The governor says cutting assistance pushes struggling Mainers to find jobs. The reality doesn’t back him up.
September 2017
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Posted inCommunity
FAME to award $16,000 in scholarship prizes
One winner will be selected from each of Maine’s 16 counties.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Unlikely story behind a life on the street offers a lesson to rest of us
Deborah Marvit, a well-educated woman whose life got derailed, says the many reasons why people become homeless mean others shouldn’t judge them.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Fishermen resist as proposals for Portland waterfront projects mount
Wary of being squeezed out, more than 90 people sign a petition citing emerging problems and reminding the city of the benefits of the marine economy.
Posted inLifestyle
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Neither Wolf Nor Dog.’
‘Wolf’ is billed as a “road” film, but regrettably, the road is a barren one full of pot holes, and goes nowhere.
Posted inOp-Eds
Maine Compass: On Nov. 7, vote for jobs, health care, hospitals
Medicaid expansion has worked elsewhere, and it will work here too.
Posted inOp-Eds
Douglas Rooks: Two cities on the cusp of history
In a state where towns usually separate, Lewiston and Auburn will decide on an historic merger.