May 2014 – Page 687 – The Portland Press Herald

CD Review: Get ready for a trip with Big Blood’s unconventionally artsy compositions

by Brendan Moran May 1, 2014

The South Portland band’s originals are more original than most.

Letter to the editor: A good business climate requires that wind farms be treated fairly

by The Forecaster May 1, 2014

I have worked in economic development for the last eight years, and I owned a small business in Maine during the previous decade. I am keenly aware of how companies assess business climates and whether their investment capital will be welcomed in the short and long term. Industries demand and deserve a fair and reasonable […]

Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster

Letter to the editor: MaineCare veto a moral issue of withholding aid

by The Forecaster May 1, 2014

Every major faith includes the admonition to take care of those who suffer in ways that can be aided. Humanists share this core belief. Those of faith, along with their humanist neighbors, also believe that we have been given brains and the freedom to choose ways of providing this care when we can. Willfully withholding […]

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Letter to the editor: It’s unconscionable to label all uninsured as ‘shiftless’

by The Forecaster May 1, 2014

Unfortunately, there are those, including our governor, who feel that expanding Medicaid is against the wishes of the majority. The misguided think that those with insurance shouldn’t have to pay for those without. What do they think happens when those without go to the emergency room for medical services? The state pays. Many people are […]

Maine, News, Politics

Plan for key National Guard unit to leave Maine surprises LePage

by Matt Byrne May 1, 2014

The governor, commander of Maine’s National Guard, asks the Press Herald how it learned his 133rd Engineer Battalion is poised to relocate to Pennsylvania.