Now is not the time to abandon efforts to rein in welfare overruns and repay what’s owed to hospitals.
2013
Posted inBusiness
Car sales drove economy last year despite recalls
WASHINGTON – It’s not too much of an exaggeration to say the U.S. economy was powered by car sales in 2012. Auto companies are now expected to have sold 14.5 million new vehicles in 2012, according to Kelley Blue Book. That’s a 13 percent rise over last year and the highest number of sales since […]
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Posted inOpinion
Greg Kesich: Author: Maybe everything is not as terrible as it looks
Networks of peers trading information are making real progress addressing old, deep-seated problems.
Posted inNation & World
Killing of aid workers may be tied to anti-polio efforts
ISLAMABAD – Gunmen on motorcycles sprayed a van carrying employees from a community center with bullets Tuesday, killing five female teachers and two aid workers, but sparing a child they took out of the vehicle before opening fire. The director of the group that the seven worked for says he suspects it may have been […]
Posted inNation & World
After the rampage, back to school
Students face an uneasy return as Newtown tries to make Thursday as normal a school day as possible.
Posted inBusiness
Bailed out AIG working on its tarnished image
Just weeks after the U.S. sold off its final AIG stake, the company is rolling out a ‘thanks a lot’ campaign.
Posted inBusiness
Lumber futures dip of 25 percent seen
With Canada’s output increasing, economic analysts see prices at pretty much their peak.
Posted inBusiness
New publisher betting heavily on paper
Aaron Kushner even plans to charge the same price for his newspaper’s online version as the print edition.
Posted inMaine Celtics, Sports
Red Claws: Winning despite losing
The Red Claws hold the league’s best record even as players head to the NBA.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Sports Digest
HIGH SCHOOLS Falmouth beats Greely to capture Dudley Cup Freshman Ryan Bonnvie made 24 saves in his first varsity start, and Hugh Grygiel scored twice in the third period Tuesday as Falmouth claimed the Dudley Cup with a 3-1 boys’ hockey victory over Greely at Family Ice Center. Grygiel broke a 1-1 tie 3:52 into […]