by Janet Mills
Governor of Maine
kAmkDA2?m*@F <?@H[ 6G6CJ 72>:=J D9@F=5 36 23=6 E@ >2<6 >6>@C:6D :? E96:C @H? 9@>6] *6E E96 ?2E:@?2= ?6HD :D 7:==65 6G6CJ 52J H:E9 DE@C:6D 23@FE E96 5:77:4F=E:6D :? C6?E:?8 @C 3FJ:?8 2 9@FD6[ 7C@> r2=:7@C?:2 E@ r@??64E:4FE] w6C6 :? |2:?6[ H6’C6 5@:?8 D@>6E9:?8 23@FE :E] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m|J 25>:?:DEC2E:@? :D 5@:?8 6G6CJE9:?8 H6 42? 2E E96 DE2E6 =6G6= E@ 3F:=5 2?5 AC6D6CG6 277@C523=6 9@FD:?8[ 3@E9 9@>6D 2?5 2A2CE>6?ED[ 7@C |2:?6 A6@A=6] #646?E=J[ x D:8?65 :?E@ =2H {]s] a``e E@ 6IE6?5 |2:?6’D =2?5>2C< p77@C523=6 w@FD:?8 %2I rC65:E] (6 6IE6?565 :E 7@C 2?@E96C 6:89E J62CD] x D:8?65 =68:D=2E:@? E@ 6DE23=:D9 E92E 4C65:E 324< :? a_a_ H:E9 DEC@?8 3:A2CE:D2? DFAA@CE :? E96 =68:D=2EFC6[ 2?5 :E H2D 2E E92E E:>6 E96 =2C86DE DE2E6 :?G6DE>6?E :? 9@FD:?8 :? |2:?6’D 9:DE@CJ] $:?46 E96?[ E96 p77@C523=6 w@FD:?8 %2I rC65:E 92D 96=A65 AC6D6CG6 `_g F?:ED @7 277@C523=6 9@FD:?8 24C@DD E96 DE2E6[ H:E9 2?@E96C gac F?:ED 6:E96C 3F:=E @C 4FCC6?E=J :? E96 A:A6=:?6 7@C 4@?DECF4E:@?] %96 %@H? @7 (2D93FC?[ 7@C :?DE2?46[ FE:=:K65 E9:D 277@C523=6 E2I 4C65:E E@ AFC492D6 E96 $2=>@? qC@@< |625@HD AC@A6CEJ[ AC6D6CG:?8 a_ F?:ED 7@C @=56C 25F=ED :? pC@@DE@@< r@F?EJ]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mx? 255:E:@? E@ AC6D6CG:?8 9@FD:?8[ H6’C6 3F:=5:?8 @FE @FC 9@FD:?8 :?G6?E@CJ D@ H6 42? :?4C62D6 E96 2G2:=23:=:EJ @7 8@@5 9@>6D 7@C 2== |2:?6 A6@A=6] $:?46 x E@@< @77:46[ >J 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 92D 2FE9@C:K65 >@C6 E92? Sbd_ >:==:@? E@ 3F:=5 >@C6 9@>6D[ >@C6 E92? 7:G6 E:>6D H92E E96 DE2E6 @7 |2:?6 DA6?E @? 9@FD:?8 AC@5F4E:@? 7C@> a___ E@ a_`g]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m(6’G6 2=D@ H@C<65 H:E9 E96 =68:D=2EFC6 E@ 6?24E K@?:?8[ =2?5 FD6[ C68F=2E@CJ[ 2?5 A6C>:EE:?8 C67@C>D E@ 2==@H E96 AC:G2E6 D64E@C E@ 3F:=5 >@C6 @7 E96 >2C<6E C2E6 9@>6D E92E |2:?6 A6@A=6 ?665] (6’G6 6IA2?565 E2I C6=:67 AC@8C2>D =:<6 E96 !C@A6CEJ %2I u2:C?6DD rC65:E[ E96 w@>6DE625 tI6>AE:@?[ 2?5 E96 $E2E6 w:DE@C:4 #6923:=:E2E:@? %2I rC65:E] (6 4C62E65 E96 |@3:=6 w@>6 !2C< !C6D6CG2E:@? uF?5 D@ >@3:=6 9@>6 C6D:56?ED 42? AFC492D6 E96:C @H? A2C<D 367@C6 H62=E9J @FE\@7\DE2E6 4@CA@C2E:@?D 42? DH@@A :? 2?5 3FJ E96> @FE 7C@> F?56C E96> 2?5 E96? 6G:4E E96>]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mp?5 H6’C6 2=D@ 96=A:?8 E@H?D AC@G:56 6>6C86?4J 9@FD:?8 D96=E6CD H:E9 HC2A2C@F?5 D6CG:46D 7@C A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 49C@?:42==J 9@>6=6DD] $E23=6 9@FD:?8 :D E96 >@DE 67764E:G6 H2J E@ 96=A E9@D6 A6@A=6 2?5 E@ C65F46 4@DED 7@C 4@>>F?:E:6D 2?5 7@C E2IA2J6CD] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mxE 92D 366? D2:5 E92E 2 =:76 :D >62DFC65 ?@E 3J H92E J@F 3F:=5[ 3FE 3J H9@ J@F =:7E] (6==[ 96C6 :? |2:?6[ H6’C6 3@E9 3F:=5:?8 2?5 =:7E:?8 =:G6D FA[ 5@:?8 6G6CJE9:?8 H6 42? :? 2 4C62E:G6[ :??@G2E:G6 H2J E@ >2<6 DFC6 A6@A=6 92G6 2 A=246 E@ 42== 9@>6[ 6:E96C E@ C6?E @C E@ @H?[ 2 A=246 E96J 42? 277@C5 96C6 :? |2:?6[ 2 A=246 E@ >2<6 E96:C @H? >6>@C:6D :? E96:C @H? 9@>6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m*@F <?@H[ 6G6CJ 72>:=J D9@F=5 36 23=6 E@ >2<6 >6>@C:6D :? E96:C @H? 9@>6] *6E E96 ?2E:@?2= ?6HD :D 7:==65 6G6CJ 52J H:E9 DE@C:6D 23@FE E96 5:77:4F=E:6D :? C6?E:?8 @C 3FJ:?8 2 9@FD6[ 7C@> r2=:7@C?:2 E@ r@??64E:4FE] w6C6 :? |2:?6[ H6’C6 5@:?8 D@>6E9:?8 23@FE :E] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m|J 25>:?:DEC2E:@? :D 5@:?8 6G6CJE9:?8 H6 42? 2E E96 DE2E6 =6G6= E@ 3F:=5 2?5 AC6D6CG6 277@C523=6 9@FD:?8[ 3@E9 9@>6D 2?5 2A2CE>6?ED[ 7@C |2:?6 A6@A=6] #646?E=J[ x D:8?65 :?E@ =2H {]s] a``e E@ 6IE6?5 |2:?6’D =2?5>2C< p77@C523=6 w@FD:?8 %2I rC65:E] (6 6IE6?565 :E 7@C 2?@E96C 6:89E J62CD] x D:8?65 =68:D=2E:@? E@ 6DE23=:D9 E92E 4C65:E 324< :? a_a_ H:E9 DEC@?8 3:A2CE:D2? DFAA@CE :? E96 =68:D=2EFC6[ 2?5 :E H2D 2E E92E E:>6 E96 =2C86DE DE2E6 :?G6DE>6?E :? 9@FD:?8 :? |2:?6’D 9:DE@CJ] $:?46 E96?[ E96 p77@C523=6 w@FD:?8 %2I rC65:E 92D 96=A65 AC6D6CG6 `_g F?:ED @7 277@C523=6 9@FD:?8 24C@DD E96 DE2E6[ H:E9 2?@E96C gac F?:ED 6:E96C 3F:=E @C 4FCC6?E=J :? E96 A:A6=:?6 7@C 4@?DECF4E:@?] %96 %@H? @7 (2D93FC?[ 7@C :?DE2?46[ FE:=:K65 E9:D 277@C523=6 E2I 4C65:E E@ AFC492D6 E96 $2=>@? qC@@< |625@HD AC@A6CEJ[ AC6D6CG:?8 a_ F?:ED 7@C @=56C 25F=ED :? pC@@DE@@< r@F?EJ]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mx? 255:E:@? E@ AC6D6CG:?8 9@FD:?8[ H6’C6 3F:=5:?8 @FE @FC 9@FD:?8 :?G6?E@CJ D@ H6 42? :?4C62D6 E96 2G2:=23:=:EJ @7 8@@5 9@>6D 7@C 2== |2:?6 A6@A=6] $:?46 x E@@< @77:46[ >J 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 92D 2FE9@C:K65 >@C6 E92? Sbd_ >:==:@? E@ 3F:=5 >@C6 9@>6D[ >@C6 E92? 7:G6 E:>6D H92E E96 DE2E6 @7 |2:?6 DA6?E @? 9@FD:?8 AC@5F4E:@? 7C@> a___ E@ a_`g]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m(6’G6 2=D@ H@C<65 H:E9 E96 =68:D=2EFC6 E@ 6?24E K@?:?8[ =2?5 FD6[ C68F=2E@CJ[ 2?5 A6C>:EE:?8 C67@C>D E@ 2==@H E96 AC:G2E6 D64E@C E@ 3F:=5 >@C6 @7 E96 >2C<6E C2E6 9@>6D E92E |2:?6 A6@A=6 ?665] (6’G6 6IA2?565 E2I C6=:67 AC@8C2>D =:<6 E96 !C@A6CEJ %2I u2:C?6DD rC65:E[ E96 w@>6DE625 tI6>AE:@?[ 2?5 E96 $E2E6 w:DE@C:4 #6923:=:E2E:@? %2I rC65:E] (6 4C62E65 E96 |@3:=6 w@>6 !2C< !C6D6CG2E:@? uF?5 D@ >@3:=6 9@>6 C6D:56?ED 42? AFC492D6 E96:C @H? A2C<D 367@C6 H62=E9J @FE\@7\DE2E6 4@CA@C2E:@?D 42? DH@@A :? 2?5 3FJ E96> @FE 7C@> F?56C E96> 2?5 E96? 6G:4E E96>]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mp?5 H6’C6 2=D@ 96=A:?8 E@H?D AC@G:56 6>6C86?4J 9@FD:?8 D96=E6CD H:E9 HC2A2C@F?5 D6CG:46D 7@C A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 49C@?:42==J 9@>6=6DD] $E23=6 9@FD:?8 :D E96 >@DE 67764E:G6 H2J E@ 96=A E9@D6 A6@A=6 2?5 E@ C65F46 4@DED 7@C 4@>>F?:E:6D 2?5 7@C E2IA2J6CD] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mxE 92D 366? D2:5 E92E 2 =:76 :D >62DFC65 ?@E 3J H92E J@F 3F:=5[ 3FE 3J H9@ J@F =:7E] (6==[ 96C6 :? |2:?6[ H6’C6 3@E9 3F:=5:?8 2?5 =:7E:?8 =:G6D FA[ 5@:?8 6G6CJE9:?8 H6 42? :? 2 4C62E:G6[ :??@G2E:G6 H2J E@ >2<6 DFC6 A6@A=6 92G6 2 A=246 E@ 42== 9@>6[ 6:E96C E@ C6?E @C E@ @H?[ 2 A=246 E96J 42? 277@C5 96C6 :? |2:?6[ 2 A=246 E@ >2<6 E96:C @H? >6>@C:6D :? E96:C @H? 9@>6]k^DA2?mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.