Food insecurity is an issue, especially for seniors, children under 18 years and adults with disabilities, who make up almost 66 percent of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in this country, as well as for the 58 percent of working-age, non-disabled adult SNAP recipients who work while getting SNAP, earning wages below living costs. These […]
March 2018
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: While babies have been born, fetuses have not
You know the expression “expecting a baby,” and you know it means that a baby will be born in the future. The title of the commentary by Marc Thiessen, “Babies with Down syndrome still have a right to life” (Portland Press Herald, March 9), implies infanticide, whereas Thiessen’s commentary is about abortion. I am wondering […]
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Letter to the editor: Security clearances aren’t needed for our candidates
Over the course of 30 years in the military, I received many secret and top-secret security checks. I also went through many other security checks as a pilot for presidential candidates and the president-elect, along with other job assignments. Kevin Carley of Portland (“Commentary: Don’t let those who can’t get top-security clearance run for president,” […]
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Letter to the editor: South Portland City Council should revisit rental rules
Councilors made a mistake that will negatively affect business development and possibly affordable housing.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Preventive care mandate should not be controversial
But the governor has vetoed a good bill just because it dovetails with Obamacare.
Posted inTimes Record
The many uses of maple syrup: ‘Pretty much everything’
DURHAM Mainers will be gearing up for some sticky-sweet fun in less than a week at Maine Maple Sunday. The annual event gives folks a peek inside local sugarhouses, and into what has become, for some producers, a way of life. Andrew Bucher, owner of Maple Hill Enterprises in Durham, has been making maple syrup […]
Posted inTimes Record
Public input on connector road sought
BRUNSWICK Speak now or forever hold your peace. Tonight’s the night for the public to voice their opinion about funding for a new road connecting Admiral Fitch Avenue and Gurnet Road in Cook’s Corner. The Brunswick Town Council will hold a public hearing on authorizing up to $2.55 million for planning and construction. According to […]
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Fire damages Brunswick home
BRUNSWICK A fire heavily damaged a Brunswick couple’s home on Mere Point Road on Sunday afternoon, drawing firefighters from as many as a dozen towns. Upward of 50 firefighters responded, and Mere Point Road was closed to traffic until nearly 4 p.m. Brunswick Deputy Fire Chief Don Koslosky said firefighters were called to 1036 Mere […]
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Tough times at LL Bean
FREEPORT L.L. Bean’s sales dipped slightly over the past year, forcing the elimination of worker bonuses for the first time since 2008, but the CEO told workers on Friday that changes adopted in recent months are putting the company on a “path to a more prosperous future.” The Maine-based outdoors retailer announced annual revenue of […]