Only he can answer that question, but it deserves serious consideration.
February 2012
Maine Voices: State should skip blame game and learn from loss of Kestrel
As a small, rural state, it makes sense to invest in small business rather than focusing on just ‘big fish.’
Our View: Pair of meetings rock LePage’s plans
The governor hears that he won’t get Medicaid waivers, but there are alternatives.
Another View: Government is not a business and can’t be run like one
Business puts profits first, but government must consider the public’s well-being.
Nation Dispatches
LOS ANGELES Woman wins small-claims court case against Honda A Southern California woman who challenged the legal status-quo by filing a small-claims action against Honda won her lawsuit Wednesday when a judge ruled that the automaker misled her about the potential fuel economy of her hybrid car. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Douglas Carnahan awarded […]
Wells defensive end decides on UMaine
Last weekend’s visit to Orono convinced Josh Ingalls he wanted to play for the Black Bears.
In U.S., winter’s on spring break
An unusual weather pattern has moderated temps for months and slashed snowfall totals in the Lower 48 states.
Group questions Poliquin’s use of tax break
Maine’s Majority says the state treasurer may have illegally used the Maine Tree Growth Tax program to lower his property taxes.
Panetta: Combat ends next year
BRUSSELS – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta laid out the administration’s most explicit portrayal of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan expect to end their combat role in 2013 and continue a training and advisory role with Afghan forces through 2014. Panetta’s remarks to reporters traveling with […]
Members of panel say they’ll try to extend payroll tax cut
WASHINGTON – Negotiators on Capitol Hill agreed Wednesday to try to extend a payroll tax cut worth about $1,000 this year for a typical worker through the end of the year. But they remain far apart on how to pay for the extension, and for jobless benefits for millions, without swelling the national debt. Working […]