Today was the last straw with Portland’s unyielding and inconsistent parking rules. It’s the third time I have received a $30 parking ticket over these impossible rules. • First: Near a pizza parlor where a sign read “Parking allowed,” but up ahead was a sign back to me, saying, “No parking from 11:30 p.m. to […]
2015
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Posted inBusiness, Portfolio
Portfolio: Happy Tax Freedom Day, Maine taxpayers
Starting April 14, everything we earn is ours.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Rest easy – Maine’s lodging rules do the job
There’s no need to either deregulate the entire industry or to mandate short-stay licenses.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Abolitionist icon Harriet Tubman good pick for new face on the $20 bill
Women have contributed a lot to U.S. history – so why aren’t they represented on our paper money?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Accountability for welfare recipients, and anyone else getting public dollars
Kansas and Missouri are justified in proposing that benefits come with responsibility.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Kathleen Parker: With false rape story, Rolling Stone gathers dirt on itself
Heads should roll at the magazine, not only as partial penance to the accused but also for the sake of all journalists.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Healthy pregnancies depend on good information about toxic chemicals
Maine lawmakers should pass the Healthy Kids Bill introduced by Rep. Sara Gideon, D-Freeport.
Posted inTimes Record
Achieving ‘real world’ results
WOOLWICH Woolwich Central School students experienced firsthand how a little effort could go a long way after they helped remove a pedestrian crossing sign at a Brunswick Lowe’s retail store that was spray painted to read “SPED XING,” an offensive term that describes someone who receives special education services. Seventh and eighth grade English teacher […]
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport to eye bag ban, fees
FREEPORT Freeport could be the next town in Maine to impose a ban or fee on the use of singleuse plastic or paper bags. The town council will take up the issue tonight. Freeport is dependent on retailers, from the downtown outlet stores to Shaw’s supermarket. In September 2014, the Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerced […]