Mitt Romney renewed his support Wednesday for automatic increases in the minimum wage, a position sharply at odds with the GOP’s business allies, conservatives and the party’s senior leaders.
February 2012
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SLIDE SHOW: Don Cornelius and “Soul Train”
“Soul Train” aired nationally from 1971 to 2006. Its creator, Don Cornelius, died Wednesday morning.
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Feds declare Atlantic sturgeon endangered
The ruling includes the Delaware and Hudson rivers, and the Chesapeake, Carolina and South Atlantic populations. The sturgeon population in the Gulf of Maine was declared threatened.
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House GOP bill would cut small business taxes
The tax cut would apply to every business with fewer than 500 employees, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said in a memo released to reporters.
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Panetta: US combat in Afghanistan to end next year
The defense secretary says NATO and the Afghan government intend to begin a final phase of transitioning sections of the country to Afghan security control in mid-2013.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Sebago Education Alliance model of cost sharing
WESTBROOK – With January coming to an end, municipal and school officials everywhere have already turned their attention to preparing their 2012-2013 budgets, and shrinking state and federal aid means tighter belts all around, especially in area school districts. That financial climate makes the Sebago Education Alliance an even more welcome opportunity to cut costs […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Lakes Region Weekly
Sebago Education Alliance model of cost sharing
WESTBROOK – With January coming to an end, municipal and school officials everywhere have already turned their attention to preparing their 2012-2013 budgets, and shrinking state and federal aid means tighter belts all around, especially in area school districts. That financial climate makes the Sebago Education Alliance an even more welcome opportunity to cut costs […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Third forum set as early vote due on Westbrook school closure
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook School Department is planning to host a third forum discussing the ongoing budget process, Thursday, Feb. 9, at 6:30p.m. at the middle school, while the School Committee is getting ready to make a preliminary decision on whether to close Prides Corner School. The suggestion of closing the school, along with a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Third forum set as early vote due on Westbrook school closure
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook School Department is planning to host a third forum discussing the ongoing budget process, Thursday, Feb. 9, at 6:30p.m. at the middle school, while the School Committee is getting ready to make a preliminary decision on whether to close Prides Corner School. The suggestion of closing the school, along with a […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Third forum set as early vote due on Westbrook school closure
WESTBROOK – The Westbrook School Department is planning to host a third forum discussing the ongoing budget process, Thursday, Feb. 9, at 6:30p.m. at the middle school, while the School Committee is getting ready to make a preliminary decision on whether to close Prides Corner School. The suggestion of closing the school, along with a […]