Archive for ‘Opinion’

  • Diamond: More computer problems for DHHS

    By State Senator Bill Diamond One of the more interesting jobs I’ve had in my service in the legislature is sitting on the Government Oversight Committee. They look into all sorts of issues, where there are suspected problems with the way the state operates, and if problems are discovered, we can make recommendations for remedying […]

  • Cebra: Has good government become bad politics?

    By Rich Cebra State Representative This will be my last column for The Bridgton News as an elected official. Due to term limits, my time in the Maine Legislature has come to an end. I will always be grateful to the citizens of my district for giving me the opportunity to serve these last eight […]

  • Diamond: The people have spoken

    By Bill Diamond State Senator Well, at long last the election is over, the votes are (mostly) counted and we can all get back to our lives. This was a very interesting election for me, because for the first time in quite a while, I wasn’t on the ballot. Due to our term limits law, […]

  • My Irish Up: Rock around the Glock

    By Mike Corrigan BN Columnist I have never owned a gun, but now that either Obama or Romney has been elected, or even if it was just a tie, the time seems right. The way things are going, you never know when a firefight will break out on your street, or when you might be […]

  • Twists and turns: No matter how hard he tried

    By S. Peter Lewis BN Columnist Many years ago when the man’s son was little, the boy discovered the big red plastic cylindrical “twisty-turny” slide at the playground and for everyone less than four feet tall, time skidded to a stop. Up and down the boy went endlessly, giggling throughout, while his young parents sat […]

  • Diamond: Celebrate our veterans!

    By Senator Bill Diamond for the Bridgton News This coming weekend, we will celebrate Veterans Day. The holiday was originally established to celebrate the end of World War I, and it was called “Armistice Day.” The U.S. president at the time, Woodrow Wilson, proclaimed the holiday as a day to celebrate victory, peace and freedom, […]

  • Shoreland Zoning referendum: We wish there was a better way

    We wish there was a better way to prevent Avesta Housing, Inc. from building low income housing on Bridgton’s Main Street than voting “no” next Tuesday on the Shoreland Zoning referendum. After all, the intent of the ordinance amendment is to encourage redevelopment along Main Street, particularly with regard to the blighted row of compact […]

  • BN endorses voters, election workers

    Shall we have robust, yet open-minded discussion about which president (Maine state senator, local representative) to vote for? Or, have most people already made up their minds, therefore making any endorsement a moot point? Shall this newspaper endorse the mere act of voting? The answer is: Of course. The best bet is to refrain from […]

  • My Irish Up: Chaos is coming! Nov. 8! Chaos!

    By Mike Corrigan BN Columnist I celebrated National Cat Day on Monday with exchanges of catnip and myrrh among my loved ones, plenty of libations, and a small parade beginning at His Majesty’s Throne Room (the litter box) and continuing to the window in front of the bird feeder. I’m sure your day was similar. […]

  • Small World: Confronting a gloomy future

    By Henry Precht BN Columnist At this writing, no one can say with certainty who will be elected president. But we can say — or ought to be able to predict — that the man elected will face an impossible challenge in dealing with our beleaguered economy. We know through our experience and common sense […]