Gov. Paul LePage uses his weekly radio address to call on Maine lawmakers to pay the hospitals a $484 million debt for unpaid Medicaid services.
May 2013
Posted inNews
Thousands graduating today from Maine colleges
Thousands of students are receiving their college degrees at more than half a dozen graduation ceremonies across Maine.
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Posted inNews
Police looking at alcohol as possible factor in New Sharon man’s death
Police are looking into whether alcohol may have been a factor in the death of a New Sharon man.
Posted inPolitics
Maine bill would make more 911 info secret
Maine is already one of only a few states to keep 911 recordings fully confidential, and it also places restrictions on transcripts of the calls.
Posted inPolitics
Maine tax overhaul proposal meets stiff opposition
Critics focus on provisions that would either remove sales tax exemptions or increase excise taxes.
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Cookie-cutter education needs more than just reform
Everyone has a “fix” for education. Now it’s my turn.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
We’re all less for the passing of Robert Vitolo
Robert Vitolo. This name should be remembered by this newspaper and by all who knew him.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
LePage’s school grading system not useful, fair
I feel the new ranking system implemented by Gov. Paul LePage and the state of Maine is not useful for communities, schools or students.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Children should turn off cell phones for Mom
With Mother’s Day coming up on Sunday, I’m asking all children, young or grown, to put away their cell phones when they take their moms out to dinner.
