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05 Jun

Bar Harbor Town Meeting opposes Iran war

On Tuesday June 3, 2008 at the annual Bar Harbor Town Meeting, a resolution was passed which put Bar Harbor on record as opposing a war with Iran unless expressly authorized by Congress.
Concerned by the research of Seymour Hersh and other investigative journalists that the Bush administration was preparing to launch an invasion of […]

01 Jun

June 24 (6:30pm): Stealing a Nation

Special film showing
We have decided to add a film to our spring series on Tuesday June 24, at the Center, 170 Park Street, Bangor, 7:00 6:30 pm. (Note earlier time.)
From the Bullfrog films description: “STEALING A NATION is an extraordinary film about the plight of people of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean […]

24 May

June 2008 P & J Newsletter (pdf file)

June 2008 P & J Newsletter

23 May

U.S. Senate likes war

Off-budget Iraq/Afghan occupation funding sweetened with vet benefits
Little-noticed provision supplies billions for military bases worldwide
Maine Owl has more commentary.
Let’s take a look at what is actually in this bill.
This brief summary, with my comments added on a few of the items, comes from yesterday’s AP release, Highlights of Senate Iraq war funding bill (by […]

20 May

MAY 21: Petitions to Snowe & Collins

UPDATED w/Ch. 7 Coverage:

Original post:
On Wednesday, May 21st we will deliver copies of the signatories to to the petition below to the Bangor offices of Senators Collins and Snowe after a brief press conference at the Center at 11:00 a.m. (not noon as announced earlier). Let us know […]