Our leaders in Washington are engaged in a (great?) debate about raising the debt ceiling in the country. Our president would have us believe that he is all that stands between the evil Republicans who want cuts in spending (while flying their corporate jets and having their lackies push grandmas off the cliff) and the […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
If Dechaine were guilty, wouldn’t he give up?
I totally agree with Peter Sirois (letter, July 1). I have been following the Dennis Dechaine case for more than 20 years and have saved most of newspaper clippings. I believe him to be innocent. Most people, if they were guilty, would give up trying to prove themselves innocent after all this time. Why won’t […]
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Vassalboro selectmen approve plan for recycling building, office
VASSALBORO — Selectmen approved preliminary plans for a new recycling and office building at the transfer station Thursday.
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: Do lower taxes on the wealthy really stimulate job growth?
For many Republicans, it’s an article of faith that lower taxes on the wealthy stimulate job growth. But it is increasingly difficult to find economists who agree.
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For wounded veteran, medical marijuana’s been a godsend
AUGUSTA — Ryan Begin was checking a report of an improvised explosive device in Iskandariya, Iraq, on Aug. 1, 2004.
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Morning Sentinel police log: July 24, 2011
IN BINGHAM, Saturday at 5:09 a.m., vandalism was reported on Bingham Road.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
GOP keeps financial help for consumers on fence
Now that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has a nominated director, we the people should contact Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe to express our support the new agency. The bureau was created specifically to help us deal with the complexities of interactions with big banks. The goal is simple: To prevent people from being […]
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JONATHAN RISKIND: Gauging sweat level for 2012 congressional races
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree was forthright last week when asked whether her June wedding to billionaire hedge fund manager Donald Sussman means she could pump a lot of personal money into her 2012 re-election campaign.
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Young rabbi decides to stay in Waterville
WATERVILLE — Rachel Isaacs came to Waterville last year from New York on a fellowship that allowed her to be a student rabbi at both Beth Israel Congregation and Colby College.
Posted inOpinion
RICHARD CONNOR: Unlike editorials, whoopie pies should be squishy
A whoopie pie almost made me sick last week. Well, not the pie, but an editorial about the ubiquitous staple of Maine desserts.