Lisa M. Johnson, a third year law student at Boston College, has been selected to work as an intern during the spring semester of 2006 at The Hague, Netherlands. Johnson, daughter of Ned and Michele Johnson of Outlet Cove in Windham, will be working for the Office of the Prosecutor for the United Nations International […]
2006
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What do you think of the Muslim reaction to the Danish newspaper cartoons depicting Muhammad? Adam Ham, 22, St. Joseph’s student “I can see their point of being upset but I guess our definition of freedom of speech is different than it is in their country. I’m sorry that they feel offended but they should […]
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LR Voices 0217
What do you think of the Muslim reaction to the Danish newspaper cartoons depicting Muhammad? Adam Ham, 22, St. Joseph’s student “I can see their point of being upset but I guess our definition of freedom of speech is different than it is in their country. I’m sorry that they feel offended but they should […]
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A town manager cannot wear two hats
Editor, It appears to me Standish Town Manager Mr. Billington has some very serious ethical and conflict-of-interest problems in wearing two hats, one as our town manager and the other as a real estate developer. To begin with, as the supervisor of the tax assessor, code officer, town planner and whomever else may have control […]
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Goodbye Adelphia, hello Time Warner
Towns in the Lakes Region are following in the footsteps of many Maine communities who want seats at the bargaining table when Time Warner Cable completes its acquisition of Adelphia Communications, expected in late May. Last fall, about 60 Maine towns affected by the deal signed resolutions requesting that services currently provided to Time Warner […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Goodbye Adelphia, hello Time Warner
Towns in the Lakes Region are following in the footsteps of many Maine communities who want seats at the bargaining table when Time Warner Cable completes its acquisition of Adelphia Communications, expected in late May. Last fall, about 60 Maine towns affected by the deal signed resolutions requesting that services currently provided to Time Warner […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly, Web
LRSW hoop playoff box
MPA basketball tournament at the Cumberland County Civic Center Girls Class B quarterfinals: Saturday, Feb. 18 7:30 – Lake Region vs. Yarmouth (Winner plays again Thursday, Feb. 23 at 3:30) Boys Class A quarterfinals: Monday, Feb. 20 3:30 – Cheverus vs. Windham (Winner plays again Wednesday, Feb. 22. at 2:00) Girls Class A quarterfinals: Tuesday, […]
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'Working Waterfront' bill a work in progress
The Legislature’s Taxation Committee has started work on a proposed law that would give commercial fishing businesses on the water a tax break – as mandated by voters last November – but prevent owners from using the provision as a tax dodge at the expense of their neighbors. Sen. Dennis Damon, D-Hancock, who sponsored the […]
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'Working Waterfront' bill a work in progress
The Legislature’s Taxation Committee has started work on a proposed law that would give commercial fishing businesses on the water a tax break – as mandated by voters last November – but prevent owners from using the provision as a tax dodge at the expense of their neighbors. Sen. Dennis Damon, D-Hancock, who sponsored the […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Pay raise designed to lure better governors
The Republican sponsor of a bill that would raise the governor’s salary from its current $70,000 to $150,000 says he’s miffed that Gov. John Baldacci already has said he’d veto the bill before it’s even come to the floor for a debate. Rep. Gary Moore, R-Standish, said he proposed the bill to get more people […]