Memories of our childhood can sometimes distort presentrealities. In Gov. LePage's youth, the industries that droveemployment in Maine - logging, paper, fishing and canning -supported the economy. The present reality presents a differentpicture.
National and world populations have more than doubled, and we nowlive in a global economy, whether we like it or not. The industriesof the past are not going to return, no matter how much theenvironmental laws are weakened. This is in fact counter-productiveto what Maine really needs: to harness the intelligence and workethic of her people.
Development of clean energy and emphasizing an education gearedtoward the Internet age will be the future engines that driveMaine's economy.
Karen Mundo
Rockport
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