In Joseph Reisert’s column of March 25, he writes, “The governor and our Republican state treasurer are working actively to improve the long-term solvency of the state pension system.” I disagree. The Gov. Paul LePage’s budget proposal would increase the public employee’s contribution to the pension fund by an additional 2 percent of salary, but […]
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Three districts plan consolidation — again
After many failed attempts, school districts based in Bingham, Anson and Madison are beginning discussions again about consolidating.
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Mural showed how hard Maine people have worked
I couldn’t believe what I saw on the local TV news on March 23 about the latest thing our Gov. Paul LePage has done. He seems to have plenty of new sayings about Marden’s staying open in bad weather and for certain people to “kiss my bu–.” That was a really professional saying, to say […]
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Natural Resources Council hypocrite on environment
My husband and I have been members of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, believing in its mission to protect Maine’s environment. Our enthusiasm dampened, however, when we learned that NRCM was one of 16 members of the 2008 Governor’s Wind Power Task Force, which recommended that 2,700 megawatts of wind capacity be developed on […]
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MLB: Manny Ramirez retires
NEW YORK (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays slugger Manny Ramirez told Major League Baseball on Friday that he is retiring after being notified of an issue that arose under MLB’s drug policy.
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Aid to Planned Parenthood main hurdle in talks
At issue is a provision that sends federal dollars to Planned Parenthood for family planning and health services such as cancer screenings.
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Deal for 2 Maine paper mills falls through
Gov. LePage says he’d been directly involved in negotiations for a purchase of The Katahdin Paper Co. mills as recently as Wednesday,
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Coast Guard ends search for missing boater
On Thursday a Maine Marine Patrol aircrew spotted a skiff near Perkins Ledge with no one aboard.
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Still no deal as shutdown nears
On the brink of a painful government shutdown, the Obama administration readied furlough notices for hundreds of thousands of workers today as Republican and Democratic leaders accused each other of refusing to give ground on a deal to keep operations running.