Two weeks ago a co-worker at Verso Paper came storming into the lunch room demanding to know if I had voted to cut the homestead exemptions. I did not and told him…
In my travels I have seen some disturbing scenes that to me represent the failure of our current welfare system. It’s literally an upside down world,a Bizarro world, (as my son the…
I must confess that I love hand tools. I have been fascinated with them for years: axes, bucksaws, hoes, etc. The hand tool I am most fond of, however, is the hand…
According to officials from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, preliminary 2009 deer harvest figures show a decrease of 14 percent from 2008, with an initial figure of 18,045. This…
After the Presidential election I was talking with fellow legislators about the defeat of the snack tax at the polls. One of them asked how we conservative Republicans lose when 63 percent…
With ‘Tax Time’ upon us I want to alert taxpayers to a free tax-preparation service offered AAPR, the American Association of Retired Persons. The AARP Tax-Aide Program is open to people of…
With elections coming this fall, candidates will all be handing out pamphlets citing their commitment to jobs and the economy. The problem is that candidates and government do not create jobs. They…
The Legislature began its current session on Jan. 6 and the overwhelming concern is the current budget hole. The centerpiece is the supplemental budget that the governor proposed to cut another $438…
Every New Year brings media coverage about the first baby born after Midnight on January 1. Whether it’s the first baby born in the country or the first baby born in a…
AUGUSTA – As the heating season gets under way, state Rep. Lance Harvell wants to make sure that homeowners are aware of a new law regulating chimney flues that passed the Legislature…