PORTLAND (AP) — The biggest airport in Maine is going to start offering nonstop service to Chicago in the middle of next year. The Portland International Jetport says American Airlines will start service to Chicago O’Hare International Airport on June 7. American Airlines is the largest carrier at the Portland airport. The airport says the […]
2017
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Northern New England sees blizzard conditions on holiday
PORTLAND (AP) — Forecasters say that long bouts of strong winds across northern New England amounted to blizzard conditions on Christmas Day as some communities reported up to a foot of snow. The National Weather Service said the central Maine town of New Gloucester saw 13 inches of snow Monday, while Weare, in southern N.H., […]
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A Taxing Problem
Oval Office, 10 a.m. Economics advisor (A) enters to talk with the President (P). A: Mr. President. The numbers are in and the tax cut won’t pay for itself. We’re short $1 trillion that we’ll have to borrow it. P: That’s down from 1.5 trillion a few days ago. A: Well, after the 1.5 trillion […]
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New Ventures for an Eventful Political Year
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” This old chestnut, often attributed to Yogi Berra, has been around a lot longer than that, but seems apropos as we look back at a tumultuous 2017. The “fork,” for me, grew out of research I’ve done for two books — the first, a […]
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Here’s to Your Stuff
Tick, tick, tick. I knew that time was passing and didn’t need the dial on the toaster oven to remind me of every hypothetical second my bulkie roll would need to turn a golden color for my lunch, several thousand hypothetical ticks down the road. Did someone at Sunbeam think it would comfort me; knowing […]
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LETTER
My View of the Trump Tax Plan FOR WORKERS: the Standard Deduction looks good on the surface because it increases [until 2025, when it expires], individuals from $6,350 to $12,000; couples from $12,700 to $24,000. However, this plan totally eliminates Personal Exemptions which are each now worth $4,050. This means that a Couple LOOSE $8,100 […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I’m at a loss as to how to stay in my 21-year marriage. In August, when our twin daughters leave for college, my wife and I will become empty nesters. We haven’t had sex in more than 2 1/2 years, and before that it didn’t happen more than a couple of times a […]