For the Maine Turnpike Authority, the drop in tolls during storms can be more costly than snow removal.
February 2015
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Boehner blames Senate Democrats for impasse
He challenges them to pass a bill to fund homeland security and restrict the president on immigration.
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Posted inA Word With the Boss, Business
Smalltown Maine banker appointed to Boston Fed sees Big Picture
Peter Judkins, recently appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is president and chief executive officer of Franklin Savings Bank.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Alan Caron: Gov. LePage lights the tax-reform fuse. Let the fireworks begin
Party politics and past positions on the issue promise a spectacle of flip-flopping and friction.
Posted inBusiness
European growth expected to pick up the pace
The economy is poised to do better than expected in 2015, thanks to low oil prices and the falling euro.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: RadioShack missed the chance to stay relevant to consumers
The iconic retailer was not nimble enough to keep changing along with the needs of shoppers.
Posted inNation & World
Alex Vraciu, top WW II flying ace, dies at 96
The F6F Hellcat pilot was credited with destroying 19 Japanese planes in the air and 21 on the ground.
Posted inBusiness
Whole Foods quarterly profits rise
The nearly 6 percent increase beat Wall Street estimates and showed growth in a key measure.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Eliminating bail wrong way to solve real problem
A cycle of recidivism is what puts pressure on jail budgets, not people stuck with high bail.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: ‘Trickle-down’ economics benefits those at the top
Our kind has a long history of things – whether religious, political or socioeconomic – that have successfully helped the ruling few at the expense of the ruled-over many. And here it comes at us once more with the born-again “road to prosperity” ideological delusions of the governors who govern from the extreme right. Those […]