With a third kid on the way and a 1,100-square-foot, one-bathroom Brooklyn apartment, my husband and I talk a lot about when we’ll be able to afford a home to comfortably fit our family.
2013
Obama stands firm on debt ceiling
The president says he is willing to consider more spending cuts and tax increases to reduce the deficit.
Biden-led team expands scope of gun-control plan
In Newtown’s wake, the group is looking at universal background checks and a national sales-tracking database as well as strategies for making changes palatable.
Washington Notebook: States could join Maine in allowing split electors
Olympia Snowe casts last vote as a U.S. senator / Sen. Angus King featured on NBC Nightly News
Kennebec Journal area police log, Jan. 5, 2013
AUGUSTA — A 56-year-old Augusta woman suffered minor injuries after being struck by a motor vehicle while crossing the parking lot toward the Dollar Tree store, in the Capital Shopping Center on Western Avenue, on Saturday morning, according to Augusta police Lt. Kevin Lully.
Morning Sentinel area police log, Jan. 5, 2013
IN FARMINGTON, Friday at 7:58 p.m., a hazardous-materials incident was reported on Savage Road.
District 25 senator visits constituents in Waterville, Pittsfield
Sen. Colleen Lachowicz, D-Waterville, talked about local concerns Saturday while meeting with the public in Waterville and Pittsfield.
Turns out there IS a doctor in the House
Well, three, actually, and another in the state Senate. Together with other medical professionals, they make up a powerful bloc as Maine confronts its health care future.
Republican Party splinters as fiscal cliff debate drives wedges between regions, factions
BOSTON — The Republican Party seems as divided and angry as ever.