The state argues that the $2.2 million effort is duplicative and not evidence-based. Proponents say ‘the safety of kids is in jeopardy.’
2018
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
In Maine, a push in Legislature could lead to a rewrite of the U.S. Constitution
Two resolutions mirroring a secretive group’s model ask the state to join 28 others in calling for a convention – the first since 1787 – that could remake how the government works.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys’ basketball: Shane DeWolfe has made his own impact on Greely basketball
The senior guard appreciates that his younger sister is the star of the family but also knows he and his teammates are making their own mark.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Mystery developer buys properties, plans to remake section of Bayside
Josh Soley says the group he represents is looking to position itself for a major redevelopment, should Preble Street day center and soup kitchen ever leave downtown.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ basketball: Greely vs. Hampden Academy preview
The Class A title game matchup features two teams with opposite styles.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys basketball: Greely vs. Hampden Academy preview
Defending Class A champion Greely is looking to cap another undefeated season with a win over Hampden Academy.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: DHHS should be more open about child’s death to prevent future harm to kids
People say they reported abuse at Sharon and Julio Carrillo’s house. Why wasn’t it stopped?
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Columnist rightly calls out money-grabbers at U.S. Olympic Committee
Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins’ commentary on the U.S. Olympic Committee in Tuesday’s Press Herald (“Time has come to knock down USOC,” Page D4) was a gold medal performance. You can see it on the Press Herald’s website if you missed it. She shows, again, that when an institution and its well-paid toadies – […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Justice system, newspaper let Medicare fraud defendants off easy
Last Saturday’s front-page report about the settlement of a Medicare fraud case against North East Mobile Health Services and Maine Medical Center was disappointing in two respects. The U.S. attorney brought suit under the False Claims Act against the ambulance company and Maine Med for defrauding Medicare by providing inaccurate information about the medical conditions […]
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Letter to the editor: Let’s admit it, 265 million guns is a major societal problem that leads to violence
Gary Foster (“Letter to the editor: Gun ownership not cause of society’s ills,” Feb. 22) ascribes the increase in mass shootings (which, according to the Gun Violence Archive, occur on nine out of every 10 days on average in the United States) on societal ills. Among these, he writes, is “the decline of Christian principles.” […]