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Archive for October, 2009



Monday, October 26th, 2009, 1:05 am in News
By Grady Kelly

Question 6 on Maine’s Nov. 3 election ballot is a $71.25 million bond issue — money that would be used for upgrading railroads, airports, bridges and similar parts of state infrastructure.
Unlike the major campaigning and controversies …


Monday, October 26th, 2009, 1:04 am in News
By Kaitlynn Perreault

The Socialist and Marxist Studies Series welcomed a Hoftstra University professor to the University of Maine on Thursday as part of the Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Memorial Lecture Series. The lecture guest spoke …


Monday, October 26th, 2009, 1:02 am in News
Service group creates unique connection with Central America
By Jessie Darkis

Concrete, global change is the mission for the Central American Service Association (CASA). Anyone can volunteer time, but CASA has a different goal.
The group consists of students who are looking to utilize their own interests and …


Monday, October 26th, 2009, 1:01 am in News
By Aislinn Sarnacki

Disappearing vehicle
A student who parked her car in the Dunn Hall Parking Lot on Oct. 21 returned the next day at 11:21 a.m. to find it was not in the place she parked it. She thinks …


Monday, October 26th, 2009, 12:56 am in Opinion
By Michael Shepherd

In-class campaigning is an inappropriate waste of valuable and expensive credit hours.


Monday, October 26th, 2009, 12:55 am in Opinion
By William P. Davis

Investing in infrastructure, not perpetual belt tightening through TABOR, will raise this state out of economic depression.


Monday, October 26th, 2009, 12:54 am in Opinion
By Thomas Kwiatek

Taking a voluntary collection to support a TV ad aligned with the values of their faith is far from overstepping any boundaries.


Monday, October 26th, 2009, 12:53 am in Opinion
By Christopher Burns

Away with parties and broken systems. Only we can represent our own interests.


Monday, October 26th, 2009, 12:52 am in Opinion

The Issue: The future of our state.

What We Think: To ensure Maine stays a state we can be proud of, it is critical to vote “No” on Questions 1 and 4 at the ballot box next week.


Monday, October 26th, 2009, 12:51 am in Opinion

We ‘can do better’ than Question 5
On its face, Question 5 — concerning medical marijuana – sounds like a good idea. But people should read the entire bill before giving their support. The bad of this …