As we inch closer to the 2004 elections, we all seem to be getting either more stupid or lazy. Maybe both. While we listen to the presidential candidates debate how they spent their summer vacations during the Vietnam War, a number of key issues seem to have fallen by the wayside. At the same time, … Continue reading Roland, the headless gunner
Category: LESSONS IN MEDIOCRITY
Rambling discourse, half-assed analysis and lots of sarcasm from the guy who still buys ink by the barrel in Biddeford
Second-hand parents
State Rep. Marie Laverriere Boucher (D-Biddeford) is living in La-La Land, where every little girl has a pink pony and giant-screen televisions repeatedly show episodes of Little House on the Prairie. Let’s give the Biddeford City Council a rest this week, and turn our attention instead to all those wacky legislators we love to hate. … Continue reading Second-hand parents
MERC: Broader implications for Maine’s solid waste problems
In many ways, Old Town is a lot like Biddeford. Both cities are supported by a manufacturing base and perched along a river bank. Biddeford has the University of New England, and Old Town is just a short drive away from the University of Maine’s Orono campus. But while Biddeford considers the possibility of getting … Continue reading MERC: Broader implications for Maine’s solid waste problems
Angus S. King, Jr.
By RANDY SEAVER In just a few weeks, someone else will be leading the state of Maine, and Gov. Angus S. King, Jr. seems grateful that his two terms in office are about to end. He has granted this one-on-one interview between two speaking engagements, and although it is relatively early in the morning, the … Continue reading Angus S. King, Jr.
