Last Monday was Independence Day, but for some Americans it was just an excuse to miss work. There was a time when Independence Day was a glorious celebration of our country’s independence. The holiday seems to have lost its significance in more recent years. Besides, have we really held true to what our forefathers envisioned […]

Heating oil customers are getting closer to justice after the appeal of Nicholas Curro was denied this past Tuesday. The case dates back to the winter of 2007-08, when several local homeowners and businesses contracted with Curro’s oil companies in Biddeford ”“ Price-Rite Fuel, Inc., Veilleux Oil & Service, Inc., and Perron Fuel, Inc. ”“ […]

Asking to spend money is a taboo request for small towns to make these days, it seems. All around York County in voting this spring, the small inland communities, which have long prided themselves on low taxes and self-sufficiency, have rejected expenditures ”“ and the beat goes on. Waterboro is now looking to pull surplus […]

Washington remains in gridlock on raising the debt limit and reducing our country’s huge deficit. If nothing is done by Aug. 2, the impact could be catastrophic. We could see a dramatic collapse in American stock values, and higher interest rates imposed by creditors, especially from abroad. This would bring about inflation. Coupled with a […]

Gay marriage supporters in Maine announced last week they would push to get the issue back on the ballot in 2012. With New York becoming the most recent state to approve same-sex marriages just weeks ago, Mainers should consider the issue carefully because it is likely to continue to be battled out in legislatures, courts […]

Independence Day has come and gone, the year 2011 is more than half over, and there’s lots of news that’s worthy of attention because of its global, national and local significance. One example: Late last month a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in New York State was approved by a Republican-majority state senate and enthusiastically signed […]

It’s happening again to America’s sports fans and workers. On Friday morning, the National Basketball Association owners chose to end the league’s collective bargaining agreement with NBA players, forcing a lockout of the league. The NBA followed in the footsteps of the National Football League, whose owners have locked out their players for several months […]

On Wednesday, Gov. Paul LePage signed LD 1553 into law, establishing a process to authorize the establishment of public charter schools in Maine. I think this is magnificent ”“ finally there is a choice in public education. This law allows non-religious, non-profit organizations to set up charter schools here in Maine and even allows for […]

Thumbs up to Kenny Blow of Blow Brothers and to Ocean Properties for donating $5,000 each to help clean up the site of a burned down house in Saco. These two came together to remove a blight and help out a family in need, all in one action, and there is no higher form of […]

Maine’s Clean Elections Act took a hit recently when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a provision for matching funds in Arizona’s clean elections law violates the First Amendment. In a 5-4 ruling, the majority sided with the plaintiffs. Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion focused on the so-called trigger mechanism in an Arizona law […]