http://www.theirregular.com/ en-us http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/Cartoon.html <img src="http://www.theirregular.com/sites/www.theirregular.com/files/images/2012-02-08/11p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="11p1.jpg" title="11p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="150" height="97" /><p><a href="http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/Cartoon.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/Cartoon.html#comments 2012-02-08 Op-Ed Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:04:15 +0000 51441 at http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/Bottle_bills_before_the_Legislature.html <div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By Senator Tom Saviello District 18 </div> </div> </div> <p>In my last article (&ldquo;The &lsquo;Bottle Bill&rsquo; law history,&rdquo; Jan. 18, 2012, Page 3), I gave you a bit of history related to the bottle redemption program we have in Maine. Last session, we were faced with EIGHT bills asking for modification to the existing laws. In past sessions, these bills went to the committee on Economic Development. Why you ask?</p><p><a href="http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/Bottle_bills_before_the_Legislature.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/Bottle_bills_before_the_Legislature.html#comments 2012-02-08 Op-Ed Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:04:15 +0000 51442 at http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/QUESTION_OF_THE_WEEK.html <img src="http://www.theirregular.com/sites/www.theirregular.com/files/images/2012-02-08/13p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="13p1.jpg" title="13p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="122" height="150" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By BJ Bangs </div> </div> </div> <table><tr><td/><td colspan="1"><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">What</span><span style="font-weight: bold"> is</span></span></td></td/></tr> <tr><td><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">your</span></span></td></tr> <tr><td><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">favorite</span></span></td></tr> <tr><td><span style="fon</td></tr></table><p><a href="http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/QUESTION_OF_THE_WEEK.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/QUESTION_OF_THE_WEEK.html#comments 2012-02-08 Op-Ed Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:04:18 +0000 51448 at http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/Veterans_Affairs__Benefits.html <img src="http://www.theirregular.com/sites/www.theirregular.com/files/images/2012-02-08/14p1.thumbnail.jpg" alt="14p1.jpg" title="14p1.jpg" class="image image-thumbnail " width="118" height="150" /><div class="field field-type-text field-field-oht-author"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> By David Miller </div> </div> </div> <p><span style="font-weight: bold">The Fleet Reserve Association weighs in on Stolen Valor Act</span></p> <p>FRA signed a Friend of the Court (Amicus) brief in conjunction with the pending U.S. Supreme Court case United States v. Alvarez, which will decide whether Congress has the constitutional authority to prohibit people from lying about their military awards and decorations.</p><p><a href="http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/Veterans_Affairs__Benefits.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theirregular.com/news/2012-02-08/Op-Ed/Veterans_Affairs__Benefits.html#comments 2012-02-08 Op-Ed Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:04:18 +0000 51450 at