Enberg, famous for exclaiming “Oh, my” at the most exciting moments, was scheduled to fly to Boston on Thursday but was found dead at his home in San Diego.
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Posted inFeatured Property, Real Estate
Oversized Cape enjoys sweet setting with easy access to ocean and river
Thoroughly updated in recent years, the Saco home also has a heated inground pool.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Federal reform prompts proposal for tax-lowering measures in Maine
Rep. Ken Fredette says his proposal to double the earned income credit and create a child credit is a first step in efforts to align the two tax codes.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: With raised ax in plain sight, Collins went out on a limb
Despite signs that her health care protection bills wouldn’t be voted on by year’s end as promised, she supported tax reform anyway and now critics are saying she was played.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Who pays for infrastructure when corporations that use it get big tax cut?
Huh! After the train derailment in Washington state, President Trump did his sound bite about fixing the infrastructure. And then he gave corporate America, which uses that infrastructure to move its products and make its billions, a 40 percent tax reduction. Who is going to pay for those fixes? It will probably land on the […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Many thanks and happy holidays to an anonymous benefactor
On Dec. 15, I took my 20-year-old daughter to the Miss Portland Diner for lunch. The Miss Portland Diner happens to be one of her favorites, and we were in town, so I thought, “Sure, that’s a great idea.” The diner happened to be really busy that day, with folks waiting for tables and the […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: It stinks when Medicare hike eats up most of Social Security increase
If you haven’t received your letter from Social Security yet, about your raise in benefits for 2018, be prepared. I got mine. Let me tell you about it: I knew I was getting a 2.2 percent increase. So, beforehand, I figured I’d get an extra $20.70. Not really a lot, but a lot more than […]
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Letter to the editor: We owe it to our children to make progress on halting gun violence
Five years after the Sandy Hook massacre, leaders do little while school kids practice hiding from a bad guy with a gun.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Once upon a time, Trump was concerned about climate change
It’s been over a month since the International Conference on Climate Change in Bonn, Germany, and I’m still amazed, angry and ashamed. Over 200 countries sent delegations; our country sent a gaggle of clowns trying to sell the fictional “clean coal.” The irony is that in December 2009, businessman Donald Trump was a signatory to […]
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Letter to the editor: If Sen. Collins is gullible, Maine should elect someone else
The press has called Sen. Susan Collins a nice person but “gullible” for voting “yes” on the Republican tax cut for billionaires. How embarrassing is that for Maine? The state that elected Sen. Margaret Chase Smith has a senator called “gullible.” Sen. Collins voted “yes” because Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul […]