When the Republican governor takes away money for highway projects, even fiscal conservatives balk.
February 2015
Posted inNation & World
Brian Williams will take time off from ‘Nightly News’
I am presently too much a part of the news,’ Williams says in a memo to NBC.
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Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
On Baseball: Low-flying Johnson on Red Sox radar
Brian Johnson continues to improve as a pitching prospect, even if it’s quietly.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Skyrocketing tuition: ‘Paying more … not getting more’
Expenses for maintaining infrastructure and administration can have an impact on the cost of higher education, but the biggest culprit remains the erosion in state funding.
Posted inNation & World
Florida mom delivers 14-pound baby
The infant is one of the heaviest babies ever born in Florida.
Posted inMaine
‘Unprecedented’ number of fires plague central Maine
Exhausted volunteers must move heavy hoses through deep snow – and hope the fire pumps don’t freeze up.
Posted inNation & World
Islamic State says U.S. hostage killed
Militants say the American woman died in an airstrike in Syria, but the U.S. says it has seen no evidence.
Posted inMaine, News
How three Maine students deal with debt
Three vignettes show how these Maine students face off their college debt.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Community health clinics struggle with impact of MaineCare cuts
Patients who lost coverage are showing up at clinics across Maine, and the cost of treating them with little or no reimbursement is creating financial problems.
Posted inNation & World
Pope gets in trouble over OK of spanking
His panel on sex abuse will recommend that Francis revise his remarks.