9 years ago SAD 4 parents, students deserve details To the Editor; SAD 4 is facing another tough budget ahead.
9 years ago Taxed enough already? Taxed enough already? If you are a working family, yes! And we are taxed on the wrong things.
9 years ago Burn that bridge down After reading my last two articles, some may view my thoughts on this matter of the marriage license as a capitulation from my past stance on Traditional Marriage.
9 years ago Great expectations for Moosehead Lake To the Editor; Good morning from the shores of beautiful Moosehead Lake on this cold late-winter morning, as we anticipate another winter storm.
9 years ago It’s time to get rid of annual vehicle inspection requirement It’s time to get rid of annual vehicle inspection requirement Tired of being forced to have your car inspected every year? Do you think the only beneficiaries of Maine’s inspection program are car mechanics and government bureaucrats? We all know how it works.
9 years ago To politicians on the left, only certain kinds of money are bad I read with interest a recent opinion piece in the BDN authored by Sen.
9 years ago The magic of regressive taxes To the Editor; Taxed enough already? Well, if the State’s new budget proposal gets passed, for working people the answer is no — and your taxes will go up.
9 years ago Sangerville politics could use a change To the Editor; Sangerville’s annual town meeting is coming up Saturday, March 25th and as usual we will be electing candidates to several positions, including one selectman.
9 years ago Working families pay more than a fair share of taxes To the Editor; Working families in Maine pay more than their fair share of taxes – and it’s about to get worse.
9 years ago What’s the fairest way to assess taxes? To the Editor; Taxed enough already? In our last letter we noted that the average Mainer (with $37,500 in annual earnings), pays a tax rate of about 16 percent for his federal and state income taxes and for his local property taxes.
9 years ago Poor Farm, orphanage important parts of early social safety net If you’ve traced an ancestor to the Colonial era you may have run across the phrase “warning out.
9 years ago Time for U.S. Senate to stop obstructing progress Our fellow Americans want Washington to fix the serious problems which are hurting our families and their jobs, and they want it done now.
9 years ago Tax cuts are really just reductions in services To the Editor; Taxed enough already? Median family income in Maine is about $37,500 (half of families earn more, half earn less).
9 years ago Broadband internet survey underway To the Editor; I have recently spoken to a number of business owners that are unaware of the broadband assessment survey produced by the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council.