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Maine Video Activists Network Episode 15
Anti-war rally in Auburn, Verizon Wire-Tapping scandal, DHS, GATS, Peace Fleece
News :: Crime & Police : Drugs
Maine Pro-Pot Proposal Gets 'Smoked' at Town Meeting
Heath proclaims "major victory" for decent Mainers
Article 11, a proposed ordinance seeking to effectively decriminalize marijuana-related offenses, was soundly voted down this past weekend at the annual West Paris Town Meeting. The vote itself has been officially reported by the Town Moderator, Vern Maxfield, at zero votes in favor of the article offered by the fledgling Maine Marijuana Policy Initiative. Others in attendance report that as many as a dozen town residents voted for the article, but there is a consensus that approximately 80 votes were recorded in opposition to the measure.
The news of this lopsided defeat was greeted gleefully by both the League and by West Paris-area pastors. League Executive Director Mike Heath proclaimed, “This is a major victory for decent, law-abiding Mainers. The League has fought vice like this for 110 years, and although this stunning vote is heartening, we must remain vigilant in our temperance efforts.” Heath nostalgically concluded, “I am confident that somewhere in Heaven, Ben Bubar is smiling his famous smile [about this].” Ben Bubar, Jr. was the League’s leader for over three decades until 1984, and was a prominent national and local leader in the drug and alcohol temperance movement.
Article 11, a proposed ordinance seeking to effectively decriminalize marijuana-related offenses, was soundly voted down this past weekend at the annual West Paris Town Meeting. The vote itself has been officially reported by the Town Moderator, Vern Maxfield, at zero votes in favor of the article offered by the fledgling Maine Marijuana Policy Initiative. Others in attendance report that as many as a dozen town residents voted for the article, but there is a consensus that approximately 80 votes were recorded in opposition to the measure.
The news of this lopsided defeat was greeted gleefully by both the League and by West Paris-area pastors. League Executive Director Mike Heath proclaimed, “This is a major victory for decent, law-abiding Mainers. The League has fought vice like this for 110 years, and although this stunning vote is heartening, we must remain vigilant in our temperance efforts.” Heath nostalgically concluded, “I am confident that somewhere in Heaven, Ben Bubar is smiling his famous smile [about this].” Ben Bubar, Jr. was the League’s leader for over three decades until 1984, and was a prominent national and local leader in the drug and alcohol temperance movement.
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News :: Children & Education
Make Open Forums Truly Accessable - Read And CALL the Governor Today
A call for action on the DOE's open forum policy
News :: Elections & Legislation : Environment : Incineration
Over 1 Million Pounds a Day of Toxic Construction & Demolition Waste Planned to be Burned in Westbrook
On Thursday, November 17, about a dozen people spoke out at a Public Hearing against plans for over a million pounds a day of toxic construction and demolition waste to be burned at the SAPPI mill in Westbrook.
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News :: Liquifide Natural Gas
The Bureau of Indian Affair’s Catch-22
Nulankeyutmonen Nkihtahkomikumon
(“We Take Care of the Land”)
P.O. Box 313, Perry, Maine 04667
207-853-4825
(“We Take Care of the Land”)
P.O. Box 313, Perry, Maine 04667
207-853-4825
News :: Civil & Human Rights : Peace : Protest Activity
Veterans For Peace and the Veterans Day Parade
Veterans for Peace had some issues with the American Legion, concerning the Veterans Day Parade
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Crime & Police : Media : Peace : Protest Activity
The Maine Civil Liberties Union (MCLU) FOIA Requests and Monitoring of Maine Indymedia Discussion Lists.
The FBI has been monitoring open discusion lists run by Maine Independent Media Center and the Maine Coalition for Peace and Justice.
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News :: Media
Maine Video Activists Network Episode 9
Tom Manning Walking Art Show, Opportunity Maine, Net Neutrality, Hemp Fest, Medicare Part D, and Labor Day Celebration
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