February 2015
The Entertainment Industry Enabled Cosby
Hollywood is rumored to be a liberal bastion. Why exactly? Because a couple of actors raised some money for Obama? Hollywood as a business is far from liberal. Its core value isn’t progress; its core value is profit. If “Fifty Shades of Grey” can make money, it’s produced. If “The Passion of the Christ” can […]
Taxes, Taxes, Taxes
Gil and I were at the State House last Thursday to take part in the American Legion’s opening ceremonies for the House of Representatives and Senate chambers. On the House side the Kennebec County American Legion color guard advanced the colors; Korean War veteran Ted Towne (Berwick Post 7) offered the opening prayer and Larry […]
CALENDAR
MON/2 MISCELLANEOUS OWL PROWL AT HVNC, 6-8p.m., Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson. Lynn Flaccus will teach about owls, the group will listen for hooting owls and try to imitate the calls. $5. 200-8840. SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION PRESENTATION, 5:30-8p.m., Centre Street Arts Gallery, Bath. Members $20, nonmembers $25. TUE/3 MISCELLANEOUS BEHIND THE SCENES AT APPALACHIAN TRAIL […]
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been dating my 42-year-old boyfriend, “Mike,” for a year. I love him, but he’s a heavy drinker. He has a glass or two of whiskey on a daily basis and goes through a huge bottle of whiskey every weekend. (He also drinks beer like water.) When I asked him to cut back, […]
Obama sending $4 trillion spending plan to Congress
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $4 trillion budget today that seeks to raise taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations and use the extra income to lift the fortunes of families who have felt squeezed during tough economic times. He would also ease tight budget constraints imposed on the military and domestic programs […]