I was asked recently if people shy away from my dog, Martha, because she is, mostly, a pit bull.
March 2013
Posted inOpinion
Congress fiddles while sequester burns seniors
Before the 2012 election, the president wanted it. The leaders of both political parties in Congress wanted it. And on March 1, sequestration arrived.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Don’t reject feds’ Medicaid deal if waiver denied
Maine is one of several states pushing the federal government for a sweeter deal under the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Last divided government showed how to make deals
The last time we had divided government in Maine was 1991, and we remember what happened. State government shut down for 16 days in a dispute about workers’ compensation insurance, which at the time was the most expensive in the country.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Faster speed means increased gas consumption
Will someone please explain to me why there is a need to increase the speed limit on the Interstate 295 corridor from 65 mph to 75 mph?
Posted inNews
Drugmakers cut marketing payments to Maine doctors
Pharmaceutical firms reduce fees to physicians for speaking engagements amid wider disclosure, but increase money paid for research.
Posted inNews
Poor planning adds to Maine’s foster care crisis
Not only is funding in jeopardy, but the state’s child welfare bureaucracy failed to anticipate the growing need, fueled by drug use and addiction.
Posted inSports
NBA: Bayless’ 30 leads Grizzlies past Celtics
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jerryd Bayless scored a season-high 30 points and the Memphis Grizzlies weathered a fourth-quarter rally by Boston’s reserves to escape with a 110-106 victory over the Celtics on Saturday night.
Posted inPolitics
Holder averts furloughs of federal prison staff
But the attorney general says the move does not resolve issues next year.