Called transfer payments, this income is coming from Social Security, unemployment, welfare agencies and Medicaid.
May 2014
Posted inLife & Culture
First lady helps open Met’s costume center
Michelle Obama joins fashion luminaries as she cuts the ribbon at the Metropolitan Museum.
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Posted inLife & Culture
Ariel Winter to keep living with her adult sister
The ‘Modern Family’ actress has been involved in a long-running guardianship dispute with her mother.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
Israeli filmmaker, actor Assi Dayan dies at 68
He was the son of famed military leader Moshe Dayan.
Posted inNation & World
Billy Frank Jr., tribal rights champion who led ‘fish wars,’ dies at 83
He helped to restore fishing rights to American Indians four decades ago.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine needs systemic property tax relief
A piecemeal approach that targets certain age groups can’t do enough to help all who are burdened.
Posted inNation & World
Pioneer of specialty coffee Herbert Hyman dies at 82
He and his wife were early gourmet coffee entrepreneurs who helped to inspire American coffee culture.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: State’s teacher leaders have more to offer public education system
Communities and school districts can take action to support a resource that is key to student learning.
Posted inOpinion
Commentary: Rice can add kowtowing to protesters to her list of poor decisions
Condoleezza Rice has helped Rutgers University graduates fail one of their first real-world tests.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Thanks for winter activities at Riverside Golf Course
We would like to express our appreciation to Riverside Golf Course for their commitment to the community of Greater Portland. We really appreciate the cross-country skiing and children’s sledding opportunities they provide for all of us during the winter months. This particularly contributes to our physical fitness in a time of year when it is […]