everyone else, but they have decided to approach life differently.
Jun 25, 2009 - 10:39:40 AM
Today in History
June 25 - Today in History
Today is June 25. Here's what happened on this day in history.
Jun 25, 2009 - 12:00:00 AM
Jim Kouri
RICO Case: Mexican Mafia "Shot Caller" Nabbed for Murder of 3-Week-Old Baby
Federal and local law enforcement authorities on Tuesday arrested eight of 39 members and associates of one of the most entrenched "cliques" of the 18th Street Gang after the return of federal criminal charges alleging that the gang operated a racketeering enterprise responsible for the October 2007 attempted murder of a street vendor near MacArthur Park that resulted in the fatal shooting of a 3-week-old infant, a murder of an innocent young man that occurred in 2001, and other crimes.
Jun 24, 2009 - 3:19:35 PM
Local
Millinocket Town Council Meeting Agenda, Thursday, June 25, 2009
MILLINOCKET, MAINE -- A tentative agenda for the June 25, 2009 meeting of the Millinocket town council has been released, Michael Brown Custom Builders back on the agenda for town money.
Jun 24, 2009 - 3:11:39 PM
National
Senate Vote Threatens American Sovereignty
WASHINGTON, C.C. -- Concerned Women for America Urges Senate to Oppose Harold Koh.
Jun 24, 2009 - 3:04:18 PM
Entertainment
Psychic/Paranormal Faire Returns to Fort Knox
PROSPECT, MAINE -- The annual Psychic/Paranormal Faire returns to Fort Knox, Saturday and Sunday, July 4th and 5th, 10 AM until 4 PM. This unusual event features presentations from ghost hunters, dowsers, UFO enthusiast, a crypto zoologist and psychic. Psychics will be on hand for those wishing to purchase a reading and vendors will be present to sell unusual items.
Jun 24, 2009 - 2:48:34 PM
Jim Kouri
Domestic Terrorism: Sabotage and the Saboteur
Sabotage, like any other weapon, offers its user an amplification and extension of his own strength, both to harm others and defend himself. Sabotage has the additional appeal of destroying much evidence of itself, and is usually hard to prove.
Jun 24, 2009 - 2:22:54 PM
Stephen Crockett
No Healthcare Reform Equals No Senate Job
It mystifies this writer that many Senate Democrats have failed to understand that killing the "public option" compromise position being pushed by the Obama will mean the end of their Senate careers. Politics has changed dramatically in the last few years and many Senate incumbents seem to have missed the size and intensity of the paradigm shift.
Jun 24, 2009 - 1:59:49 PM
Laura on Life
Gypsy Cleaning Fairies
You know what my house needs? It needs a team of gypsy cleaning fairies. Not just your ordinary run-of-the-mill gypsy cleaning fairies, but the sort that can see invisible stuff.
Jun 24, 2009 - 1:43:39 PM
Ed Feulner
A Czar Too Far
President Barack Obama recently introduced Kenneth Feinberg as America's "compensation czar." He'll oversee executive pay at firms that have taken federal bailout money. Feinberg "will have broad discretion to set the salaries and bonuses for their five most senior executives and their 20 most highly paid employees," The New York Times reported.
Jun 24, 2009 - 1:36:34 PM
Michael Roache
News Item: Garbage Strike in Toronto
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Jun 24, 2009 - 1:30:38 PM
J. Grant Swank
My Bio Strings Miracles
A Miracle is something that happens that only God can perform. Some miracles are immediate-fast. Others are slow moving.
Jun 24, 2009 - 12:43:37 PM
Today in History
June 24 - Today in History
Today is June 24. Here's what happened on this day in history.
Jun 24, 2009 - 12:00:00 AM
Local
Millinocket School Budget Approved by Voters by Narrow Margin
MILLINOCKET, MAINE -- The Millinocket school budget was approved by voters by fifteen votes, according to election officials.
Jun 23, 2009 - 8:43:55 PM
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