Articles by George Danby
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Bike, baby! Bike!
on June 18, 2013, at 5:02 p.m.
The bike option as a mode of transportation or for exercise is having a surge in popularity. Rent-a-bike in Boston and a pilot program in Portland has promise – to save gas and decrease traffic problems.
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Bangor ballot
on June 17, 2013, at 4:53 p.m.
Your vote does make a difference.
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Moose permits
on June 16, 2013, at 5:05 p.m.
2013 Maine moose lottery. Lotto fever means different things to different people.
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Which candidate for governor makes a better caricature?
on June 14, 2013, at 4:27 p.m.
Rep. Mike Michaud joins Gov. Paul LePage and independent Eliot Cutler on my drawing board – to size up which candidate would be more fun to draw for the next few years.
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Fredette’s brain
on June 13, 2013, at 4:45 p.m.
Ken Fredette’s “man’s brain” comments concerning Medicaid expansion caused a stir statewide and nationally.
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Longo comments
on June 13, 2013, at 6:36 a.m.
First-term Councilor Charlie Longo faces rebuke from fellow city councilors for remarks about Gov. Paul Lepage during a meeting Monday night in Bangor. Longo says the governor ‘hits the bars.’
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LePage sandwich
on June 12, 2013, at 6:35 a.m.
Budget specials in Augusta.
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FB Eye
on June 11, 2013, at 6:29 a.m.
Big Brother is watching…
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Domestic surveillance
on June 10, 2013, at 6:30 a.m.
The NSA vs. individual privacy.
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Big Brother calling
on June 08, 2013, at 6:31 a.m.
News items: Maine police track hundreds via phones. / NSA, FBI tap internet servers, domestic surveillance.
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Hot air balloon
on June 07, 2013, at 6:30 a.m.
Up, up and away…
DANA MILBANK
Republicans act like it’s 1999
By By Dana Milbank, The Washington Post on June 06, 2013, at 12:27 p.m.
It’s beginning to feel like the late ’90s all over again. Then, congressional Republicans howled themselves hoarse about Clinton administration scandals. But the indicators kept pointing to a booming economy, and support for President Bill Clinton climbed steeply through 1998 as House Republicans marched toward impeaching him. Now, after a ...
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Sexual assault in military
on June 06, 2013, at 6:30 a.m.
News item – Sexual assault in the military: A troubling trend.
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Made in China
on June 05, 2013, at 6:46 a.m.
More of our food is being imported from China. Bringing up food safety issues.
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Governor Bully
on June 04, 2013, at 6:41 a.m.
LePage’s perfect veto record this session remains intact. The veto of LD 1201: Study workplace bullying – is a cartoonist dream! This cartoon is a sequel to a similar drawing from a couple of years ago.
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Breadwinners
on June 03, 2013, at 6:25 a.m.
New Item: Record number of women breadwinners.
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Veto champ
on June 01, 2013, at 6:43 a.m.
Before Gov. Paul LePage was grabbing headlines and issuing veto threats, there was another governor with a more colorful personality…The late James Longley. Some of my first editorial cartoons were of Longley. The former governor seemed to enjoy being caricatured and asked for original cartoons on many occasions.
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Sin tax
on May 31, 2013, at 6:29 a.m.
“Sin” taxes have helped balance the state budget over the years. This summer let’s take it to the streets.
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LePage speaks
on May 30, 2013, at 6:35 a.m.
The governor as Zoltar the fortune teller machine. LePage’s decision to bar cabinet members from speaking to the committee during sessions complicates the budget process.
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Dinner and conversation
on May 29, 2013, at 6:34 a.m.
A recent news item suggested upscale restaurants without Wi-Fi risk losing patrons.
LePage speaks frankly to Dirigo Girls State delegates
Orono man enters not guilty pleas in Cable kidnapping, murder
Handful of Republicans being pressured to override LePage Medicaid veto
LePage fails to surprise on Medicaid expansion
The cost of requiring more renewable power
A vote against the budget is a vote for a state shutdown
Maine Sports Hall of Fame revokes Dana Wilson’s 2012 induction
American Lung Association retires number of cyclist killed in Trek Across Maine
Retiring Hermon High School athletic administrator Soucy maintains love of sports
Pats’ Hernandez questioned in homicide case
Midcoast multibajillionaire knows what her husband is doing before he does it
The Esther II: A father’s boat, a son’s heart