He wants to develop a desktop Braille printer that costs around $350 and weighs just a few pounds, compared with current models that can cost more than $2,000 and weigh more than 20 pounds.
January 2015
Posted inBusiness, News
Supreme Court won’t hear dispute over debit card fees
The case was a battle between two powerful and politically influential industries – retailers and banks – with billions of dollars at stake.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Widespread influenza prompts restrictions at central Maine hospitals
The temporary visitor restrictions at Inland and Franklin Memorial hospitals are focused around maternity wards because of the vulnerability of the babies.
Posted inNews, Politics
Eight who wrote Obama letters to attend State of Union
The group includes Alan Gross, who returned home last month after five years imprisoned in Cuba, and Malik Bryant, 13, of Chicago, who wrote a letter over the holidays asking for safety.
Posted inPolitics
LePage proposes new type of forest police force for Maine
The ‘natural resources law enforcement officers’ would take over the policing duties from forest rangers, whose ranks would be thinned.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Obama says in State of the Union: Tax the rich to help middle class
The president presents a story of economic revival while calling on the Republican-controlled Congress to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
Posted inNation & World, News
New Hampshire issues bacon-scented lottery ticket
The scratch-n-sniff ‘I Heart Bacon’ ticket features a $1,000 grand prize.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine Board of Corrections seeks emergency funds to keep jails operating
The board’s executive director says it doesn’t have authority to spend the money because of vacant seats that Gov. Paul LePage has refused to fill.