Jun 26, 2013 | American Loggers Council, Editorials
By Danny Dructor, ALC Executive Vice-President Many years ago, I remember a trip I made with my family to an amusement park where we enjoyed spending the day seeing the sights and riding the rides. One of the biggest excitements came when I found out that I was tall...
Jan 7, 2013 | American Loggers Council, Editorials, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations
By Danny Dructor, Executive Vice-President By the time that this editorial goes to press in February, a delegation of the American Loggers Council will have already made its way to Washington, DC to measure the mood of the members of the new Congress, or in better...
Nov 16, 2012 | Business Impact, Business News, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations, Governor LePage, SCOTUS, Taxation
Maine Issues Letter to Federal Health Officials Opting Out of Health Insurance Exchanges AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage today reiterated his recommendation that the State of Maine will not develop a state-based health insurance exchange as part of the...
Jun 28, 2012 | Business Impact, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations, General, SCOTUS, Taxation
The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling Thursday, upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The court on Thursday handed Obama a campaign-season victory in rejecting arguments that Congress went...
Apr 2, 2012 | American Loggers Council, Editorials, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations
By Miles Anderson There is a feeling of comfort for people working in a natural resource industry that is derived from being outdoors and distant from the urban chaos that rules many of our lives today. In spite of some of us being out of our comfort zone, the...