The loss of the personal exemption will hurt households used to itemizing their returns.
2017
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Stopping terrorism calls for clear-eyed perspective
Focusing on those in one category allows others who pose a threat to evade scrutiny.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Republicans, how can you justify debt-inducing tax scam vote to your children?
Congratulations to Republicans for their victory in their tax reform scam. One big question remains, however: How do you explain to your children and grandchildren why you chose to borrow $1.46 trillion (according to the Joint Committee on Taxation) from their futures, over the next 10 years, to shovel money into the fat wallets of […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Why was story on passing tax bill not on front page?
I woke up last Thursday looking forward to reading the news, sports and local events in the Portland Press Herald when I did a double take as I looked at Page A1. To my amazement, coverage of the approval in the House and Senate of the biggest tax change in 30 years, lowering taxes on […]
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Letter to the editor: Rest in peace to USM theater faculty duo with the ironic names
During my days as general manager of the Portland Symphony, I was always amused about a couple of faculty members in the University of Southern Maine’s theater department. I’m reminded of this by having just read about the Dec. 4 death of Walter Stump, in California. But I looked up the other person and learned […]
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Letter to the editor: Democrats should zero in on clear, positive message in 2018, starting with equitable tax policy
Now that the deeply unpopular and corrupt Republican tax bill has been passed, it is time for the Democrats to put forward their own plan, a true reform that would benefit the whole country, not just wealthy Republican (or Democratic) donors. And, they should run on it in 2018 and 2020. In a column reprinted […]
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Letter to the editor: USM makes good decisions in budgeting with focus on attracting, retaining students
USM has done well to push forward.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Progressives clocked major progress this year on critical municipal issues
Voting to improve four elementary schools was a big winner, and the skills and momentum gained are expected to boost 2018 efforts.
Posted inTimes Record
Controversy after attempt to record Bath meeting
BATH When state Rep. Jennifer DeChant, D-Bath, stopped someone with a camera from recording a constituent meeting, she had no idea that the move would be controversial at all. But in the aftermath, some constituents and one former legislator say she violated Maine’s public meeting laws. The story begins a couple weeks ago, when DeChant […]
Posted inTimes Record
Frigid temps worry shelter providers
BRUNSWICK As freezing temperatures continue to fall, public safety officials and local organizations remind residents about tips and available services to help keep everyone safe and warm this winter. The National Weather Service’s office in Gray today predicted a high near only 5 degrees, but with wind chill values as low as -25. Low temperatures […]