Fiscal cliff negotiations by Republicans offer too many false choices.
2012
Pingree, King: Time to revisit gun control
Michaud, Collins and Snowe are less committal on the need for changes to the nation’s gun laws.
Reports: Boehner offers to postpone battle over debt limit
The speaker also proposes increasing tax rates for millionaires in a possible breakthrough in talks.
Morning Sentinel area police log, Dec. 16, 2012
IN ANSON, Saturday at 4:32 p.m., a report of theft was investigated on Fletcher Road.
Trackers now videotape politicians year-round
The increasingly common practice, even outside of campaign season, angers Gov. LePage and others.
Augusta warming center opens early, but just in time for cold snap
AUGUSTA — The Augusta Community Warming Center opened for the winter Sunday, just in time for a cold snap that plunged temperatures into the low teens.
REPORTING ASIDE: The old social media, aka Christmas cards
Some people think I write entirely too many Christmas cards. I disagree.
Big Augusta area venues report space available for first day of same-sex marriage
AUGUSTA — Local and state officials say gay couples have not yet reserved any of the capital area’s major public spaces for weddings on Dec. 29.
Wilton police seek advance IDs on residents with mental health, medical issues
WILTON — When a disoriented man was found wandering downtown in freezing weather last year, police had a problem. They didn’t know who he was or how to contact his family.