A requirement that only citizens can vote sounds like something in the Constitution, but it’s not.
March 2010
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Climate report much more solid than columnist’s portrayal
The IPCC’s Dr. Phil Jones was not at all as skeptical of his discipline as M.D. Harmon claimed.
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Posted inClose to Home
Staying in step with Parkinson’s
A program at Quarry Hill in Camden helps Parkinson’s Disease patients maintain their mobility and have a rocking good time.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Cumberland voters narrowly approve $4.5M bond to repair Route 88
CUMBERLAND — By just 26 votes, residents on Tuesday approved a $4.5 million bond to improve Route 88, upholding a Town Council decision from last December. Voter supported the bond 941-915 during Tuesday’s referendum. Thirty-two percent of Cumberland’s registered voters took to the polls, producing the fourth largest special election turnout since 1988. Town Manager Bill […]
Posted inNews
Statewide ice fishing derby canceled
The Sebago DerbyFest statewide derby has been canceled, director Tom Noonan said Tuesday. The board of directors of the 10th Maine Chevrolet Derby decided Tuesday there was not sufficient ice statewide to hold the derby. The first part of DerbyFest, the ice fishing derby on Sebago Lake, was held on Feb. 20 but canceled after […]
Posted inNews
NOAA Fisheries official grilled at hearing
Dale Jones faced members of the congressional Oversight and Government Reform Committee today in Gloucester.
Posted inNews
$99M Maine bond package proposed
About half of the package announced today would go to highway reconstruction.
Posted inNews
Waterville to host state poetry contest
Eleven high school students from all over the state will compete at 4:45 p.m. Friday in “The Poetry Out Loud” contest at the Waterville Opera House.
Posted inNews
Maine tribe seeks casino ballot question
If put on the ballot, it would compete against another question seeking approval for a casino proposal in western Maine.
Posted inNews
Baldacci receiving award from AMA
He is being recognized for his work leading to the creation of Maine’s state-subsidized health insurance program.