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Governor Reverses Opposition to Expanded Gambling

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:07:27 PST

BREAKING NEWS

In a stunning reversal of his long-held opposition to gambling, Governor John Baldacci has reached a compromise with the Penobscot Nation which will allow a major expansion of gambling in the state. In a hearing before the Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee in Augusta, Representative Mitchell of the Penobscot Nation revealed that a meeting was held in the Governor's Office during which the Governor reversed his opposition to LD 1731. The Governor had earlier stated that the bill would allow for a major expansion of gambling in Maine.

Augusta Seeks Major Expansion of Gambling 'Industry'

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:39:03 PST

Lawmakers in Augusta are poised for a major expansion of gambling with the help of new legislation that has escaped the notice of much of the public. Spurred on by the success of Hollywood Slots, legislators have put forward a plan in which the state government will directly control slot machines and casino gambling, both of which have a long association with organized crime, and were formerly criminal activities under Maine law. The laws governing gambling in Maine are still listed in the Maine criminal statutes between "Assault and Battery" and "Bigamy."

City Council Trades Votes for Lives

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:20:07 PST

Bible-based predictions about social trends often come true, but rarely as quickly as in the case of Club OTR, a bar in downtown Augusta which has justifiably earned a very bad reputation. In a press release issued during the first week of January, the Christian Civic League predicted that Club OTR would again become a source of trouble despite assurances to the contrary by its owner and the Augusta City Council. True to our prediction, the bar has relapsed into its old ways.

The Record was the first media outlet to call attention to the serious nature of the trouble at the bar. In a story published on New Year's Eve, The Record reported that young people flock to Club OTR where the liquor is so plentiful and cheap, that they often pass out on the way home, or wind up in emergency rooms to be treated for alcohol poisoning. In addition, fights are a common sight in a nearby parking lot after young men pour out of the bar at closing time.

Ailing Pro-Life Advocate Holds Vigil in the Cold

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:58:51 PST

Scott Michaud tears up while speaking of one of his greatest triumphs through God. Michaud, whose single-minded mission is to “end child killing,” happened to be at the local Wal-Mart last November. A little girl came running over to him. “She came up to me in the grocery department,” Michaud recalled, “and she said, ‘my mom wants to say something to you.’ The mother said, ‘never stop, because you saved my granddaughter.’

“Now I can never stop. There is no greater joy, there is nothing I can do that can bring greater joy. Nothing, nothing, nothing. I’m going to be an emotional wreck because of that.”

MHRC Transgendered Schoolboy 'Rights' Press Release

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:50:15 PST

The Christian Civic League of Maine has issued the following press release in response to the Maine Human Rights Commission issuance of transgendered schoolchildren ‘rights’ proposed guidelines:

The Christian Civic League of Maine is appalled by the latest outrage by radical homosexual activists. Gay activists have disclosed new state guidelines requiring schools to allow young children to have access to facilities of the opposite sex. Under the proposed guidelines, boys who self-identify as female will have access to girls' sports teams and cheerleading squads, girls' bathrooms, and girls' locker rooms.

The Christian Civic League of Maine calls on all Maine parents to attend these upcoming public meetings and voice their strong opposition to the proposed 'guidelines.' Further, the League calls on all citizens to protect their vulnerable children from the homosexual lobby and their enablers in Augusta by contacting their state legislators and stating their firm opposition to these proposed Maine Human Rights Commission 'guidelines.'

Mother and Daughter Team Alleged to Assault Elderly Pro-Life Advocate

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:28:06 PST

We are pleased to announce that The Record will now include stories by veteran reporter Larry Grard. Larry will report from the front lines of the battle to protect the unborn, the most important moral struggle ever to confront Maine.

We are grateful for Larry's important contribution to the cause of marriage and the family, and we are honored he chose The Record as the place to publish his insightful and informative work. Welcome aboard, Larry!

AUGUSTA, Me. – One of Maine’s most dedicated pro-life advocates says he has bruises on his legs, and wanted to file assault charges stemming from incidents that occurred outside an abortion clinic here on Dec. 17.

But Ron Stauble, 76, had to settle for theft charges against the two women who stole his signs outside Family Planning Association Maine, on Gabriel Drive. Stauble said he was outside the clinic as usual on a Thursday, when abortions are performed.

Radical Homosexual Activists Now Resorting to Strong-arm Tactics

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:23:56 PST

When bullies lose arguments, they quickly turn to blows. Homosexual activists, having lost the public debate on same marriage, are now resorting to heavy-handed methods to intimidate and silence their opponents.

On Election Day, when it became apparent that same sex marriage was going to suffer a historic loss in Maine, Jesse Connolly, leader of the No on 1 campaign, said the following: “We will not quit until we know where every single one of these votes lives.” Many heard Connolly's remarks as a clear threat to the safety of those who had voted against gay marriage. Three days later, a death threat was phoned in to Mike Heath, the former Executive Director of the Christian Civic League who had led Maine's twenty-year long effort to head off homosexual marriage. The threat came from an out-of-state man who claimed to be "armed" "gay" and "had Heath for his next target."

Hands Around the Capitol

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:32:58 PST

The annual Hands around the Capitol Rally and March took place this past Saturday in Augusta. The annual event, which is organized by Maine Right to Life, is intended as a public expression of mourning for the loss of life caused by abortion since the passage of the Supreme Court decision Rowe v. Wade.

To judge from the standing-room only crowd, the Pro-Life movement is growing rapidly. The crowd was larger than in earlier years, and was estimated at 400 - 500 people. Further evidence for the growing strength of the Pro-Life movement are the buses going to the March for Life event in Washington on January 20 - 23rd. Seats on the buses have already been fully booked, and there is a waiting list for cancellations.

Mystery Deepens in LaVallee-Davidson Case - The California Connection

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:10:31 PST

Homosexual rights activists are breathing a sigh of relief now that a vocal same sex marriage supporter has been convicted for manslaughter in a court in Portland. They are wrong to think this story is now going to go away. A picture of the crime is emerging which may shock the public above and beyond their already horrified reaction.

The Record is concerned about certain missing information in the case. Specifically, the crime was not reported to police until 8:00 pm on the day of the killing, allowing LaVallee-Davidson ample time to remove evidence from the locked ten-by-ten foot room called "The Dungeon." Curiously, much of the evidence related to the crime was not removed, including various paraphernalia and a computer. The question arises, just what did LaVallee-Davidson remove from the room known as the 'Dungeon?' and what was on the computer?

Press Release

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:01:55 PST

In January last year, the homosexual rights lobby used Senator Dennis Damon to introduce a bill to legalize same sex marriage. Not only did the bill legalize same sex marriage, it made all terms pertaining to the family, words such as 'husband and wife', 'father and mother,' gender neutral. It was a travesty to introduce such a bill at a time of deep economic crisis, a fact acknowledged by Governor John Baldacci, the most liberal governor in Maine history.

The bill was shepherded through the Maine Legislature by Larry Bliss, a homosexual activist from California, now head of the Judiciary Committee. During the campaign to repeal the law, the No on 1 side offered a sanitized view of same sex marriage, marketing their product with commercials which showed 'married' homosexual couples and their children, all smiling, healthy, and content in a typical Maine setting.

From a Dungeon to the State Capital

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:33:10 PST

In March 2006, following the referendum which approved Governor Baldacci's sexual orientation law, The Record made a startling prediction. The Record predicted that the immoral behavior associated with the homosexual rights movement would someday prove to be its ownfall.

It goes beyond the bounds of decency to describe what happened in the basement of the house on Henry Street. That is better left to newspapers and television, and the headlines which even at this very moment are making their way around the globe. Suffice it to say that the advocate of homosexual 'marriage' referred to the scene of his crime as "The Dungeon."

Governor "More Committed Than Ever to Same Sex Marriage"

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:33:38 PST

In a scene straight out of Caligula's palace or one of Nero's infamous garden parties, Maine's Governor Baldacci dined with same sex marriage supporters in Boston, while a pair of homosexual acrobats, suspended from the ceiling by a sash, twirled round and round in the air, their colorful capes flowing out behind them. The $225 per plate affair was intended to honor politicians who have done the most to help the cause of same sex marriage, and came less than two weeks after the repeal of the same sex marriage law by the voters of Maine.

State Capital Braces for Night of Drunken Revelry

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:34:01 PST

While offices in the state capital emptied out early Thursday in anticipation of New Year's Eve and an approaching snow storm, bars in downtown Augusta and nearby Hallowell were preparing for the busiest night of the year.

Each bar in Augusta has its own special clientele. One bar a half mile from the State House caters to working class drinkers, and offers a gritty, redneck atmosphere. By six o'clock on New Year's Eve, hopeless alcoholics, looking ragged and forlorn, were already bellying up to the bar for a night of hard drinking. Later in the evening, young professionals poured into another bar on the other side of town, a bar with a more exotic, foreign look. The wildest time was expected at a popular downtown bar which sells $2 drinks to young people. At $2 a drink, this bar sells so much booze that young people pass out on the way home, and are sent to emergency rooms to have their stomachs pumped. Police calls to the bar are frequent.

State House Called on Religion During Gay Marriage Debate

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:06:20 PST

Following the repeal of Maine's same sex marriage law, the public heard many angry comments from gay activists who claimed religion was the deciding factor in their loss. Religion was indeed an important consideration for many voters, but it is not generally known that during the debate over the same sex marriage law, legislators in Augusta made frequent reference to their own religious principles. The following quotes, excerpted from speeches made in the Maine Legislature, show that lawmakers often invoked religion to justify their positions for or against gay marriage. The quotes provide a fascinating insight into the thinking of our lawmakers, and are on occasion unintentionally amusing, or in the case of the remarks by the Senate President, tragic.

Media Blackout on Biggest Story of Year

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:38:17 PST

With New Year's Day fast approaching, news outlets in Maine are recapping the top news stories of 2009. Noticeably absent from anyone's list of the top ten stories is the story of Bruce LaVallee Davidson. Davidson is the same sex marriage advocate charged with killing a "gay" South Portland resident, Fred Wilson.

The Record began following the story after learning that LaVallee Davidson made a heart-wrenching appeal for same sex marriage at the public hearing at the Civic Center in Augusta on April 22nd. Davidson, standing alongside his homosexual partner Buck, claimed that he and his partner "were already married in the eyes of God." Four days earlier, LaVallee Davidson allegedly shot and killed Fred Wilson with a .44 caliber handgun after a night of drug and alcohol-fueled debauchery.

A Dreadful Punishment for Swearing

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:12:07 PST

The League has been on the receiving end of a bit of verbal abuse this past week, from new readers angered by our call to ban a certain video game, and others as well. It is always shocking to hear bad language, but more so during the Christmas season.

The best exposition of the evil of swearing is given in John Bunyan's excellent short work "The Life and Death of Mr. Badman." Bunyan uses a dialogue between a "Mr. Wiseman" and an attentive hearer to tell the sad fate of a woman notorious for her bad language. Bunyan's story reminds us once again of God's unfailing providence, and our need to pray for those who revile and despitefully use us.

WICKED

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:01:22 PST

The firing of a Waterville Sentinel reporter and his wife just in time for the holidays is raising serious questions about the limits of tolerance within the liberal establishment. The reporter, Larry Grard, was ostensibly fired by the paper for sending a personal email on a company computer. The real reason behind his firing was that Grard dared question the heavy-handed tactics used by the nation's largest homosexual rights organization, the Human Rights Campaign. In a reply to a press release put out by the HRC explaining their loss on Question 1, Grard stated the obvious: that the same-sex marriage movement is itself hateful and intolerant.

Just as Larry and Lisa Grard were deprived of their livelihood after years of faithful service, others have risen to positions of power and influence by espousing very different views on religion. Occultists, in contrast to Christians, meet with no resistance from politicians who hypocritically demand a strict separation of church and state.

What's Inside Apple Valley Books?

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:00:28 PST

With its colorful exterior, Apple Valley Books is certainly the most cheerful looking store in the small town of Winthrop, Maine. Painted yellow and blue, the storefront resembles a toy store more than a bookstore, and the colorful colors cry out "Come in! Have fun and enjoy our wares!"

The customer opens the door to see a brightly-lit, well-kept store. There on the right, however, is an unusual sight. Atop a tall bookshelf sits a large, green horned devil. The visitor quickly passes by, past rows of bookshelves with nondescript books, and nothing remarkable meets the eye until the section marked "Teenage." Curiously, the top three shelves of this "Teenage" section offer one paranormal-themed book after another.

League Visits with Dean Scontras

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:26:59 PST

Staff members of the League took a pleasant break from their busy routine Monday night and travelled to the snow-covered town of Belgrade to renew an acquaintance with an old friend, Dean Scontras. Mike Hein, the Administrator of the League, is shown with Dean in the photo here.

An additional opportunity to meet Dean Scontras will occur on Tuesday evening, December 29th at 6:30 p.m. at the Topsham Municipal Building (100 Main Street). He will present an overview of the current economic crisis in this country. For more information, contact Miriam Conners at miriam.conners@republicanproject.org or (207) 729-1549.

A Lesson in Hypocrisy

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:05:28 PST

The recent firing of a reporter from a Waterville daily paper is shedding light on the dark corners of the liberal establishment in Maine.

The reporter, Larry Grard of the Waterville Sentinel, was fired for sending an email reply to a press release put out by the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest homosexual rights organization. The press release blamed the outcome of the November 3rd election on hatred of homosexuals. In reply, Grard stated that gay activists, and not Christians, are the ones spreading hate. Not only was Grard fired, the paper also fired Grard's wife, Lisa, a freelance columnist for the paper.