Robust job growth usually leads to rising wages, but current conditions are bucking that trend.
October 2014
Posted inNation & World
Judge orders release of Guantanamo hunger striker tapes
Lawyers for Syrian prisoner Abu Wa’el Dhiab have challenged his treatment as abusive.
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Posted inCops & Courts, News
Augusta man with six drunken-driving convictions charged again
Changes made to state law in 2011 enabled the prosecutor to charge Dwayne B. Stevens with a felony.
Posted inBusiness
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Illinois, Connecticut AGs will probe JPMorgan breach The attorneys general of Illinois and Connecticut will look into a breach of JPMorgan Chase’s computer servers. The office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Friday it will investigate the breach and will work with the office of Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen. Jepsen’s office says it […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Editorial overlooked focus of St. Lawrence expansion debate
At issue is having a regional performance venue in the middle of a largely residential neighborhood.
Posted inNation & World
Woman in Sweden gives birth after womb transplant
The baby boy was born prematurely but healthy, and both the mother and child are doing well.
Posted inMaine, News
Feature obituary: Barbara Pollard, 82, held many posts in Gray, New Gloucester
She served on the Gray Cemetery Association for the past 40 years or so.
Posted inLetters
Letter to editor: Program cuts handled poorly at USM
I am a graduate student in the American and New England Studies master’s program at the University of Southern Maine, and the future of my education is now a tenuous one. Since the University of Maine System board of trustees has voted to eliminate this program, along with two others, why have I – a […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to editor: Manchester’s resume should impress District 25 voters
What I like best about Republican Cathy Manchester is her broad experience. She’s been an educator, Maine’s first woman police chief and a successful business owner. Her brochure said that in 2013, she was the No. 1 salesperson for Keller Williams real estate in Maine, No. 2 in New England and No. 88 in the […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to editor: Museum has helped lead blossoming of Portland
Thanks to the kindness of L.L. Bean and others, the Portland Museum of Art is always free entry during the busiest period: Friday evenings! Both our present PMA director, Mark Bessire, and our previous director have been heavily engaged and committed to great, thrilling shows to attract a wider audience and expanded local, loyal investment […]