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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Election '08: Tim Driscoll's Favorite Things

Tim Driscoll is a Democrat seeking re-election to District #126 in the Maine House of Representatives. Click here to see if Driscoll will be on your ballot on Tuesday, November 4.

Favorite actor and actress
Mel Gibson and Nicole Kidman
Favorite band
Fleetwood Mac
Favorite fiction book
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Favorite magazine
Downeast
Favorite movie
Braveheart
Favorite radio station
WYNZ
Favorite song
Won’t Back Down,” Tom Petty
Favorite television show

Hardball with Chris Matthews
Favorite Web Site
Westbrook Diarist
Favorite writer

Edgar Allen Poe
Favorite historical politician
John F. Kennedy
Favorite living politician
George Mitchell
Favorite Maine politician
George Mitchell
Favorite newspaper

Bangor Daily News
Favorite part of being a candidate
Meeting many folks in town that ordinarily I would never know.
Favorite period of American history

Civil War
Favorite philosopher

Bertrand Russell
Favorite political web site
PolitickerME
Favorite automobile
Toyota Tacoma PreRunner
Favorite day trip

Home to bed after a busy 12-hour night in the ER.
Favorite food or drink

Guinness
Favorite hobby
Puttering around the yard.
Favorite piece of clothing

My Reef sandals.
Favorite place in Westbrook

Olmsted Field during a Friday night football game.
Favorite restaurant
Depends on what I’m craving at the time.
Favorite season

Fall
Favorite sport

Whatever my daughters happen to be playing in any given season.
Favorite vacation spot

Ireland

(Editor's Note: Tim Driscoll's opponent, Kevin Crocker, did not respond to my e-mails.)

- John C.L. Morgan

Friday, February 29, 2008

The Augustan: Friday, February 29, 2008

Natural Resources Committee heard testimony regarding LD 2210 and LD 2048, two bills that would make regulations of chemicals more stringent.

State subsidies for non-profit agencies working to combat domestic violence could be on the chopping block to help balance the budget.

Members of the Transportation Committee may expand LD 209, a bill that would require proof of residency in Maine to acquire a driver's license, to include proof that the applicant is in the country legally.

Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the state's legal right to seize abused dogs and cat.

Maine Public Utililites Commission warn Mainers about telemarketers taking advantage of Verizon-FairPoint deal by sneakily convincing Mainers to switch their long-distance carriers.

Education and Cultural Affairs Committee held a public hearing for LD 1977, a bill that would develop a mandatory statewide autism screening program for all children ages 18 months to 3 years.

BDN: LD 2179, a bill that would require a uniform standard for energy-efficient construction of homes and businesses, is a reasonable step for the state to take.

Matthew Dunlap: Legislature should pass LD 209, a bill that would require proof of Maine residency for an applicant to secure a driver's license, but federal regulations will make it more difficult to require proof an applicant is in the country legally.

LD 2179, a bill that would require residential and commercial buildings be built to higher energy efficiency standards; LD 2207, a bill that would ban incandescent light bulbs by 2010; and LD 2126, a bill that would cap carbon dioxide emissions of new energy plants in Maine, all received public hearings before the Business, Research, and Economic Development Committee and the Natural Resources Committee. (Sorry about the butchered grammar on this one. Hopefully, you get the point.)

SJ: Regulatory changes, tax holidays, and tax decreases may be counterintuitive, but maybe they're what's needed to stimulate the Maine economy and help balance the budget.

- John C.L. Morgan