Maine taxpayers could be asked to pay $23 million or more to fill in the gaps when the federal government takes over subsidized drug coverage for the elderly starting Jan. 1, and that still won’t be enough to keep some seniors from falling through the cracks, advocates say. The much discussed but hard to understand […]

At Bonny Eagle Middle School seventh grade students recently celebrated Fall Day in Stirling Clan. The clan is a grouping of three seventh grade classes. Students attended and participated in different workshops which included: Pumpkin Art, Fall Photography, Caramel Apples, Harvesting Game in Maine, Paper Mache, Halloween WebQuest, and Colonial Cornstalk Art. Above, Chantel Aninia […]

Less than one-quarter of those covered by the state’s Dirigo Health subsidized insurance program were previously uninsured – a shortcoming state health officials want to address later this week when they set the program’s budget and enrollment goals for 2006. The size of that budget also could trigger a court appeal of an assessment or […]

Where do all those big, talented Bonny Eagle high school football players come from? You know, like the ones who knocked off top-ranked Portland, 50-7 Saturday night? Well, in the future, perhaps many of them will come from this group of seventh and eighth graders. Bonny Eagle beat Windham Sunday, in the championship game of […]

With all the talk about state and federal budgets lately, I wanted to talk about the progressive approach to economic policy. How can federal and Maine governments ensure a fair economy and society, with strong communities and opportunity for everyone? To answer this, we’ll discuss four areas: spending priorities, monetary policy, fiscal policy and taxation. […]

With all the talk about state and federal budgets lately, I wanted to talk about the progressive approach to economic policy. How can federal and Maine governments ensure a fair economy and society, with strong communities and opportunity for everyone? To answer this, we’ll discuss four areas: spending priorities, monetary policy, fiscal policy and taxation. […]

With all the talk about state and federal budgets lately, I wanted to talk about the progressive approach to economic policy. How can federal and Maine governments ensure a fair economy and society, with strong communities and opportunity for everyone? To answer this, we’ll discuss four areas: spending priorities, monetary policy, fiscal policy and taxation. […]

It’s Armistice Day, or Veterans Day, but definitely not Memorial Day. Sorry about that error last week. I could say it was a test to see if you were paying attention, but it was a faux pas, plain and simple. It appears that flu vaccine is in short – or delayed – supply again this […]

Would you buy a house in today’s real estate market? Paul Brissette, 64, Standish “I own a big garrison with a two-car garage and lots of land. But if you compare what I could get for it, you can get a small ranch for the same price. I think the real estate prices are absolutely […]

Would you buy a house in today’s real estate market? Paul Brissette, 64, Standish “I own a big garrison with a two-car garage and lots of land. But if you compare what I could get for it, you can get a small ranch for the same price. I think the real estate prices are absolutely […]