A cautious liberalization of marijuana laws needs to be coupled with teaching self-control to students.
October 2014
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine can’t do better than Sen. Susan Collins
Easy votes are party-line votes. Maine’s senior senator casts the hard votes when it matters.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
M.D. Harmon: Gov. LePage has the best interests of Maine taxpayers at heart
LePage understands that a welfare program isn’t judged by how many people it can add to its rolls, but by how many it can help to support themselves and get off them.
Posted inBusiness
Cheaper fuel boosts airline profits
A slide in crude oil prices has been a boon, along with strong bookings for holiday travel.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
FairPoint and striking unions brace for a long stalemate
While workers get ready to go without paychecks, the company pays for police details at picketing sites.
Posted inCops & Courts, News
Initial report indicates driver in Bridgton crash was under the influence
Authorities are awaiting results of a blood-alcohol test on Candice Tucker, the driver in a crash that killed her son and her boyfriend.
Posted inTimes Record
Two land trusts work to buy Woodward site
BRUNSWICK Off Gurnet Road in East Brunswick is a nondescript clearing in the woods with a path leading to Woodward Cove. Before the cove was temporarily closed to study green crab infestation, that clearing was an important access point to mudflats for those harvesting shellfish and bloodworms. Now, the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, in cooperation with […]
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport to get advice on public land
FREEPORT B olstering an effort to integrate nearly 300 acres of public land, the town of Freeport has been awarded a community assistance grant from the National Park Service. The grant is not for a dollar amount, according to Town Planner Donna Larson, but rather the National Park Service grant for technical assistance is realized […]
Posted inTimes Record
Pine Tree achieves ‘top 30’ listing
FREEPORT “I looked at the company (on the list), and to be considered among these schools is an honor,” said Principal Brendan Krueger on Thursday, upon learning his Pine Tree Academy was named among the top 30 Christian boarding schools in America. The listing was compiled by TheBestSchools.org, and can be found at www.TheBestSchools.org/features/ 30-best-christian-boarding […]