The unique program in Gloucester offered to addicts with no threat of arrest draws interest from other municipalities.
2015
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: To get Main Street’s support, Obama must rethink fast-track
If the Trans-Pacific Partnership is really fair to the American worker, why has it been hidden from view?
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Posted inNation & World, News
Kirk Kerkorian, Las Vegas billionaire, dies at 98
Not showy himself, his real estate magic laid a massive footprint on the Strip’s glitzy development.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Anti-growth mindset leaves Portland with little to build upon
If we can’t get together to build the housing this city needs, a lot of us won’t be able to live here anymore.
Posted inBusiness, News
Dads shopping more, but they don’t bargain-hunt like moms
A study finds fathers tend to buy more name brands, avoid using coupons and are good for business.
Posted inBusiness
Starbucks introduces mobile ordering to half of stores
Now in 21 states, smartphone ordering to avoid long lines is planned for all company stores later in the year.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: To avoid ‘anything goes,’ let’s seriously evaluate transfer credits to UMaine
Academic transfer that is seamless should not mean a lack of quality control over ill-prepared students.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Cane stolen at candy store has the owner’s name on it
To the person who took my cane from Len Libby’s candy store on Route 1 in Scarborough around 1:15 p.m. on May 1: Because I don’t have the cane, I may fall and spend two or three months in rehabilitation because of broken bones. My name is on the cane. Eileen R. Watters Westbrook
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Bill won’t put guns in criminals’ pockets
Recently I read the blog post written by one of your “Agree to Disagree” columnists, Ethan Strimling, titled “It is time for a People’s Veto on Guns” (June 11). He makes a statement that I feel is an incorrect statement of fact. I offer here what is my understanding of the facts that may have […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Republicans have problems with race relations history
Re: “Letter to the editor: Party politics just another sign of political enslavement” (June 8): In his narrative of the virtue and innocence of the Republican Party with respect to the treatment of African-Americans from Abraham Lincoln forward, Art Sears conveniently omits a few events: • The Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act and […]