Front Page News

Lew and I subscribe to The Portland Press Herald, our local daily newspaper.

We both enjoy reading the comics.  I like to do the puzzles.  We read the obituaries.

I find the rest of the newspaper to be quite tedious.  I scan the headlines and read only the articles that I am interested in.

There were five stories on the front page of today's paper.  Here are the headlines and my musings on each one:

A GROWTH INDUSTRY:  Marijuana State University
Medicinal marijuana is now legal in Maine.  This article is about a guy who illegally grew it for almost 30 years.  Now he's getting paid to teach others how to do it.  (Hmmm...maybe my new career can be to grow high-quality marijuana.  Now there's a thought....)

Maine's AG:  LePage had right to take down mural
In case MuralGate didn't make the national news, this is referring to our current governor's decision to remove a "labor-themed" mural from the state Department of Labor's headquarters.  The mural had a communist/socialist feel to it.  And in my opinion, it was quite ugly.  But from the uproar, you would think that Gov. LePage had ordered that the Mona Lisa be removed.  This is a classic case of making a mountain out of a mole hill.  And I'm sick of hearing about it.

Bills to loosen gun laws have opponents fired up
So, I didn't really read this article.  But I'm always amazed that people think that tougher gun laws will cut down on crime.  Ummm... isn't that what criminals do?  Break the law?  Looser gun laws will help law-abiding citizens defend themselves.  Again, my opinion.  (In the interest of full disclosure:  I am not a member of the NRA, but my husband is!)

LIVING A DREAM:  "Real World" Mainer says he's bounced back from mistakes
This article is about a guy from Maine who's currently on "The Real World," which is an MTV reality show.  Didn't read it.  Don't care.

No distress call made by pilot in Biddeford crash
Sadly, the pilot died.  But fortunately, the pilot was the only casualty -- other than the house that the plane plunged into.  The owners of the home were thankfully not home at the time.

And thus ends my summary of Page A1.

Fascinating.