WASHINGTON — As millions of procrastinators scramble to meet today’s tax filing deadline, ponder this: The super rich pay a lot less taxes than they did a couple of decades ago, and nearly half of U.S. households pay no income taxes at all.
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Six living generations … and four of ’em live amicably under one roof
WATERVILLE — Baleigh Gorman will never have trouble finding someone to lean on.
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OUR OPINION: Patriots Day message echoes through time
Mid-April is a lousy time to have a holiday in Maine. What do we really have to celebrate? Mailing in our tax returns? Confronting the trash left behind by the retreating snow drifts?
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ON MAINE POLITICS: LePage pleads for focus on facts
During a 30-minute press conference at the Blaine House last week, Gov. Paul LePage defended his administration, chastised the Legislature and, once again, brought up his relationship with the press.
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MAINE COMPASS: Positives of wind power more than overcome the negatives
A growing number of Maine’s residents are supporting wind power as one of the many energy alternatives our state sorely needs.
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In Augusta, re-enactors offer glimpse of history
AUGUSTA — Colin Maloney signed up for the volunteer militia Saturday.
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No. 2 ranking in student debt nothing for Maine to be proud of
Maine now places the second-highest financial burden on our college students among the 50 states, edged out of first place only slightly by Mississippi.
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Portland rally offers support for gay youth
PORTLAND — More than two dozen people gathered in Monument Square despite the cold and wind Saturday to speak up during a Breaking the Silence Rally.
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No Labels hosts meeting in Portland
PORTLAND — About 100 area residents turned out for a meeting Saturday hosted by No Labels, an organization promoting bipartisanship across the country.
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Pinette to lead Maine CDC on May 1
CAPE ELIZABETH — Dr. Sheila Pinette gave birth to one child while in medical school and to another while in residency.