We’re not meteorologists or soothsayers, so we’re not going to speculate as to whether this year’s spring severe weather season will rival last year’s in intensity, destructiveness and loss of life.
March 2012
Posted inNews
District attorney seat stays open after only one name submitted
AUGUSTA — State Rep. Maeghan Maloney has been nominated as interim district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, and she wants that job, but the governor has yet to make the appointment.
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Posted inSports
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Basketball still on Leclerc’s mind
A week after his final college basketball game, Sam Leclerc was back in the gym working on his game. It’s a routine he began early in his high school career at Winthrop and old habits die hard.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Who knew Maine had so many rich Democrats?
Who knew that Maine has 100 Democrats who are willing to pony up $30,000 to rub elbows with Barack Obama at his Maine fundraiser. And who knew that 800 Maine Democrats are willing to pay anywhere from $100 to $10,000 to be in the same ballroom as Obama that same day. And people talk about […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Increase in pollution not good news for Maine
No matter how you spin it, it’s not a good thing that Maine’s pulp and paper mills are spewing more toxic chemicals into our air, water and land. The Feb. 26 article, “More toxins? Good news” missed the mark on the federal government’s Toxic Release Inventory and what it means for Maine. Maine people and […]
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Is the east-west highway a plan to exploit Maine for energy triad?
Canada is developing natural gas fracking fields in Quebec and New Brunswick, and a liquid petroleum gas tank is proposed for Searsport.
Posted inNews
Pittsfield photographer gaining industry recognition for invention
PITTSFIELD — It was an invention of necessity for a mother of five and a professional photographer.
Posted inNews
MaineCare debate not going away
AUGUSTA — The state’s Medicaid system, MaineCare, has dominated debate at the State House since December, when Gov. LePage proposed cutting more than 65,000 Mainers from the health insurance program to balance the budget. It looks like it will stay that way for a while.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Transportation spending bill going nowhere fast
It would be easy to call the gridlock in Congress laughable, except for the real impact it has on our everyday lives — such as the gridlock on highways.
Posted inOpinion
DANA MILBANK: Media can’t bring themselves to admit Romney’s a winner
The reviews of Mitt Romney’s Super Tuesday performance were murderous.