tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post116185816890256816..comments2023-10-02T07:55:24.415-04:00Comments on Words Matter: Are Maine's taxes too high--Chandler Woodcock thinks soJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1162004452831797622006-10-27T23:00:00.000-04:002006-10-27T23:00:00.000-04:00Woodcock's chances seem to be fading. I'm curious ...Woodcock's chances seem to be fading. I'm curious to see if this opens an opportunity for an independent (Merrill or LaMarche) to finish second.<BR/><BR/>Not a big fan of Baldacci, but the hard right deserve some comeuppance for running the ultra-conservative, over the more moderate and innately better qualified, Peter Mills.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-1161870563055180122006-10-26T09:49:00.000-04:002006-10-26T09:49:00.000-04:00Wow! I'm eager to see how this shakes out, when a...Wow! I'm eager to see how this shakes out, when and if the major papers pick up on it. I haven't followed the endorsements, so I'm unsure if such revelations would conflict with the pride of any of the papers' editorial boards. In any case, it appears this has the chance to be another triumph for the bloggosphere.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, if you find a solution for the property tax "challenge," let me know. I've tried to trace it back to its root, with the aid of the great work done in preparing the Brookings Institute's <A HREF="http://www.growsmartmaine.org/Brookings%20Report.htm" REL="nofollow">report on Charting Maines Future</A>.<BR/><BR/>Even with this, sadly, neither <A HREF="http://www.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/maine/profile.pdf" REL="nofollow">this fine paper</A> nor <A HREF="http://www.brookings.edu/metro/pubs/maine/commentary.pdf" REL="nofollow">this fine paper</A> have helped me in charting a start-point. One thing's for sure -- TABOR and Chandler Woodcock ain't it ....T. Oklahoma Bandwagonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038835279750759681noreply@blogger.com