Kunstler comes up with the $64,000 question
Written by Audrey Spence
Editor,
AGAIN, James Howard Kunstler, ("Aftershocks," April 22 column), nails it with the $64,000 question up for possible answering. Paraphrased, "If the FBI can accomplish that in 48 hours, how is it that they can NOT accomplish all that they've not in more than 48 MONTHS!?" Solicit thousands of photos and videos from Citizens to aid in their "who dun it" but NEVER review even a single scammed, swindled and fraudulent foreclosure mortgage out of MILLIONS, for a "who dun it"?
Somewhere over the rainbow, at the end of the yellow brick road, there's a man behind a curtain. Adeptly and aptly identified to be likened to "an imitation of a Brooks Brothers store window mannequin"; is "the suit" really just "the curtain"? A Toga? Got Pot? Himself and the Leader of the Weed World substance-abuse-puffing away on one of them illegal recreational joints?
"Too Big to Fail" = Unlawfully Forced and Inflicted Indoctrination ... a.k.a. ..."a Miscarriage of Justice"; and continued trickled-down oversaturation by "Deceptive Marketing", call IT indoctrination, too, is what keeps the odor and stench of above being literally undetectable below and "feigned undetectable" above. Alas, what's $64,000 really comparatively worth for any questioning to go on "under their rainbow" ... a.k.a. ... "The Trench," anyway!
Godspeed in recuperation and healing to Mr. Kunstler from his most recent surgery; and hope for especially speedy recovery back to his own special brand of R & R. (REALITY and the RULE of Law:)
Audrey Spence
Portland
AGAIN, James Howard Kunstler, ("Aftershocks," April 22 column), nails it with the $64,000 question up for possible answering. Paraphrased, "If the FBI can accomplish that in 48 hours, how is it that they can NOT accomplish all that they've not in more than 48 MONTHS!?" Solicit thousands of photos and videos from Citizens to aid in their "who dun it" but NEVER review even a single scammed, swindled and fraudulent foreclosure mortgage out of MILLIONS, for a "who dun it"?
Somewhere over the rainbow, at the end of the yellow brick road, there's a man behind a curtain. Adeptly and aptly identified to be likened to "an imitation of a Brooks Brothers store window mannequin"; is "the suit" really just "the curtain"? A Toga? Got Pot? Himself and the Leader of the Weed World substance-abuse-puffing away on one of them illegal recreational joints?
"Too Big to Fail" = Unlawfully Forced and Inflicted Indoctrination ... a.k.a. ..."a Miscarriage of Justice"; and continued trickled-down oversaturation by "Deceptive Marketing", call IT indoctrination, too, is what keeps the odor and stench of above being literally undetectable below and "feigned undetectable" above. Alas, what's $64,000 really comparatively worth for any questioning to go on "under their rainbow" ... a.k.a. ... "The Trench," anyway!
Godspeed in recuperation and healing to Mr. Kunstler from his most recent surgery; and hope for especially speedy recovery back to his own special brand of R & R. (REALITY and the RULE of Law:)
Audrey Spence
Portland
Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 22:16
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Legislation would reduce food waste in Maine, ease hunger
Written by Julia Warden Foster
Editor,
According to the USDA, 14.7 percent of households, or approximately 200,000 people in Maine are food insecure. 17.5 percent of Maine's children are unsure of where their next meal is coming from. People are being turned away from food banks, as they are experiences a huge increase in demand and a decrease in food donations. This is why we support LD 476, a bill that could reduce food waste in Maine, while encouraging food donations to food pantries from state-funded organizations.
The unfortunate reality is that up to 40 percent of food in America is wasted at the retail, consumer, and food service levels. Wholesome food, which could feed billions of hungry people, is thrown into landfills, simply because transporting unused food to the needy is inconvenient. To ignore such exploitation of food resources is intolerable, and we cannot sit idly while Maine citizens are robbed of their most basic life necessities.
The passage of this bill will not end hunger in Maine. However, it could begin the transformation in the way our food systems function. State-funded organizations can set a standard of how to be socially responsible and build sustainability within our local communities. Encouraging people to recycle their food will increase consciousness of how much food is wasted.
Health is a human right, and no human should go hungry while its nation is more than capable of providing wholesome nourishment to all of its members. Food insecurity will not be solved overnight, but we have an obligation to try each and every viable solution. This bill will make a difference, so please do your part and contact your state representatives to support LD 476 so something can be done about hunger in Maine.
Thank you,
Concerned MSW Students at UNE
Portland Campus
Wendy Davis
Birch Hincks
Kaisa Mann
Julia Foster
(Julia Warden Foster is a Master of Social Work Candidate at the University of New England, Class of 2014.)
According to the USDA, 14.7 percent of households, or approximately 200,000 people in Maine are food insecure. 17.5 percent of Maine's children are unsure of where their next meal is coming from. People are being turned away from food banks, as they are experiences a huge increase in demand and a decrease in food donations. This is why we support LD 476, a bill that could reduce food waste in Maine, while encouraging food donations to food pantries from state-funded organizations.
The unfortunate reality is that up to 40 percent of food in America is wasted at the retail, consumer, and food service levels. Wholesome food, which could feed billions of hungry people, is thrown into landfills, simply because transporting unused food to the needy is inconvenient. To ignore such exploitation of food resources is intolerable, and we cannot sit idly while Maine citizens are robbed of their most basic life necessities.
The passage of this bill will not end hunger in Maine. However, it could begin the transformation in the way our food systems function. State-funded organizations can set a standard of how to be socially responsible and build sustainability within our local communities. Encouraging people to recycle their food will increase consciousness of how much food is wasted.
Health is a human right, and no human should go hungry while its nation is more than capable of providing wholesome nourishment to all of its members. Food insecurity will not be solved overnight, but we have an obligation to try each and every viable solution. This bill will make a difference, so please do your part and contact your state representatives to support LD 476 so something can be done about hunger in Maine.
Thank you,
Concerned MSW Students at UNE
Portland Campus
Wendy Davis
Birch Hincks
Kaisa Mann
Julia Foster
(Julia Warden Foster is a Master of Social Work Candidate at the University of New England, Class of 2014.)
Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 21:06
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Natalie: Keep on writing for the rest of us in the industry
Written by Steven DiMillo
Editor,
I wanted to let you know I enjoy reading your column in the Daily Sun and especially yesterday's piece about your upcoming graduation celebration. Your anticipation and expectations of this type of gathering is shared by many at this time of the year.
We all have the same quirky individuals to deal with during what is supposed to be a fun gathering of family and friends, only the names change. If I can be of assistance in securing a reservation for the group, please let me know. In the mean time, keep on writing for the rest of us in the industry!
I always stop to buy lemonade form those little entrepreneurs.
Best Regards,
Steven DiMillo
DiMillo's On the Water
Portland
I wanted to let you know I enjoy reading your column in the Daily Sun and especially yesterday's piece about your upcoming graduation celebration. Your anticipation and expectations of this type of gathering is shared by many at this time of the year.
We all have the same quirky individuals to deal with during what is supposed to be a fun gathering of family and friends, only the names change. If I can be of assistance in securing a reservation for the group, please let me know. In the mean time, keep on writing for the rest of us in the industry!
I always stop to buy lemonade form those little entrepreneurs.
Best Regards,
Steven DiMillo
DiMillo's On the Water
Portland
Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 21:13
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Natalie Ladd's column a hit with reader
Written by Kelly A. Noonan
Editor,
I just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know how much I enjoy Natalie's column each Wednesday! There is always a combination of personal and professional dilemmas presented and the stories never fail to make me smile and sometimes even laugh out loud when I read them.
Thank you!
Kelly A. Noonan
Portland
I just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know how much I enjoy Natalie's column each Wednesday! There is always a combination of personal and professional dilemmas presented and the stories never fail to make me smile and sometimes even laugh out loud when I read them.
Thank you!
Kelly A. Noonan
Portland
Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 21:12
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Rep. Michaud favors a sucker's bet when it comes to federal power
Written by Frederick Writt
Editor,
It's been said that Washington, D.C. is where normal people go to surrender their morals for power and influence, and the taxpayer be damned. Rep. Mike Michaud, the mill town fella' with the working class bonafides, is surely a quick learner in that regard.
I'm hardly shocked that he would come out swinging for an expansion of Medicare in our state, knowing full well that the Federal funding it entails is temporary, tapering off and disappearing after the roles have been fattened with the unending supply of the "needy," leaving the Maine Taxpaying Chumps holding the bill. For this act of selling us out, every leftist organization in Maine is cheering him on and promising financial and political support when/if he throws his hat into the gubernatorial ring.
Unlike Governor LePage, Mr. Michaud's political career depends on the ever-expanding spendthiftiness of government. As a U.S. Representative, there is no downside to spending "other people's money" to pander and buy the votes of the "taker" class. There is no day of financial reckoning for his kind; the buck always gets passed and the can kicked further down Insolvency Lane. This is but a glimpse of what the future holds for Maine taxpayers should Rep. Michaud become our next Governor; back to the same-old, same-old of Augusta: spending beyond our means.
I have my issues with Governor LePage, but his fiscal responsibility is not among them. Stumble-tongued and impolitic as he may be at times, there hasn't been a better steward of the state's finances in a long, long while. He's taken the crap sandwich left over by his predecessor, Gov. John "I can't even govern my own party" Baldacci, and has made serious progress for putting Maine's financial house in order. Unemployment is down well below the national average. Maine's rating as a business locale is rising steadily from dead last. Housing prices are strong and growing. Our collective future looks bright.
Knowing full well that the expansion of Medicare as offered is a sucker's bet, Gov. LePage is doing the responsible thing, not the politically expedient one, and the future will prove him right. For that he has my thanks and continued support.
Frederick Writt
Falmouth
It's been said that Washington, D.C. is where normal people go to surrender their morals for power and influence, and the taxpayer be damned. Rep. Mike Michaud, the mill town fella' with the working class bonafides, is surely a quick learner in that regard.
I'm hardly shocked that he would come out swinging for an expansion of Medicare in our state, knowing full well that the Federal funding it entails is temporary, tapering off and disappearing after the roles have been fattened with the unending supply of the "needy," leaving the Maine Taxpaying Chumps holding the bill. For this act of selling us out, every leftist organization in Maine is cheering him on and promising financial and political support when/if he throws his hat into the gubernatorial ring.
Unlike Governor LePage, Mr. Michaud's political career depends on the ever-expanding spendthiftiness of government. As a U.S. Representative, there is no downside to spending "other people's money" to pander and buy the votes of the "taker" class. There is no day of financial reckoning for his kind; the buck always gets passed and the can kicked further down Insolvency Lane. This is but a glimpse of what the future holds for Maine taxpayers should Rep. Michaud become our next Governor; back to the same-old, same-old of Augusta: spending beyond our means.
I have my issues with Governor LePage, but his fiscal responsibility is not among them. Stumble-tongued and impolitic as he may be at times, there hasn't been a better steward of the state's finances in a long, long while. He's taken the crap sandwich left over by his predecessor, Gov. John "I can't even govern my own party" Baldacci, and has made serious progress for putting Maine's financial house in order. Unemployment is down well below the national average. Maine's rating as a business locale is rising steadily from dead last. Housing prices are strong and growing. Our collective future looks bright.
Knowing full well that the expansion of Medicare as offered is a sucker's bet, Gov. LePage is doing the responsible thing, not the politically expedient one, and the future will prove him right. For that he has my thanks and continued support.
Frederick Writt
Falmouth
Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 April 2013 00:21
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