Or it will, if Gov. LePage swallows cuts to some of his priorities for the sake of harmony.
2011
Posted inOpinion
We might be moving too fast on gas wells
The natural gas industry is just now getting regulatory scrutiny, and safety issues remain.
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Posted inOpinion
For this revolution, dads are packing the man bags
The growing number of women in the military is one game changer this Father’s Day.
Posted inBusiness
Peter Vigue ‘thinks big’ for Maine, beyond
Cianbro’s top executive has pushed for an east-west highway and weatherizing all Maine homes.
Posted inBusiness
The Bottom Line: Making good on a vision to compete globally
Cianbro reaches beyond infrastructure and the paper industry to oil, gas and energy projects.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, June 19, 2011Executions mar Perry’s record
I was interested to read Publisher Richard L. Connor’s June 5 column regarding Gov. Rick Perry of Texas (“Texas’ Perry might surprise Obama in 2012”). In Mr. Connor’s anecdotal and innocent reminiscences throughout his light character sketch of Gov. Perry, he left out 229 important facts. During Perry’s administration, 229 people have been executed under […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Observer: The first Father’s Day without him was hard
It was Father’s Day, in the year of our Lord 2010. In the 101st year since my father’s birth, in the 64th year of my father’s fatherhood, in the 60th year since my birth, in the 14th year of my fatherhood, on the first Father’s Day without my father’s physical presence in my life, I […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Ending the annual Day of Dread
The mail that brings the new health care rates shouldn’t mark the worst fiscal event of the year.
Posted inBusiness
Charles Lawton: Maine has double-barreled employment woes
Several weeks ago, I commented on the decline, over the course of the recession, in the number of businesses in Maine as measured by establishments filing payroll reports to the Department of Labor. Several readers wondered if Maine businesses had an above-average dependence on “discretionary” spending, or tourist spending, or nonprofit enterprises. These and other […]
Posted inBusiness
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Today “How Maine Companies Are Using Leadership to Prepare for the Future,” presented by American Society for Training and Development, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Portland Country Club, 11 Foreside Road, Falmouth. Guest speakers include industry, nonprofit and leadership consultants. Register at www.maineastd.org. The cost is $15 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Small Business […]