We notice that those who want to raise the Social Security retirement age tend to work in offices. Masons, carpenters, fishermen, loggers, mill workers, all who work at hard labor, look at things differently. Many find their bodies start to give out around 50 years of age, rheumatoid arthritis sets in, their joints become painful, […]
2011
Posted inOpinion
Ron Bancroft: Good schools need good teachers, and here’s how to get them
The criteria for judging achievement are out there, and simply need to be applied.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Critics too quickto find politics behind shooting
When faced with a crime as horrible as last weekend’s mass killing in Arizona, it’s human nature to look for a villain as big as the crime.
Before accurate details emerged about the rampage, in which a clearly troubled young man opened fire on U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, gravely wounding her, killing six bystanders and injuring 13 others, attempts were being made to put this act into a bigger political context.
Talk radio, the tea party and un-civil political discourse were batted around as contributing factors in the case even before the media on the scene could consistently report whether the shooter had acted with an accomplice or if Giffords was alive or dead.
Posted inNation & World
Biden arrives in Afghanistan to assess war effort
The vice president will try to determine if Afghan troops can lead the fight against the Taliban.
Posted inBusiness
Datebook, Jan. 11, 2011
Today Grant information for Androscoggin County nonprofits, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce, 415 Lisbon St., Lewiston. The session is for organizations planning to apply for grants from the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program. For registration, questions or more information, go to www.mainecf.org or call 1-877-700-6800. “Starting Your Own […]
Posted inBusiness
On the Move, Jan. 11, 2011
NEW FACES • Kelly Liberty has joined the Bridges Home Care division at Spectrum Generations as a care manager. She will work in the Independence Program, which provides support to veterans who want to remain in their homes. Liberty, of Albion, previously worked with mentally ill adults at Catholic Charities and was a social worker […]
Posted inBusiness
Your Business: Reasons for optimism on rise in 2011
We can all breathe a collective sigh of relief now that 2010 has come to an end. We finally finished a difficult year and, frankly, a trying decade. As we enter the new year, there is reason for optimism. The economy is rebounding, and businesses and employees can expect good things to follow. My work […]
Posted inNews
Phippsburg home destroyed by fire
The homeowner escapes, but the building is declared a total loss.
Posted inNews
Avg. heating oil price rises to $3.10
AUGUSTA — Maine heating oil prices continue to rise. Energy officials say a weekly survey found the average price to be $3.10 a gallon today, up three cents from last week. State Energy Director John Kerry says residential heating oil prices continue to go up with the coldest temperatures of the winter likely ahead and […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
Waynflete students remind community Haiti still needs help
PORTLAND — As the anniversary of last year’s devastating Haiti earthquake approaches, a group of Waynflete School students have begun reflecting on the things they’ve done to try to help the victims, and how best to keep helping those in need. “They needed a lot of help before the earthquake. Now it’s even worse,” sixth-grader […]