By: Ronda Snyder After several delays, Maine held it’s Bicentennial Parade on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Governor Janet Mills led the parade as the Grand Marshall and rode in University of Maine’s 3Dirigo Boat. Along with security personnel, Mills was joined on the boat by Senator Bill Diamond (D-Cumberland). When the boat carrying Mills crossed …
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By: Ronda Snyder Here’s the back story on Michael G. Hein. In 2006, Hein protested outside a lingerie shop in Augusta and asked police to investigate “indecent” activities. In 2010, Hein was fired from his position with the Christian Civic League and filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission. The Christian Civic League …
By: Ronda Snyder Author’s Note: Let me preface this by saying, I saw a post about Aidan Kearney being served with a Harassment Order and a Restraining Order preventing him from writing about this issue or discussing it online. Having been the victim of a nuisance harassment order myself, I took it upon myself to …
Aidan Kearney and Turtleboy Sports’ First Amendment Rights Under Attack Read More »
By: Ronda Snyder Article contains commentary which definitely reflects the author’s opinion about the messages and comments. Maine Journal News gets a lot of interesting emails, Facebook messages (to the page and to individuals personally who are associated with the page) as well as comments on our website. We expect that and welcome messages and …
Mail Bag of Messages and Comments from the Unhinged, Angry and Vindictive Read More »
WERU Community Radio 89.9 FM serves the Midcoast, Down East and Central Maine areas. WERU portrays itself as the “Voice of Many Voices.” The Vision Statement of WERU is “to empower and inspire individuals and community by sharing diverse music, information and perspectives.” It includes in that Vision Statement its Guiding Values of Diversity, Equity …
By: Ronda Snyder – This article contains commentary which reflects the author’s opinion On July 1, 2021, Representative Charlotte Warren, democrat, made a Facebook post on her personal page stating “Straight white men are too emotional to be in politics. You read the full article which broke the news HERE. We wrote a follow up …
By: Ronda Snyder – This article contains commentary which reflects the author’s opinion On July 27, 2021, there was an event at The Crosby Center in Belfast, Maine. The event was put on by Arise USA; Resurrection Tour and Maine Stands Up! Arise USA bills the tour as “Over 111 days, we will hold conferences …
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By: Ronda Snyder – This article contains commentary which reflects the author’s opinion. There’s no doubt that even hateful or bigoted speech is covered under the First Amendment and this includes Maine Representative Charlotte Warren’s Facebook post on July 1, 2021 stating that “straight white men are too emotional to be in politics.” On Monday, …
Dirty Politics and Hypocrisy Isn’t Just for Washington, DC Read More »
By: Ronda Snyder This article contains commentary that reflects the author’s opinion This is part 3 in our series about Tony Glidden and Mainely Roofing and Siding. You can read Part 1 HERE and Part 2 HERE. More people are claiming they have been victims of Tony Glidden’s poor business practices at Mainely Roofing and …
Consumer Beware – Part 3 – Mainely Roofing and Siding Read More »
By: Ronda Snyder On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Representative Charlotte Warren made a Facebook post where she indicated “straight white men are too emotional to be in politics.” Where is Speaker Ryan Fecteau in response to this Facebook post which arguably contains sexist and racist content along with disparaging remarks about fellow legislators? You may …
