Archive for September, 2009
I understand the precautions legislators are trying to take — reducing health problems, preventing kids from smoking, etc. But with proper education, I firmly believe the final decision to smoke or not is a personal issue.
The fruit borne from real health care reform will more than disprove all the right-wing demagogues.
I got a car for 500 bucks, and I’m stoked. Of course, it is a 2001 Kia Rio, which by definition puts me at least 10 notches down on the hipness ladder. After driving a Jeep …
The Issue: H.R. 3221, The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act.
What We Think: It is refreshing to see the House pass this historic student aid reform bill. The Senate should demonstrate their support for students by doing the same.
Decorum in Congress
The issue regarding Rep. Joe Wilson shouting “you lie” at the president is not that he called Obama a liar. The issue is Wilson’s yelling out during a joint session of Congress while being …
RE: Majority rule unfair process for marriage equality
The notion of equal protection is not limited to race, religion or ethnic origin. It is tied to citizenship and holds that one group of citizens cannot be singled …
The BangPop convention Saturday at the Bangor Civic Center relished in the passion for comic books, graphic novels, art, modeling, dressing up and hula hooping. The Bangor comic convention was a testament to the genuine passion …
Nick Alley slaps a glob of sticky, black ink on a plate. He and his partner, Greg Nanney, are about to give birth to a shirt.
Alley is beneath a canopy behind a white van. Behind him, …
The Collins Center for the Arts is a venue that celebrates class, high art and civility. Symphonies, ballets and musicals all take the stage annually where etiquette is a must. But folk-rock act The Decemberists wouldn’t …
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