I am a 74-year-old retiree who owned his own pharmacy in Portland for 33 years. During those years, the pharmacy was very successful and my income was substantial. I never had a problem paying Maine income tax and, in fact, felt blessed to have a good income. Never did I consider moving my business out […]
2015
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: As wealth gap widens, finding solutions critical
Re: “Commentary: USM’s past woes shouldn’t limit its future, incoming president says” (April 2): Driving through downtown’s gantlet of panhandlers makes me wonder how incoming University of Southern Maine President Harvey Kesselman is going to achieve his goal of enrollment stability. If I am a parent coming with a child for a Portland campus visit, […]
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Alexander Group’s report should be taken off website
Much to my surprise I found recently that the Alexander Group report commissioned by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, which was exposed as a tissue of plagiarism, is still featured on the state DHHS website. As a taxpayer, I was not happy to find out last year that state money had paid […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Youth in foster care can survive, thrive
Re: “Facing shortage of homes, Maine DHHS calls on families to take in foster children” (March 30): I grew up in foster care and “aged out” of that system. I lived the struggles that youth in foster care today face – waiting for a foster home, wanting to be part of a family, wanting to […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: CDC vacancies damage Maine’s public health system
Approval of a proposal to cut 44 jobs would further erode the agency’s capacity to handle acute health crises.
Posted inA Word With the Boss, Business
A Word With the Boss: State apiarist warns of harsh winter’s effects on Maine’s hives
The state apiarist’s job entails regulatory functions, licensing and permitting, writing out health certificates and a lot of education.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: UMaine System’s business and law initiative will pay, if properly funded
If successful, the program will produce leaders to fuel economic development and create jobs.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Alan Caron: Agricultural renaissance will help rural Maine return to its roots
Young transplants are growing a vibrant network of farmers around healthy local and organic foods.
Posted inPolitics
Veterans hospital wait times haven’t improved
The Associated Press has found that since the summer, the number of medical appointments delayed 30 to 90 days has largely stayed flat.
Posted inTimes Record
11 boys face charges after vandalism
BRUNSWICK Eleven Brunswick boys, ages 13-14, are facing charges after allegedly vandalizing the now-defunct Jordan Acres School on Jordan Avenue in an incident that took place last month. Brunswick Police Cmdr. Marc Hagan said police were alerted March 19 by the school district. The former elementary school is being used as storage by both the […]