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Bait and switch
I received the bid specifications for windows today. Remember that my original question to the Selectmen was why are only looking at Pella windows at $2,000 average per window? Their response was to say they would put it out to … Continue reading
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Here we go again
The big news, buried in the minutes of the last CIP meeting, is that the Selectmen are planning to make another run at a $4 million restoration project. Last March, there was a non-binding referendum question on the ballot. It … Continue reading
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Done Deal
Couldn’t make the BOS meeting last Wednesday, so I just got to watch the finale of the Boat Trailer parking issue. Can you guess? A very articulate island resident got up to make a few points about their plight: 1) … Continue reading
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Doing you proud
The overwhelming theme in the Grunter this week is the destruction and stealing of Obama/Biden signs around town. For a party that wears “old fashioned values” on their sleeves, Romney supporters must be so proud.
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18 Pages!
The latest dis of the Affordable Health Care Act is that it took 18 pages to define what constitutes a full time employee. The other complaint is that the criteria is 30 hours per week instead of 40. So why … Continue reading
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Tax equity
At the last Selectman’s meeting, there was a public hearing for a proposed changed to town code to provide free boat trailer storage to island residents from May to October. I blogged about it here. One of the reasons Sarah … Continue reading
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Shameless
Here’s what I’m talking about. If there was any substantive rational for repealing the Affordable Health Act, they wouldn’t have to put out stuff like this: Forget about the fact that the Affordable Care Act is nothing even remotely similar … Continue reading
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Cui bono?
Who benefits? Follow the money. Wise old principles that lawyers use to cut through the smoke to see the truth. While we as Americans are not a uniquely greedy bunch, we have refined the art considerably in our political process. … Continue reading
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