The Frary Home Companion

Prof. John Frary: The Cap and Trade Extravaganza

frary2.thumbnail.jpgA 1390-page bill. No congressmammal could possibly have read it, much less understood it. Find yourself a volume of the Encyclopedia Britannica, and try to master its contents in a comparable period of time. Read More...

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The U.S. Navy has sent a ship to the Maine Lobster Festival for more than three decades. Sen. Snowe said the tradition has ended. Read More...

PPL is awaiting state/federal approvals for the sale of three other Maine dams to Penobscot River Restoration Trust for about $25M. Read More...

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No!!!! It's MY job, Madame Representative. I don't want the government housing me, feeding me or otherwise getting in the way in MY pursuit of happiness. Read More...

Isn't it time to rethink the destruction of Maine's dams? These producers of renewable energy are already bought-and-paid for. Read More...

The focus on climate change legislation now shifts to the Senate, where Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada wants to bring a bill to the floor by mid-September. Read More...

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"It brings other areas of the country to where Maine already is, while at the same time promoting the development of clean, renewable sources of energy in Maine and nationwide." Read More...

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Moore and the editorial board at the WSJ were recently fooled by the Baldacci Administration claim to be “encouraging and rewarding hard work” by lowering Maine's income tax rate (LD 1495). Read More...

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Above all, let's not kid Maine people that those potholes they're driving around are there because Mainer's aren't paying enough taxes. Read More....

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MDOT's keeper projects for 2009 and MDOT's cancelled projects for 2010. Read More...

Michelle Anderson: North of Bangor

Interview: Jason Levesque: 2nd CD Candidate, 6/27

anderson.jpg“A long time ago, ‘Made in Maine’ meant something to this country. It needs to mean something again.” Interview by Michelle Anderson.


Deerly Held Opinions of Mike Travers

Mike Travers on Evolution, Shoreland Setbacks and Cow Flatulence
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Political operatives descended on Alaska last August, digging for dirt. All 15 ethics complaints have been dismissed. We’ve won! But it hasn't been cheap - the State wasted THOUSANDS of hours of YOUR time and shelled two million of YOUR dollars. Todd and I are looking at more than half a million dollars in legal bills. Read More...

Workers who lose jobs could get a weekly paycheck for up to three years, subsidies to find new work/other generous benefits - courtesy of Uncle Sam. Read More...

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John Adams's letter to Abigail: "The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty." Read More...

Gov. John Baldacci said the state and the city of Old Town teamed up to offer a package of incentives to help meet the company's needs. Read More...

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This afternoon I stepped outside and a robin-size bluebird when flying by just above my head level. I'd never seen a bluebird that size. Read More...

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This a.m. on WVOM's "George Hale/Ric Tyler" Show, Ric asked Les Otten about his logo. Listen to Mr. Otten's answer: [68 seconds]


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The aim is to help fishermen earn a premium on their catch as they struggle with burdensome fishing regulations and declining fish populations. Read More...

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Marriage is a ‘condition of life’ that has nothing whatever to do with rights – it is, quite simply, the response of mortals to the fact of a mortality that is both individual and communal. Read More...

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“We greatly appreciate the leadership provided by Congresswoman Pingree to make this bill as strong and effective as possible,” said Brownie Carson, Executive Director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Read More...

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Why did Democrats eliminate the deduction on home mortgage interest? Sen. Joe Perry tells WVOM, “Okay. I’m going to answer clearly now.” Read More...

AMG's Liberty Minute

What Would You Do for Liberty?

crocker.jpg Take a minute. Get to know William Tudor Gardiner, a Mainer who distinguished himself in the military and in government. Narrated by David Crocker


Claude Berube: On The Line

Interview: Dr. Martin Murphy on Maritime Terrorism

small_berubeA.jpgMartin Murphy is the author of the book Small Boats, Weak States, Dirty Money: Piracy and Maritime Terrorism in the Modern World. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Click Here to Listen