The Project HOME Trust will make $1,000 monthly payments to 20 single mothers around the state for a year as part of a pilot aimed at improving their financial security and futures.
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Posted inMaine Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Sponsored
Maine Commercial Real Estate Transactions: July 2023
Broker submitted sales and leases for land, industrial, office, retail and more.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Are heat pump consumers getting the benefit of federal, state incentive programs?
While I don’t begrudge installers getting a share of the opportunity created by both strong demand and government support of heat pumping technology, rebates are for consumers.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: The problem with upcoding under Medicare Advantage
On July 30, 1965, President Johnson signed Medicare into law, allowing millions of seniors to access health care. On the occasion of Medicare’s 58th birthday, Medicare is under threat. Efforts to privatize Medicare are eroding this landmark program, allowing the greed of a few to threaten the well-being of us all. The Medicare Advantage program […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: End the president’s sole authority to launch nuclear weapons
This letter comes to you shortly after the anniversary of the Trinity atomic bomb test, and as the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings approach. For quite some time, the peace movement in this country has been calling for an end to the president’s sole authority to launch nuclear weapons. Before he died, Daniel […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: 2 political cartoons worth taking a look at
Point one: Great syndicated political cartoon on Page A6 of the July 28 Press Herald by Kevin Siers. Elon Musk is a pirate for sure. Point two: On the July 28 letter attacking Clay Bennett’s cartoon on Jason Aldean’s song “Try That In A Small Town,” we are just waiting for the response from Snoop […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: No election system is an island – why more states must eliminate partisan primaries
We’re already seeing improvements in the states that have them, but the tide won’t fully change until a critical mass of politicians are freed from partisan primaries at the state and national level.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: One senator’s grandstanding risks compromising military readiness
Over 300 nominations remain stalled, with the Senate gone until September.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Window on the Past – Ward’s Drug Store, a social gathering place for Pleasantdale
Drug stores in earlier days were much more of a social outlet than they are today. Now we have the internet, 24-hour streaming news and social media that make virtual interactions far more common than in-person contact. Let’s take a look at Ward’s Drug Store, the one-time popular store in the Pleasantdale neighborhood of South […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Kennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
From Augusta – Maine lawmakers provide relief for seniors
As your senator, I have received questions about what supports my constituents are eligible for. So, I want to lay out what older Mainers should know about recent changes that will impact all of us. This year, Maine lawmakers on both sides of the aisle joined forces to address the issue of property tax relief […]