10 years ago Support for LD1396 To the Editor; The decision for citizens who believe that the Maine Learning Results with Common Core Math and ELA standards are the best for work force development.
10 years ago Bank needs to clean house By Congressman Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine) Maine’s Second District is home to the hardest-working, most honest people that you could ever find in this country.
10 years ago Let’s close more nursing homes By Phil Cyr Several years ago the Maine Legislature established a Commission to investigate why nursing homes had closed in the towns of Calais, Lubec and Pittsfield.
10 years ago Seniors and scammers By Mike LangeStaff Writer I’m sorry I missed the AARP Scam Jam at the Augusta Civic Center last week, a workshop on ways to detect and discourage people from fleecing your bank account.
10 years ago Family folklore; fact and fiction Families are funny; sort of like that old game of Telephone where kids stand in a line and whisper a phrase and everyone laughs at how the phrase changes from the beginning to what it comes out to be at the end of the line.
10 years ago Bill targets unscrupulous pet shops To the Editor; It is time for Maine to stop supporting the puppy mills and kitten mills by buying pet shop pups and kittens.
10 years ago Night with the Notables a hit To the Editor; A Night with the Notables – and Friends, a variety show held at the Milo Town Hall Arts Center on May 29th, was a huge success! The event sponsored by The Notables, a singing group from the Milo area, was held as a benefit for the Milo Area Food Cupboard and admission was by donation.
10 years ago School budget daze By Mike LangeStaff Writer By the time you read this, I will have covered my third school budget meeting and an equal number of public hearings on the same subject.
10 years ago Demand SAD 4 fiscal responsibility To the Editor; This is addressed to the residents of Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville and Wellington.
10 years ago Influence peddling and mining To the editor: Lance Tapley from The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting recently revealed in a variety of news outlets likely ethical violations of two of the most influential proponents for mining Bald Mountain.
10 years ago Memorial Day a time for reflection To the Editor; Yet another Memorial Day has slipped into history, and the memories of the fallen have, once again, been rekindled.
10 years ago The perils of TPP By Mike LangeStaff Writer The Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP is one of those rare bills before Congress that’s hated equally by hard-right conservatives and left-leaning liberals.