I recently read this subject line in a legislative update from Senate President Justin Alfond: “Greater Portland Best Place in America to Find a Job.” He touts an article appearing in Forbes magazine and repeated in the Portland Press Herald (“Survey: Seeking work? Portland is promising,” March 13) and Bangor Daily News. I read the […]
2013
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Indie developers muscle in to gaming world
Independent creators who favor games for phones and tablets gain influence at an annual conference.
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Our View: Time to heal: U.S. needs paid sick-leave mandate
A proposed national law would benefit both the business community and society as a whole.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Obama is making the sequester trims as painful as possible
House Republicans proposed a way to make the cuts more rationally, but they were blocked.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: May social justice forever sprout from seeds Chavez planted
Twenty years after his passing, the Latino leader’s values stand up to any test of time.
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Bulger seeks to overturn ruling that barred immunity defense
Reputed gangster, who is due to be tried in June, claims he has immunity for past and future crimes.
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Private cargo ship returns to Earth from space station
Capsule brings back more than 1 ton of science experiments, old equipment and Lego blocks.
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New England Dispatches
BOSTON Bar bouncer pleads innocent to assaulting four patrons Boston police say an overzealous bar bouncer “kicked, punched and choked” some patrons, sending two men and two women to the hospital with head and facial injuries. Sidney Phillips of Avon pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. […]
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Housing, manfacturing give boost to economy
Strong numbers in two vital sectors over the winter point to improving conditions; Dow rises 111 points.
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Cyprus businesses under stress as banks stay closed
‘This is destructive for us,’ says an official in the country’s important shipping industry.