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Mainers are Ready for a Challenge to “Hawkish” Collins

           As a recent article in “The Nation” suggests, Mainers are ready for a real challenge against Susan Collins as she faces her third reelection (“Senator Collins is the Barrier to Transparency, Accountability on Drones” http://www.thenation.com/blog/177342/senator-susan-collins-barrier-transparency-accountability-drones#). … Continue reading

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Concerned Woman Questions the Legality of Free Speech “Buffer Zones” at Planned Parenthood

          On Monday, the Portland City council voted to create a 39-foot Free Speech “buffer zone” around Planned Parenthood to prevent protestors from standing outside the door. As a patient, I have entered Planned Parenthood with … Continue reading

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Our City Council is selling Portland’s peninsula for cheap

          picture by Laura Tasheiko           Everywhere you look on the peninsula, our City Council is selling the city of Portland for cheap. Residents are bombarded with the construction of four new hotels, … Continue reading

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Politics and the “Pin Up”; A Recreation of the Modern Woman

             In an age where women’s perception and rights are being stripped away, I am of a generation of women who are reclaiming stereotypes, exposing media hypocrisy and reexamining the media portrayal of women. I do not believe that women … Continue reading

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Politicians: Don’t give us austerity, give us a future

The original Portland Press Herald article: http://www.pressherald.com/news/lepage-no-bonds-for-state-projects_2012-06-13.html In Dennis Hoey’s article “Governor holds off on issuing of bonds”, Lepage claims that by refusing to issue $40 million for projects around the state, he will save the people of Maine from … Continue reading

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Welfare Reform Will Not Solve Maine’s Economic Issues

      Just like Governor’s LePage’s attempts to cut Medicaid and blame social services for our increasingly impoverished state, Christine Rousselle’s article on December 21 entitled “My Time at Walmart: Why We Need Serious Welfare Reform”, conspires to mislead … Continue reading

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