In the front-page article on July 26, Gov. Paul LePage takes liberties with a report regarding our educational system and lambastes everyone in education with a convenient set of mistruths and false interpretations of data.
August 2012
Posted inUncategorized
OUTDOORS: A special day of kayaking awaits on the Androscoggin
Within a short drive of more than half the population of Maine, and with the only reminder that civilization is near being the sound of traffic on Route 1, is a special kayaking adventure that will come to many people, as it did to me on a recent paddle, as more than a surprise. It’s a reminder that even in the most unexpected places, another Maine resource is just waiting to be explored.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Congress should extend cap on dividend tax rates
People in Maine and across the country are still waiting for the economic recovery to take hold. Even with some signs of relief, many things are still holding us back — our nation’s jobless rate and economic security among them.
Posted inPolitics, Senate
Bush-era tax cuts? Maine candidates have range of opinion
Extending the tax cuts is a hot topic, and Maine’s Senate hopefuls give a yes, a no, and a qualified yes.
Posted inNews
Fairfield’s John Williams, man of good deeds, dies in motorcycle crash
FAIRFIELD — John Williams, a financial advisor from Fairfield, died in a motorcycle accident in Monroe on Tuesday afternoon. Friends say that the community will feel the loss of a man who gave his time and money to help those in need.
Posted inNews
Franklin County Commissioners opt for dispatch center cost
FRANKLIN COUNTY — In a split vote, the Franklin County Commissioners voted Wednesday to award an engineering contract for a new dispatch center to the low bidder, rather than the firm that has been working with the county on the project.
Posted inAyla Reynolds, News
Web reality show series to aid Ayla search
A reality-style webseries plans to spread awareness about missing toddler Ayla Reynolds and about 50 other missing children to a national audience later this summer. The race will also shine a light on Maine as a tourist destination.
Posted inNews
Taste of Greater Waterville filled with great food, music, Eddie Money
WATERVILLE — Singer Eddie Money rocked the city’s center Wednesday night, belting out tunes to thousands of revelers who converged on the downtown for the 20th annual Taste of Greater Waterville.
Posted inNews
Bush tax cuts future may ride on Maine’s next US senator
It will likely be one of the first orders of business for Maine’s next U.S. senator: extend the Bush tax cuts or let them expire?
Posted inNews
Monmouth man sentenced in methamphetamine bust
AUGUSTA — One of a three men accused of making methamphetamine at a Monmouth home pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges Wednesday in Kennebec County Superior Court.