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Maine Voices: Scarborough, hold your horses when it comes to tax increment financing

by Steve Hanly Special to the Press Herald September 10, 2018September 8, 2018

That proposed TIF should set off a tiff among residents whose property tax bills may soar.

Revelations of a secret resistance to the president within the White House are more likely to instill fear than reassurance.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal September 9, 2018September 7, 2018

The porn star is a fighter who has taken on the president of the United States – don’t rule her out.

by Howard Segal Special to the Telegram September 9, 2018September 7, 2018

Renaming the University of Southern Maine involves far more than mere marketing considerations.

by Douglas Woodsum Special to the Telegram September 9, 2018September 7, 2018

A teacher ponders the implications during a ‘code red’ drill aimed at rehearsing for the day an active shooter calls.

In a dozen years on the federal bench, Brett Kavanaugh has ruled in favor of polluters nearly every chance he got.

by Todd Towle Special to the Press Herald September 8, 2018September 7, 2018

The corridor is basically an extension cord from Canada to Massachusetts.

by Gina Barreca Hartford Courant September 8, 2018September 7, 2018

And it turns out that a bad neighbor actually can bring the rest of the neighborhood together.

by Bruce Poliquin Special to the Press Herald September 8, 2018September 7, 2018

The goal should be to help everyone who is able to work to become independent of welfare.

by Albert R. Hunt Bloomberg Opinion September 7, 2018September 7, 2018

If the president fires Jeff Sessions, an acting attorney general could do a lot of damage.