2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the editor
Issue date: 11/6/06 Section: Soap Box
UMaine and the Race For Governor
My name is Alex Hammer. I am a candidate for governor of Maine as an Independent - www.hammer2006.politicalgateway.com - and a graduate of the University of Maine, 1988, No. 1 graduate in the College of Arts & Sciences; USAA National Scholar, etc.
Not to be too dramatic, but you may be the last great hope of this state. By "you," I mean college students.
Ever since JFK stirred up a nation and the nation's youth by what you could do for your country rather than the other way around, modern political college students and campuses have taken the lead in pushing for progressive social and political changes across the ideological spectrum.
When I attended UMaine as a transfer from Bates College - where I also did very well - I dreamed of the day that I might be able to make a large contribution towards the benefit of our state. And I've prepared myself to do so.
As many know, Maine has had two recent Independent Governors - James Longley 1975-1979 and Angus King 1995-2003 - and has a rich history of esteemed political figures reaching across party lines to provide solutions Mainers demand.
This contest for governor, called by some experts the widest open in decades, is also a critical election. Maine is, or I believe remains, at a crossroads. The significant challenges Maine faces at this time, given four years of erosion, could then become at that time almost unmanageable.
Our campaign is large enough to produce a strong run yet small enough that those that wish to personally make a difference in Maine can fill leadership roles.
Hammer For Maine Governor has put forth the most sophisticated and insightful solutions of any of the candidates for governor. For example, links to excerpts from over 20 Op-Eds published across Maine's major newspapers can be found at the campaign Web site cited above.
But we need you, and your efforts, ideas and contributions to make it happen.
All of you.
I'd say Maine needs you too.
Alex Hammer
My name is Alex Hammer. I am a candidate for governor of Maine as an Independent - www.hammer2006.politicalgateway.com - and a graduate of the University of Maine, 1988, No. 1 graduate in the College of Arts & Sciences; USAA National Scholar, etc.
Not to be too dramatic, but you may be the last great hope of this state. By "you," I mean college students.
Ever since JFK stirred up a nation and the nation's youth by what you could do for your country rather than the other way around, modern political college students and campuses have taken the lead in pushing for progressive social and political changes across the ideological spectrum.
When I attended UMaine as a transfer from Bates College - where I also did very well - I dreamed of the day that I might be able to make a large contribution towards the benefit of our state. And I've prepared myself to do so.
As many know, Maine has had two recent Independent Governors - James Longley 1975-1979 and Angus King 1995-2003 - and has a rich history of esteemed political figures reaching across party lines to provide solutions Mainers demand.
This contest for governor, called by some experts the widest open in decades, is also a critical election. Maine is, or I believe remains, at a crossroads. The significant challenges Maine faces at this time, given four years of erosion, could then become at that time almost unmanageable.
Our campaign is large enough to produce a strong run yet small enough that those that wish to personally make a difference in Maine can fill leadership roles.
Hammer For Maine Governor has put forth the most sophisticated and insightful solutions of any of the candidates for governor. For example, links to excerpts from over 20 Op-Eds published across Maine's major newspapers can be found at the campaign Web site cited above.
But we need you, and your efforts, ideas and contributions to make it happen.
All of you.
I'd say Maine needs you too.
Alex Hammer
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