In the run-up to the tax bill vote in December, Sen. Susan Collins stated that it would be a mistake to vote for the tax bill without first stabilizing the health care marketplace. Then she voted in favor of the tax bill without first ensuring that the health care marketplace was stabilized. When she failed […]
2018
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Military-industrial giant doesn’t need state tax giveaway to keep BIW afloat
The parent company of Bath Iron Works – General Dynamics – is one of the largest contractors, reaping billions in profits every year for its shareholders by satisfying the Department of Defense’s insatiable appetite for military hardware, futile wars, nuclear weapons and the Navy’s imagined need for 46 more ships (got to figure out some […]
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Kids show ineffective grown-ups how to wage fight against assault weapons
In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was passed, prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. An extension of the act – the 26th Amendment giving 18-year-olds the right to vote – was ratified in 1971. It is not lost on me that these two landmark decisions came about, in large part, because young people spoke out forcefully […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Don’t take millions from state’s poor to make General Dynamics richer
And adding insult to injury, a BIW official dodges legislators’ questions about just how wealthy the shipyard’s parent company is.
Posted inBusiness
MaineToday Media hires industry veteran as group VP of sales
Vince Ciampi will oversee advertising sales at MaineToday and sister company Sun Media Group.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Easy availability of weapons makes Americans less safe – not more
The risk of firearm accidents and suicides outweighs the benefits of ‘good guys with guns.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Republican, Democratic House leaders: Finish raising rates for care of Maine’s most vulnerable adults
To see their quality of life threatened hurts not only our communities but also the very success of our state.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: When trying to run a government, the family plan works best
The authority on this is very knowledgeable about the subject.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, News, Sports
Citing racial past, Red Sox ask Boston to change name of Yawkey Way
The team seeks to drop the name of its former owner from the street next to Fenway Park because of the franchise’s complicated racial history.
Posted inTimes Record
Bill aims to keep schools safe
BRUNSWICK Reverberations from the Parkland, Florida, mass school shooting continue to be felt around the nation including in Maine. The perpetrator of the Feb. 14 attack used an AR-15, leading student survivors — and many others — to call for a ban on assault-style rifles, while others, including gun advocates, want greater security and armed […]