Former President Hubert Humphrey famously said that the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.
Serious mental illness afflicts millions of our nation’s children and adolescents. It is estimated that as many as 20 percent of American children under the age of 17 suffer from a mental, emotional or behavioral illness.
So, you never heard of Broadmore Street, eh? How about Corey Street? Well, how about Moseleau Street, Hayward, Frazier, Goding and Cross? Chances are that the vast, vast majority of you reading this article have never heard of such local streets which once hosted parked cars, children bouncing balls, bread winners shoveling snow and neighbors knocking on neighbors’ doors.
The very first bill that the Senate debated at the start of this new Congress is legislation to reform lobbying and ethics rules and practices.
The American Lung Association recently released its Tobacco Control 2006 Report, which graded all states on smoke-free air, tobacco taxes, prevention funding and restrictions on youth access to tobacco products. For the second year in a row, Maine has scored straight As on the American Lung Association’s tobacco control report card.
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9/11 Commission), an independent, bipartisan commission created by Congress in 2002, was chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
America paused this week to pay its respects to our 38th president.
After serving with former Congressman Lane Evans for more than a decade in the House of Representatives, I was honored to cosponsor the Lane Evans Healthcare Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 last week.
Welcome to 2007. The Presque Isle Downtown Revitalization Committee would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone the best year ever – may it be successful and happy for all of you.
