Are Maine’s Republican senators performing a political flip-flop and helping gut the consumer protection bureau they voted just last year to create? Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe say they simply agree with most other GOP senators that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be changed before the Senate confirms a bureau […]
2011
Posted inBusiness
Charles Lawton: The numbers don’t add up: Deconstructing Forbes’ rankings
In the world of technology manufacturing, the launch of every new gizmo sets off a rush among competitors to take it apart to see how it works. Deconstructing the iPhone is an industry in itself, supporting everything from innovative improvements to piracy to patent litigation. Much the same can be said about every new list […]
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Posted inBusiness
It’s a dog-eat-dog world
Competition in the pet medicine market could mean consumers will pay higher vet bills.
Posted inBusiness
Datebook
Monday “What is the Future of Affordable Housing in Maine?” 9 to 11 a.m., panel discussion presented by Maine Real Estate and Development Association at Senator Inn and Conference Center, 284 Western Ave., Augusta. Tuesday “Management Obligations during Disaster Recovery,” 2 to 3 p.m., webinar presented by Agility Recovery Solutions and the U.S. Small Business […]
Posted inOpinion
Iraq War-America’s legacy
For the U.S., the years of frustration, bloodshed and sacrifice are ending. Now history will judge whether the war solved problems or created more.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Setting arbitrary deadline would undermine treatment for addiction
Limiting MaineCare patients to two years of treatment with Suboxone could create further problems down the road.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Dec. 18, 2011Fear shapes vaccine debate
Reporter John Richardson’s timely report on the small number of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against life-threatening childhood diseases deserves comment (“As immunization rates decline, health concerns grow,” Dec. 4). First, it is important to be mindful of the fact that most parents do make a responsible and conscientious decision to comply with […]
Posted inOpinion
Our View: Doctor LePage offers wrong cure for DHHS
Treating a health care crisis as though it were a budget challenge won’t fix the real problem.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: A Maine veteran marks the end of the nine-year war in Iraq
President Obama has kept his campaign promise to bring American troops home.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Observer: A cry for privacy in the online wilderness
Two friends may be asking for the impossible when they put out the word that they’d like to be liked, but not liked.