AUGUSTA(AP) — A pilot program in Maine aims to better provide mental health treatment to veterans. The effort backed by Democratic Rep. Jared Golden aims to launch a pilot program to start connecting veterans with mental and behavioral services by Jan. 1. Running from January until December 2020, licensed hospitals are expected to ask patients […]
2018
Snow Perception
As I sit here, taking ibuprofen like it’s Pez after another round of shoveling, it struck me how much I used to be fascinated by winter storms. Even when I hit the age to help clear the stuff, it was always bigger is better. I really couldn’t wait to see what Mother Nature could bring […]
The Impossible Task of Packing Christmas Up
Our house has had Christmas decorations up since the weekend after Thanksgiving. This is a bit unusual, but we were making up for the fact that we didn’t get our vegetable garden going until July. Now comes the task I dread the most — packing it all up again. Every year I try to think […]
LETTERS
General Dynamics Doesn’t Need Tax Break Thanks to The Time Record for its coverage of the controversial bill State Rep. Jennifer DeChant is submitting to provide a $ 60 million tax subsidy over ten years to Bath Iron Works, whose corporate owner is General Dynamics, one of the largest military construction companies in the world […]
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: I recently moved back home to help take care of my mom. We get along well, but there’s one major issue. She has to care for my brother’s four kids every day and is pretty much raising them. Because they are loud, whiny, rude and demanding, my mother snaps and yells at them […]
TRI-STATE LOTTERIES
MondayLucky for Life:15-18-25-31-35 (2)Gimme 5: 1-5-17-21-28Day Pick 3: 8-8-0Day Pick 4: 8-6-3-6Evening Pick 3: 5-9-2Evening Pick 4: 4-1-6-2
In auto industry home, Michigan is attempting to accommodate bikes
LANSING, Mich. In the capital of the U.S. auto industry, drivers have been slow to accept that more Americans are choosing bicycles over cars for commuting or for fun and exercise. While other states adopted bike-friendly safety laws to accommodate cycling’s soaring popularity, Michigan steered clear of the trend and watched as more riders got […]