In the story “Political division emerges over teacher retirement costs” (Local & State Dispatches, Page C3, March 26), the first sentence is: “The Maine House and Senate are divided over a bill that would shift the full burden for teacher retirement costs onto the state.” This sentence, with its use of the phrase “full burden,” […]
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Letter to the editor: LePage’s surprise local stop confirms negative impression
My wife and I attended a supposed informational meeting on the governor’s budget and tax proposals last Wednesday, sponsored by state Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth. Instead, the event was crashed by the “Big Guy” himself, Gov. LePage! Without even acknowledging Sen. Breen (she must have Democratic “cooties”), he refused to sit with her and went […]
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Letter to the editor: Minimum-wage hike won’t help poor but will fuel runaway inflation
I had a conversation with my son Dave about the minimum wage. He made the statement that the minimum wage historically buys “one gallon of milk and a loaf of bread.” He looked it up online, and sure enough, he was correct. I’ll add this: “Include a gallon of gas in the mix.” In 1960, […]
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Letter to the editor: Cutler will help UMaine System’s new grad school get it right
While details remain limited, the establishment of an Eliot Cutler-led graduate business and law center in the University of Maine System is extremely encouraging. I should know – I am deeply conflicted on where to attend business school. I am in my early 30s and nine years into a solid career here in Boston. It […]
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Joni Mitchell hospitalized in Los Angeles
The 71-year-old singer-songwriter is in intensive care.
Posted inNation & World
Iraqi forces take Tikrit back from Islamic State
U.S. airstrikes play an essential role in the ground operations on Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness
Google’s cheap Chromebook laptops put pressure on Microsoft
Two Chromebooks go on sale for $149 while Microsoft rolls out a lower-priced Surface.
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Both parties have interest in Elizabeth Warren’s presidential prospects
Some Democrats want an alternative to Hillary Clinton; Republicans see the Massachusetts senator as a ‘hard-left’ progressive they could defeat.
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Train idling target of Gerzofsky bill
BRUNSWICK Opponents of a massive passenger train layover facility in Brunswick have opened up another front in the regulatory fight against the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority that oversees Amtrak’s Boston-to-Brunswick train service. Last week, the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Transportation held a hearing on a bill submitted by state Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, […]