Rising fossil fuel prices and the falling cost of renewable energy spark an interest among Mainers.
May 2014
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine, News
With art by Mainers, new Hyatt hotel radiates sense of place
Developers make the unusual choice to avoid the usual, using local works and images in private rooms and common areas.
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Posted inNews
Feature obituary: Barbara Strout, longtime Windham town clerk, state legislator
Mrs. Strout, known by most people as “Betty,” also served as town manager of Casco for one year.
Posted inSports
Tom Caron: Healthy Red Sox are getting in gear
The offense is clicking, especially with runners on base.
Posted inNation & World, News
New twist on an old crime: Digital technology counterfeiting
All it takes is a scanner, a color printer, household cleaner and small bills.
Posted inBusiness
Apple CEO has own ideas, but innovation lags
Wall Street bides its time as Tim Cook strays from the Steve Jobs model while promising exciting products are in development.
Posted inBusiness
Datebook
THIS WEEK “Celebrate National Small Business Week in Waterville” with daily events scheduled throughout the week. For information about events and registration, go to: smallbusinesswaterville.org. National Small Business Week includes training webinars and online events offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. For more information, including a list of events and locations, how to register […]
Posted inBusiness
Stock market returns to setting records
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index and the Dow Jones industrial average both close at all-time highs.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: New Balance gets healthier, thanks to Michaud’s support
Days after the Department of Defense announced that our country’s service members would wear American-made athletic footwear, I toured the New Balance factory in Norridgewock with U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud. The employees greeted us with incredible enthusiasm. The DoD decision is a big win for them. New Balance employs about 900 Mainers at plants in […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Woman’s abortion defense makes opposition’s point
There is a YouTube video that has gone viral. It shows a 25-year-old woman, Emily Letts, having an abortion. Her desire was to show abortion in a positive light. I found one of her statements very interesting: “I don’t feel like a bad person. I don’t feel sad. I feel in awe of the fact […]