Gov. Paul LePage has once again made the claim that adults who live below 100 percent of the poverty line, or $908 per month, and working families living below 200 percent of the poverty level, or $3,089 per month for a family of three, should be cut from the MaineCare program. He justifies this cut, […]
So what’s wrong with college kids voting?
I am outraged at Maine Republican Party Chairman Charles Webster’s witch hunt trying to find a few cases of voter fraud to justify taking away citizens’ right to register to vote on Election Day. The law already has been passed, and now he is conducting a private study to justify it. Why was this issue […]
Frary needs to shed his partisan loathing
It may be true that hostility is the reward for speaking certain truths. A wise man learns to accept this; a partisan, to embrace it. John Frary wrote a piece July 24 that truly paints an interesting portrait of our governor, but wraps it in partisan loathing that all but ensures the message won’t get […]
Chellie Pingree, Mike Michaud split votes on debt deal
Pingree, of the 1st District, votes against the deal, while Michaud, representing the 2nd District, votes yes.
Waterville dems tap Sennett for November mayoral candidate
WATERVILLE — City Democrats on Monday night nominated Mayor Dana W. Sennett as their candidate for mayor in the November election.
Divorces granted in Augusta District Court
Divorces granted recently in Augusta District Court.
Smirks, shrugs, shaking heads meet debt deal news
“It’s hard to know what to trust. It’s a political game, and in this game, everyone looks bad.”
Randy Moss retiring from NFL
Randy Moss’s agent says his 34-year-old client feels the time is right to step away after 13 seasons in the NFL as one of the most dynamic and polarizing players the league has ever seen,
LePage announces state spending task force
The governor says every aspect of government must be looked at to achieve savings.
Body found in N.H. is that of missing girl
An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday to determine how she died.