While the rest of us are grinding away making a living from day-to-day, the circus in Augusta continues. Thank goodness somebody is paying attention.

Here's the latest:

Apparently a measure was up for consideration that would bar any Registered Maine Guides from guiding for a period of 3 years if they were convicted of a criminal misdemeanor. Further, convicted felons would be banned from the guiding profession for 10 years.

The proposal was heavily opposed by the Maine Professional Guides Association, so the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife caved, and the matter was dropped for now.

Good people make mistakes in life, so I guess I'd hate to see them lose their livelihood over a misdemeanor.

But a convicted felon? I'd draw the line there and support revocation of guiding privileges for offenses of a felony nature.

The DIFW plans to go back to the drawing board on this. And I suspect we'll hear more on the issue at some point down the road.

In the meantime, I guess us guides need to keep our noses clean. A tough thing for a rafting guide to do I can attest....