2017 – Page 985 – Centralmaine.com

McCain tells colleagues gridlock has dragged down Senate

by Elise Viebeck, Paul Kane and Ed O'Keefe The Washington Post July 25, 2017

The Arizona senator returns from recent surgery and delivers the sobering message that senators’ work is ‘more partisan, more tribal more of the time than any other time I remember.’

Nation & World, News

Olive Yang, cross-dressing warlord and drug trafficker, dies at 90

by Harrison Smith The Washington post July 25, 2017

For four decades she was a leading power broker in Myanmar, also known as Burma.

Nation & World, News

U.S. boat fires  warning shot  at Iranian ship

by The Washington Post July 25, 2017July 26, 2017

The Pentagon says it was an isolated incident and that one person was hurt.

Business, Maine

Lawmakers propose 20% tax on recreational marijuana

by Penelope Overton July 25, 2017September 13, 2017

Five percent of that would be paid to communities that host growing and retail operations.

Nation & World, News

Senators face legislative kaleidoscope of health-care choices

by and Paige Cunningham The Washington Post July 25, 2017July 25, 2017

As the kaleidoscope of options brings about debate and likely amendments, one is a skimpy plan called a ‘skinny repeal.’

Maine, News, Schools and Education

Waterville council sidesteps school requests, approves $40M budget on 1st vote

by Amy Calder July 25, 2017July 26, 2017

Mayor Nick Isgro had warned he would veto it if councilors adopted school board recommendations to include two teacher aides and security cameras for Waterville Senior High School.

Nation & World, News

New policy lets boaters go on Potomac’s Maryland side when Trump golfs

by Jenna Portnoy The Washington Post July 25, 2017

The Coast Guard revises a widly unpopular security ruling that restricted recreational boaters from the river near the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia.