Congress thinks we need to cut Social Security benefits to drop the national debt, and plans on doing so. This was on CNN news June 17. How about we cut aid to foreign countries, and the president’s travel expenses, and all the other wasted spending before we put 50 million seniors in their kids’ homes, […]
2011
Posted inNation & World
Report warns caregivers that tubby tots at risk of later obesity
Chubby babies and tubby toddlers are at risk for becoming overweight children and obese adults, so parents, doctors, and other caregivers need to help prevent infants and young children from getting fat, the National Academy of Sciences concluded Thursday. Mothers, fathers, day-care workers, preschool employees and others should limit how much time kids spend parked […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Troop drawdown should come with new goals
What will the end of the Afghanistan war look like? It’s important to articulate it now.
Posted inBusiness
Reports on jobs, housing disappoint
The Fed admits that some factors on which recovery rests are more stubborn than first thought.
Posted inNation & World
Pot bill introduced with no chance of passage
WASHINGTON – Two House members introduced a bill Thursday that would remove marijuana from the list of federal controlled substances and cede to the states enforcement of laws governing pot. The legislation would eliminate marijuana-specific penalties under federal law, but would maintain a ban on transporting marijuana across state lines. It would allow individuals to […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Charter schools serve as viable alternative for frustrated parents
All our children should have the opportunity to succeed, both in the classroom and in later life.
Posted inBusiness
Airbus upstages Boeing in orders
irbus is trouncing Boeing in the race to be the world’s biggest planemaker, claiming more than $72 billion worth of orders and commitments at the Paris Air Show, where its new fuel-efficient jets twice broke records for the largest order ever.
Airbus’ success cast a shadow over Chicago-based Boeing, which recorded only $22 billion in orders and commitments, and raised questions over the U.S. planemaker’s ability to compete in a market dominated by concerns over high fuel prices.
Posted inNews
July 3 sendoff for Mainers taking aid to Cuba
The Let Cuba Live event will honor Maria Cron of Portland and her college-age daughters, Heather and Crystal.
Posted inNews
Saco police investigate motel shooting
Police are trying to determine how a 27-year-old man received a serious gunshot wound to the head.
Posted inNews
LePage vetoes wood smoke, reporting bills
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage issued two more vetoes today, rejecting a bill that called for more budget information from the Department of Education and a bill that called for a review of wood smoke laws. In his message to lawmakers, LePage wrote that LD 566, “An Act to Encourage Transparency in the Department […]