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2009-11-06 OpEd: Monmouth selectmen take concerns about police seriously
2009-11-05 Editorial: Spending straitjacket rejected
2009-11-05 Editorial: School consolidation law big winner on Election Day
2009-11-04 Editorial: Fixing flailing FairPoint
2009-11-04 Column: Ballot questions put too much in the voters' hands
2009-11-04 Editorial: 'First things first' rightly guided Dunlap on petitions
2009-11-04 Editorial: Both tax measures rejected in bad economy
2009-11-03 Editorial: Go forth and vote
2009-11-03 Editorial: Where we stand, 1 through 7
2009-11-03 Editorial: Sadly, it is all too common
2009-11-02 OpEd: Excise 'trim' would devastate municipalities
2009-11-02 OpEd: TABOR complements representative rule
2009-11-02 Letter: Government workers protecting their jobs
2009-11-02 Editorial: No on Questions 2, 4
2009-10-30 OpEd: Cut size of state government
2009-10-30 OpEd: Kennebunkport seizing private property rights
2009-10-30 Letter: What good are excise taxes for our roads?
2009-10-30 Letter: Vehicle excise tax formula may be unconstitutional
2009-10-30 Column: Referendums impose the will of a few on the many
2009-10-30 Editorial: Reflections on Questions 2 and 4
2009-10-29 OpEd: Ending Maine’s tax-and-spend culture
2009-10-29 OpEd: TABOR bad for Maine
2009-10-29 Editorial: Too many referendums
2009-10-29 Editorial: Put public e-mails on the record
2009-10-29 Letter: TABOR no way to save
2009-10-29 Letter: Money from somewhere
2009-10-29 Letter: School column was flawed
2009-10-28 Letter: TABOR too tough? Or is it just what's needed?
2009-10-28 Letter: Excise tax cut would force towns to reduce roadwork
2009-10-28 Letter: State government too big, expensive
2009-10-28 OpEd: TABOR holds risks for schools
2009-10-28 Editorial: Schools facing aid cuts suffer like private firms
2009-10-28 Letter: TABOR in Mass. has saved property owners thousands
2009-10-28 Column: Campaign myths obscure real issues in election
2009-10-28 Editorial: Regulate government ‘E-Meetings’
2009-10-28 Editorial: Question 7: Five days for democracy
2009-10-28 Letters: TABOR overrides officials; is that a good thing or not?
2009-10-28 Column: Down in poll, TABOR NOW cries foul
2009-10-28 Letter: TABOR didn't fail in Colorado; it helped state
2009-10-28 Letter: TABOR will help us control our government
2009-10-28 Letter: Chelsea, other towns lost in school consolidation
2009-10-28 Letter: Questions 2, 4 will lead to cuts of vital local services
2009-10-27 Letter: TABOR will lower taxes
2009-10-27 Letter: Slow down government spending; vote yes on Question 4
2009-10-27 OpEd: Vote yes on 3 to repeal school consolidation law
2009-10-27 OpEd: Waterville mayor says TABOR can work
2009-10-27 Letter: Even Mass. voters saw need to control taxation
2009-10-27 Letter: Question 2 affects only those who buy new cars
2009-10-27 Letter: Questions 2, 4 will hurt all Maine citizens
2009-10-27 Column: Newspapers will find ways to adapt to new technology
2009-10-26 Letter: Cut excise tax
2009-10-26 Letter: Support TABOR and check the facts
2009-10-26 Letter: TABOR risks future of our kids
2009-10-26 Letter: Money is not there
2009-10-26 Letter: Yes on 2: How much more can we take?
2009-10-26 OpEd: No on 3: Modest consolidation helps schools
2009-10-26 OpEd: No on 3: Goals of consolidation can't be met
2009-10-26 Editorial: Referendum voting no substitute for democratic process
2009-10-26 Editorial: Auto excise tax could stand to be trimmed
2009-10-26 Letter: Government by petition not constructive
2009-10-26 Letter: Municipality should have tried harder to keep.Bean, jobs
2009-10-26 Editorial: Vote 'yes' for bond, clerks; 'no' on marijuana
2009-10-26 Letters: Readers debate TABOR
2009-10-23 Letter: TABOR lesser of two evils
2009-10-23 Letter: Services will be lost if excise tax question passes
2009-10-23 Letter: TABOR is not a solution
2009-10-23 Letter: TABOR was crippling, now irresponsible
2009-10-23 OpEd: Vote 'no' on Question 4
2009-10-23 OpEd: Why Mainers should approve TABOR
2009-10-23 Editorial: Yes on Question 6
2009-10-23 Editorial: Yes on Question 7
2009-10-23 OpEd: Portland Chamber likes TABOR, opposes excise tax cuts
2009-10-23 Letter: Some people want to pay taxes; why vote 'yes'?
2009-10-23 Letter: Office supplies, mail accounts duplicate in state
2009-10-23 Letter: Another disappointing session by Legislature
2009-10-23 Letter: Scare tactics have no place in TABOR debate
2009-10-22 OpEd: School consolidation would give local power to state
2009-10-22 Editorial: No on Question 4
2009-10-22 Letters: Question 4's spending limits debated
2009-10-22 Column: Road hog
2009-10-22 Column: Repeal school consolidation
2009-10-21 OpEd: TABOR not healthy for Maine or Mainers
2009-10-21 Editorial: No on Question 3
2009-10-21 Editorial: No on Question 2
2009-10-21 Letter: Cutting back on excise tax would harm communities
2009-10-21 Column: Low-profile TABOR campaign could surprise on Nov. 3
2009-10-21 Letter: TABOR II would 'harm women and families'
2009-10-21 Letter: Question 4 is a tool for 'fairer representation'
2009-10-21 Column: Lots of value for local taxes; less for state, federal taxes
2009-10-20 OpEd: Initiative, referendum: An excess of democracy?
2009-10-20 Letters: Referendum questions rile readers before election
2009-10-20 OpEd: TABOR would hurt Maine more than it would help
2009-10-20 Editorial: How many times is 'no' enough for casino crowd?
2009-10-19 Editorial: Question 4: The time for TABOR
2009-10-19 Editorial: Question 2: Cut is worse than the tax
2009-10-19 Letter: Control government spending with TABOR II
2009-10-19 Letter: The cost of TABOR II
2009-10-19 Letter: Support Questions 2, 4
2009-10-19 OpEd: Questioning municipal 'local control'
2009-10-19 Letter: Cutting excise tax would give Mainers a break
2009-10-19 Editorial: Editorial Board unveils new process for its papers
2009-10-19 OpEd: Tax reform law threatens to hit less-affluent Mainers hard
2009-10-16 Editorial: Bethel is talking, but what about?
2009-10-16 OpEd: TABOR proposal a bad deal for Maine’s seniors
2009-10-16 Letters: TABOR feels the love -- or not
2009-10-16 Letter: Waterville councilor explains zoning votes
2009-10-15 Letter: Taxpayers get to decide on TABOR
2009-10-15 Editorial: Balancing state budget requires cuts, not taxes
2009-10-15 Column: TABOR, excise cut would harm traditional local government
2009-10-14 Letter: Polling places in churches offensive to voter
2009-10-14 Column: With rules still emerging, Facebook 'friends' have to wait
2009-10-14 Column: Excise-tax cut? Gimme a break
2009-10-13 Letter: TABOR is a friend of property owners
2009-10-13 Column: It's now possible to understand rationale behind tax reform
2009-10-13 New leaders improving Portland police and schools
2009-10-12 Letter: TABOR not the right solution
2009-10-12 OpEd: In Bangor, excise tax equals road work costs
2009-10-12 Letter: Let's get government out of our wallets
2009-10-12 Letter: Here's why businesses 'hesitate to come to Maine'
2009-10-12 Column: Orthodox caveman
2009-10-12 Editorial: York County layoffs prove devastating
2009-10-09 OpEd: TABOR is not the answer for Maine
2009-10-09 Column: Will TABOR put state on new course?
2009-10-08 Editorial: Time to show ME the money
2009-10-08 OpEd: Reasons to oppose TABOR actually good ones to approve it
2009-10-08 Letter: Role of citizens in danger from role of taxpayers
2009-10-08 OpEd: Citizen initiatives fight city hall, but officials fight back
2009-10-07 Correction on Maine Leads editorial
2009-10-07 Letter: Withdraw names from ballot
2009-10-07 OpEd: Etna, Belgrade officials urge informed voting
2009-10-07 Editorial: Meet the Tabors
2009-10-07 Letters: Government growing more distant, unheeding
2009-10-07 Editorial: Portland fire chief wise to pull plans for $1.8M quarters
2009-10-07 Editorial: Anthem case shows flaws in system
2009-10-06 Editorial: The frontier of state campaign financing
2009-10-06 Letter: Fairfield taxes not based on 'fair market value'
2009-10-05 OpEd: LURC no advocate for Unorganized Territory
2009-10-05 Letter: 'No' to two ballot questions
2009-10-05 OpEd: Tax reform tests the Constitution
2009-10-05 OpEd: Newspaper's job to investigate tax reform claims
2009-10-05 Letter: High taxes in Bingham spur people to leave
2009-10-05 Editorial: Maine drivers don't need 'tweets' from state
2009-10-05 Editorial: Environmental costs of wind power
2009-10-05 Waterville manager: General Assistance not well understood
2009-10-05 Column: Waterville council plan will lay an egg
2009-10-02 Letters: So what's fair when it comes to taxes?
2009-09-28 Editorial: Portland Council should say 'no' to crew quarters
2009-09-21 OpEd: Editorial on people's veto misled on tax reform law
2009-09-21 OpEd: Give checkbook back to taxpayers with TABOR II
2009-09-21 OpEd: Distracted driver law gives police too much discretion
2009-09-21 Editorial: School shutdown days could plug state budget hole
2009-09-18 Editorial: Tax reform distortions
2009-09-18 OpEd: Election of legislators should be the only vote needed
2009-09-18 Letter: Not all property taxes in Skowhegan dropped
2009-09-18 Editorial: New state sex offender law weakens local ordinance
2009-09-17 Letter: TABOR II will undermine efforts to boost education
2009-09-17 Editorial: Financial reform should remain a top priority
2009-09-17 Letter: Civility lost in Scarborough
2009-09-16 OpEd: Maine, Quebec aim to save forests amid fiscal pressure
2009-09-16 Editorial: York County's cuts call for regional approaches
2009-09-16 York County officials, staff prepare for impact of layoffs
2009-09-15 Column: Money in politics at root of inability to solve problems
2009-09-15 Editorial: Tax-reform foes taking wrong road for their cause
2009-09-14 Letter: What were Sabattus selectmen thinking?
2009-09-14 OpEd: National Dirigo Health? No way.
2009-09-14 OpEd: State health policies not producing good outcomes
2009-09-14 Editorial: Budget shortfalls require changes to state government
2009-09-14 Letter: Cape council's big choices should require voter input
2009-09-14 Editorial: Court should not end campaign spending limits
2009-09-14 OpEd: New editorial positions point to a sharp turn to the right
2009-09-14 Editorial: Tough zoning rules hurt Portland working waterfront
2009-09-14 Letter: Legislators keep passing laws we don't need
2009-09-11 Letter: Dueling views on tax reform lead to a necessary choice
2009-09-11 Editorial: Too many questions around noise ordinance
2009-09-11 Letter: Gardiner's pellet boilers 'another costly mistake'
2009-09-10 Editorial: Questionable business incentives
2009-09-10 Editorial: Brave new real estate world is looking kind of familiar
2009-09-10 Letter: Tax reform not planned to save money but to generate it
2009-09-10 Letter: Bicyclists want to use roads, let's tax them
2009-09-08 Column: Maine lags in education reform funding
2009-09-07 OpEd: Back Taxpayer Bill of Rights to curb state spending
2009-09-07 Editorial: The price of signatures is disclosure
2009-09-07 Editorial: State makes risky use of needed money
2009-09-07 Column: The state's sins and promises
2009-09-07 Editorial: Police should agree to cut back overtime
2009-09-04 Column: It's still true: Tax reform is not tax relief
2009-09-04 Editorial: Energy corridors could be big for Maine's growth
2009-09-04 OpEd: Budget cuts test state personnel policies
2009-09-04 Editorial: Sharing services among towns vital
2009-09-03 OpEd: Expect federal laws to fuel energy boon for Maine
2009-09-03 OpEd: Opposition to tax reform arises from real state numbers
2009-09-03 Letter: Skowhegan Run of River project 'all town politics'
2009-09-03 Editorial: N.H. smart to protect its tax-free status
2009-09-02 Editorial: Building better candidates
2009-09-02 Editorial: Fixing health care
2009-09-02 Editorial: Target the petition gatherers, not signers
2009-09-02 Editorial: Control of spending hard but vital task
2009-09-02 Franklin County wind farm tax deal detailed
2009-09-01 Editorial: Now is time for difficult fiscal choices
2009-08-31 Editorial: A spin on the bottled
2009-08-31 Letter: Disappointing hiring process for Lewiston police chief
2009-08-31 Letter: Don't believe the tax reform hype
2009-08-31 Editorial: The crime lab shows how to regionalize
2009-08-31 OpEd: Opponents of tax reform are misleading voters
2009-08-31 Letter: All Maine's water resources highly regulated
2009-08-31 Letter: Look to DirigoChoice for health insurance model
2009-08-31 Editorial: Wrong place, wrong time for Maine tax
2009-08-28 Letter: We need 'tax policy for the people of Maine'
2009-08-27 Editorial: The governor's pointless visit to tragic scene
2009-08-27 Letter: Don't state laws protect water if town doesn't?
2009-08-27 Letters: Don't thank TABOR for Waterville's successes
2009-08-27 Column: Decision to approve FairPoint ignored major problems
2009-08-27 Letter: So.Portland decision unhealthy
2009-08-25 Editorial: Lewiston citizen panel is not needed
2009-08-25 Cumberland task force to study options for civic center
2009-08-25 Letters: Questions from unhappy taxpayer in Fairfield
2009-08-25 Letter: Scarborough council erred
2009-08-24 Letter: Paris chairman should apologize
2009-08-24 Letter: How recall works in Paris
2009-08-24 OpEd: Allow the voters to decide tax reform
2009-08-24 OpEd: Maine taking charge of its energy future
2009-08-24 OpEd: Raising taxes can be essential to preserve the common good
2009-08-24 Editorial: Rural economic woes require new thinking
2009-08-24 Letter: Mills family too much like British-style aristocracy
2009-08-21 OpEd: Myths, facts about the Maine tax reform package
2009-08-21 Editorial: MERC task force hints at signs of hope
2009-08-20 OpEd: Spending will build recovery
2009-08-20 OpEd: TABOR II: Hidden strings, expenses
2009-08-20 Ethics ruling reminds elected officials not above law
2009-08-19 OpEd: Maine has 'been there, done that' on health care reform
2009-08-19 OpEd: Some types of taxes can speed economic recovery
2009-08-18 OpEd: City's experience shows TABOR caps can achieve results
2009-08-17 Editorial: Clean Elections money should be hard to get
2009-08-17 OpEd: Referendum to block tax bill only chance for real reform
2009-08-17 Editorial: PUC should take harder line with FairPoint
2009-08-17 Letter: Maine's judiciary not exemplary
2009-08-17 Letter: Uneasy with KJ's new direction
2009-08-17 Letter: Not meeting constituents dishonors our delegates
2009-08-14 Editorial: Wind power limits
2009-08-14 Editorial: Even clean elections need a scrubbing
2009-08-14 Letter: Slow news day?
2009-08-14 Editorial: It will take sacrifice to keep no-new-tax pledge
2009-08-14 OpEd: Excise tax cut would be sales incentive
2009-08-14 OpEd: How will municipalities cope with excise tax cut?
2009-08-14 Editorial: Baldacci wisely reaffirms he won't raise taxes
2009-08-13 OpEd: Drive to overturn tax reform based on misconceptions
2009-08-12 Editorial: Search and rescue and pay
2009-08-12 OpEd: TABOR NOW cuts nothing and limits wild spending
2009-08-12 Column: Let the gubernatorial race begin
2009-08-12 Politics & Other Mistakes: Escape from the chicken coop
2009-08-10 OpEd: Nothing but the truth about Maine tax reform
2009-08-10 Letter: Checking the tax 'facts'
2009-08-10 OpEd: Two roads, two Maines
2009-08-10 OpEd: Two roads, two Maines
2009-08-10 Editorial: Councilor's flip remark could cost the city
2009-08-07 Editorial: Lewiston council should wait on manager
2009-08-07 Letter: Say 'no' to higher taxes
2009-08-07 OpEd: If you signed Vassalboro petition, you can still vote 'no'
2009-08-07 Editorial: Renew interest before forgoing town meetings
2009-08-07 OpEd: Maine had great bipartisan effort
2009-08-06 Letter: Health-care reform must include public option
2009-08-06 Letter: Tax-reform repeal effort lacks facts
2009-08-06 OpEd: How do you spell tax relief? Not LD 1495
2009-08-06 Editorial: State tax reform will put $57M in Mainers’ pockets
2009-08-05 OpEd: What it’s like to live near a wind turbine
2009-08-05 Editorial: Keep the pressure on FairPoint
2009-08-05 Letter: An irresponsible decision
2009-08-05 Letter: Lewiston councilor apologizes for actions
2009-08-05 Letter: Let tax referendum occur, give us a chance to speak
2009-08-05 OpEd: Government performs essential role to control excesses
2009-08-05 Editorial: Transit study important to Portland's future
2009-08-05 Colunm: Fighting for right to pay higher taxes
2009-08-05 Column: Cancellation of paving leaves rural roads in shambles
2009-08-04 Column: For health-care reform to succeed, we must rein in costs
2009-08-04 OpEd: Grant to hire more police officers will save Sanford money
2009-08-04 Letter: Send tax-reform law back to lawmakers
2009-08-03 OpEd: Before you vote, consider true costs of TABOR II
2009-08-03 Editorial: It may feel slimy, but it's legal
2009-08-03 Letters: Readers differ on roles of government and citizens
2009-08-03 OpEd: Three areas where government had an impact
2009-08-03 OpEd: Augusta's new tax law latest legislative outrage
2009-08-03 Letter: RSU model keeps towns, citizens 'in the dark'
2009-08-03 Letter: Sign petitions if you want to send message to Augusta
2009-08-03 Editorial: No more need for York growth ordinance?
2009-07-31 OpEd: State aid to schools keeps falling
2009-07-31 Editorial: Prison cuts take a toll on employees
2009-07-31 Editorial: People's veto not for legislators who didn't do job
2009-07-31 Column: Fairpoint’s takeover proves to be a disaster
2009-07-30 Editorial: State tax reform plan deserves a tryout
2009-07-30 OpEd: Recession far from over; more belt-tightening in store
2009-07-29 OpEd: Editorial overlooks impact of merger law on small towns
2009-07-29 Letter: Firefighters must accept vote, move on
2009-07-28 Editorial: FairPoint’s fixes
2009-07-28 Tax reform helps Mainers of all income levels
2009-07-27 OpEd: TABOR a step backward for Maine
2009-07-27 Editorial: The state budget cutting continues
2009-07-27 OpEd: Portland could use Tasers to save lives, not take them
2009-07-27 Lincoln County Commission say 'no' to increased jail assessment
2009-07-24 Letter: Scarborough officials ignored citizens' will
2009-07-24 Editorial: Lack of funds, not respect, caused firefighter dispute
2009-07-23 Letter: Portland badly mistreating firefighters who protect it
2009-07-23 Editorial: Waterfront zoning best done comprehensively
2009-07-23 Letter: Vehicle excise tax in Maine is too high
2009-07-23 Editorial: No legislator is above the law
2009-07-22 Letter: Reforming spending should be the goal
2009-07-22 Column: We want government to do only what it has to do
2009-07-21 Somerset County jail surplus earmarked for tax relief
2009-07-21 OpEd: What is the next big budget concern for states?
2009-07-21 Editorial: Maybe 2 Augusta vote sites instead of 1 or 4
2009-07-20 OpEd: One year, 4 governors and a forgotten Republican
2009-07-20 OpEd: We don't know enough about Tasers to use them
2009-07-20 Letters: How to reform health care
2009-07-20 OpEd: New thinking for state universities
2009-07-20 Editorial: Like GM, UMaine needs major restructuring
2009-07-20 Letter: Entitlements 'putting this state in the toilet'
2009-07-20 Editorial: Health-care bill not true reform without change
2009-07-17 OpEd: Don't bother me about ethics
2009-07-16 OpEd: Maine businesses should back health care reform
2009-07-16 Editorial: It was a mistake to fire Bennett
2009-07-16 OpEd: GOP options for governor have significant pros, cons
2009-07-16 Editorial: Is Maine maintaining too many roads?
2009-07-15 Letter: Tax-reform bill opponents are losing sight of facts
2009-07-13 OpEd: You asked. Here’s my budget cut list
2009-07-13 Editorial: State budget balancing
2009-07-13 Column: Let Portland police chief make the decision on Tasers
2009-07-13 Letter: Tax-reform bill needs work
2009-07-13 Letter: Mayor LePage should take offer on Waterville house
2009-07-13 Letter: Latest tax should have everyone hollering
2009-06-25 OpEd: Landmark achievement passes with barely a whisper
2009-06-25 Editorial: Pine Tree growth
2009-06-25 Editorial: Planners takes right course on urban wind debate
2009-06-25 Editorial: Taser flap poses good issue for charter panel
2009-06-25 Editorial: Tax reform in an echo chamber
2009-06-25 Column: One 6-year term might increase governor's success
2009-06-24 Editorial: ‘A big income tax cut'
2009-06-24 Letter: Readers offer advice for Portland newspapers' new owner
2009-06-24 Letter: Fighting back against Portland City Hall
2009-06-24 Letter: 'Enough probable cause' to suspect speeder was cop
2009-06-24 Letter: House minority leader's assessment 'misleading'
2009-06-24 Letter: Some legislators seem to have 'too much time'
2009-06-24 OpEd: Tax reform -- If not now, when; if not this, what?
2009-06-24 Editorial: Consolidation delay doesn't mean do nothing
2009-06-23 Editorial: Schools -- Carrot or stick?
2009-06-23 Column: Legislature hit some high notes this session
2009-06-23 Editorial: Public's ire helps city see error of its intrusive ways
2009-06-23 Editorial: Transportation panel must fund paving projects
2009-06-22 Letters: Changes in paper's staff deplored and welcomed
2009-06-22 Health chief: Are wind turbines health hazards?
2009-06-22 OpEd: Turning down single-house Legislature was wise decision
2009-06-22 Editorial: First-time home buyer grants will help many
2009-06-22 OpEd: Maine's in the eye of the energy storm
2009-06-22 Letter: Hartland residents to pay $100 for 'dump' sticker
2009-06-22 Letter: Income tax reform doesn't help 'little people'
2009-06-22 Letter: Cut spending, don't waste time juggling taxes
2009-06-19 OpEd: Tax reform really a tax hike for far too many Maine
2009-06-19 OpEd: Good reasons for GOP opposition to tax bill
2009-06-19 Editorial: Skowhegan folks must step up or help will vanish
2009-06-19 Editorial: Uniform training coming soon to 911 dispatchers
2009-06-18 Editorial: Selling our downtowns
2009-06-18 Editorial: Toll plaza report offers more fuel for debate
2009-06-18 OpEd: Downsizing in America starts with government
2009-06-18 Editorial: A vote for better voting
2009-06-18 OpEd: Progress made on tax reform but undercut by sales tax myth
2009-06-18 Column: Economy, local issues stir up usually calm town meeting
2009-06-18 Editorial: GOP should be wary of wishes that come true
2009-06-17 OpEd: Gray/New Gloucester voters entitled to decide on police
2009-06-17 Column: Make a list of all the things to do before new taxes kick in
2009-06-16 OpEd: Calling on Castine to have zero tolerance for racism
2009-06-16 Editorial: A historic legislative session
2009-06-16 OpEd: FairPoint's problems hurting its competitors, too
2009-06-16 Letter: Seniors should feel like a target on state tax front
2009-06-16 Letter: Vassalboro tax rate increase 'absurd'
2009-06-16 Editorial: Legislature faces challenges head on (mostly)
2009-06-15 Editorial: Public access lost in Bethel
2009-06-15 Letter: Few Mainers can afford to buy state's best land
2009-06-15 Letter: Waterville ballot instructions an attempt to influence voters
2009-06-15 Letter: Shutdown days reasonable, losing longevity pay isn't
2009-06-15 Letter: Expanding sales tax now doesn't make sense
2009-06-15 Editorial: Legislature breaks through tax logjam
2009-06-15 Editorial: And you thought our Legislature was bad
2009-06-12 OpEd: Dirigo’s lessons for national health care reform
2009-06-12 Editorial: Tax reform back on track
2009-06-12 Editorial: FairPoint's failures affect far more than a single business
2009-06-12 Letter: Tax savings won't help those on fixed incomes
2009-06-12 Letter: State workers an easy target for taxpayers
2009-06-12 Editorial: FairPoint woes, solutions need public airing
2009-06-12 Editorial: Adult-only business ordinances must be crafted carefully
2009-06-11 OpEd: Offer housing to attract farmworkers
2009-06-11 Letter: Tax 'reform' bill will raise taxes for 100,000
2009-06-11 Editorial: Elected mayor idea need not dominate charter debate
2009-06-11 OpEd: GOP priorities improved the state's budget in many ways
2009-06-11 Editorial: Is tidal power, too, doomed to face 'hostility'?
2009-06-11 Editorial: Baldacci should resist efforts to dilute tax reform bill
2009-06-11 Letter: Stopping longevity pay is unequal reduction of pay
2009-06-11 Letter: Three cheers to Camden for stopping Dunkin' Donuts
2009-06-11 Letter: 'Augusta can grow into a magnificent city'
2009-06-11 Letter: Mainers believe in investing in land
2009-06-11 Editorial: One step in state ethics reform: 'undue influence'
2009-06-10 Column: Legislature misses rare chance to gain through division
2009-06-09 Editorial: On the verge of tax reform
2009-06-09 Law creates statewide mutual aid pact for 1st responders
2009-06-09 Editorial: Baldacci should sign tax bill; it's a step forward
2009-06-08 Editorial: The case for school consolidation
2009-06-08 Column: Electing to participate is what it's all about
2009-06-08 Editorial: A first step in changing policy, image
2009-06-08 OpEd: State government reform without improvement fixes nothing
2009-06-08 Column: Lawmakers' attention shifts to bond debate
2009-06-05 Editorial: 'Hidden health tax’
2009-06-05 Letter: Comparing Skowhegan's tax rate to Portland
2009-06-05 Letter: Why can't Legislature make its own sacrifices?
2009-06-05 Editorial: Tax bill: 'The art of the possible'
2009-06-04 Editorial: Pump pain, pothole pain
2009-06-04 OpEd: Don't let activists use Maine towns for anti-corporate agenda
2009-06-04 Editorial: Portland should explore sustainability staff
2009-06-04 Column: Kittery pulls the plug on windmill
2009-06-04 Letter: Speeding police seem to think they're above law
2009-06-04 Letter: State workers should be grateful to have a job
2009-06-04 Letter: Instead of shutdown days, make holidays unpaid
2009-06-04 Letter: Augusta council saves vital budget elements
2009-06-04 OpEd: Maine Municipal begs to differ
2009-06-03 Editorial: Borrowing to invest in Maine
2009-06-03 Editorial: A trickle that could become a river?
2009-06-03 Editorial: Make sales tax holiday the best holiday possible
2009-06-03 OpEd: Maine shouldn't have to choose between jobs, environment
2009-06-03 OpEd: Bipartisanship at work, with GOP committed to state reforms
2009-06-03 OpEd: Raising taxes not an option, so lawmakers balanced cuts
2009-06-02 Editorial: Smaller House can be better
2009-06-02 Editorial: Tax holiday hangover
2009-06-02 Letter: Police aren't only union that protects Portlanders
2009-06-02 Editorial: Governor aims too high with bonding package
2009-06-02 Letter: State should get used to giving up certain things
2009-06-02 Editorial: Snag in speedy tax credit bill needs to be fixed
2009-06-01 Editorial: Next Up, Tax Reform
2009-06-01 Editorial: Legislature should require restaurant health labeling
2009-06-01 Editorial: Lawmakers did good work on tough budget
2009-06-01 Editorial: You can get there from here, but taxi takes oversight
2009-06-01 OpEd: When thinking of tax reform, tax havens need targeting
2009-06-01 Editorial: Tax reform makes sense as policy and politics
2009-06-01 Editorial: Maine's towns at crossroads
2009-05-29 Editorial: Gas tax chicken
2009-05-29 Editorial: Our endorsements for Portland Charter Commission
2009-05-28 OpEd: School funding law encourages elitism
2009-05-28 OpEd: Tax reform bill gets makeover, improves its impact
2009-05-27 Editorial: Why does Lewiston charter need changes?
2009-05-27 Editorial: Milbridge welcome mat
2009-05-27 Letter: Rand 'hijacks' OpEd page with anti-TABOR column
2009-05-27 Editorial: State workers likely to share the pain
2009-05-26 Editorial: Consolidating cops
2009-05-26 OpEd: Maine must have new ideas, from new faces
2009-05-26 Editorial: Stopping the secrets in Rumford
2009-05-26 OpEd: Does the 'M' in Maine stand for mediocrity?
2009-05-26 Editorial: State should consider delaying gas tax hike
2009-05-26 OpEd: Tax bill may sound good, but results wouldn't be
2009-05-26 Editorial: Tax reform would not drive tourists from Maine
2009-05-26 Editorial: Congress should pass federal sick day law
2009-05-26 Editorial: Moratorium on energy corridor bad for state
2009-05-26 OpEd: Police shootings should be probed
2009-05-26 Letter: Letters to editor about tax reform bill effective
2009-05-26 Letter: Vassalboro proposal requires 100-acre lot
2009-05-26 Letter: Augusta should keep animal control officer
2009-05-26 Editorial: Tax reform bill could use at least one more tweak
2009-05-22 OpEd: Golden State voters discover budget lacked glitter
2009-05-21 OpEd: Despite state's failure, towns can squelch loud motorcycles
2009-05-21 OpEd: State should require cities, towns to combine purchasing
2009-05-20 OpEd: Maine’s water supply can handle Poland Spring
2009-05-20 Editorial: School elections unneeded for uncontroversial budgets
2009-05-20 Editorial: Stimulus cash right way to pay for conservation
2009-05-19 Editorial: Old, white Maine
2009-05-19 OpEd: Maine could improve its economy and environment
2009-05-19 Editorial: Portland chief eases into job with a tip of the hat
2009-05-18 Editorial: Eastport’s bright future
2009-05-18 OpEd: Portland Charter Commission vote will count
2009-05-15 Editorial: Refining tourism focus
2009-05-15 Editorial: Without proof, it's just Lewiston politics
2009-05-15 Editorial: Portland chief's Taser plan makes sense
2009-05-15 OpEd: Governments created first to establish public order, safety
2009-05-14 OpEd: Use federal funds to complete northern leg of I-95
2009-05-14 Editorial: Cutting the size of the Legislature makes sense
2009-05-14 Editorial: Don't bypass voters on gambling expansion
2009-05-14 OpEd: Columnist's take on TABOR false, condescending
2009-05-14 Editorial: New slogan woos tourists to all of Maine
2009-05-13 Editorial: Downsize the Legislature
2009-05-13 Editorial: Wells water ordinance legally leaky
2009-05-13 Feedback valued on tax reform proposal
2009-05-13 Letter: About time Legislature shared in personnel cuts
2009-05-13 OpEd: Persistence, stubbornness both seen often at Statehouse
2009-05-13 Editorial: It will be ugly no matter how budget is cut
2009-05-12 OpEd: In Augusta, the weird and wacky also get their day in the sun
2009-05-12 Editorial: Real reform likely won't please health industry
2009-05-12 OpEd: Newspaper cutbacks jeopardize in-depth journalism
2009-05-11 Editorial: Taxing overseas profits fully reasonable and fair
2009-05-11 OpEd: Water is a valuable resource and firms should have to pay
2009-05-11 Editorial: Paper's endorsement of FairPoint takeover a mistake
2009-05-11 Other Views: Taxes, charges, power and lunch
2009-05-08 OpEd: Raise the profile of rural Maine
2009-05-08 Editorial: Cloudy water tax issue
2009-05-08 Editorial: Slimming down the Maine House
2009-05-06 OpEd: See public payroll spending data on Web
2009-05-05 Op-Ed: Public safety reviewing dispatch
2009-05-05 Editorial: On state spending, taxes and 'weasel words'
2009-05-04 Op-Ed: Not settling for less than total cleanup in Orrington
2009-05-04 Editorial: Estate tax politics
2009-05-04 Editorial: A rising tide
2009-05-04 Editorial: State budget cutting continues
2009-05-04 Op-Ed: Tax reform without caps is just more revenue
2009-05-04 Op-Ed: Crippling government is not tax reform
2009-05-04 Editorial: Lawmakers know how to fix the budget
2009-05-04 Letter: State government needs a little common sense
2009-05-04 Letter: For want of $20K, Augusta closing Bicentennial Park
2009-05-04 Letter: Proposed tax-shift bill will hurt most Mainers
2009-05-04 Editorial: Legal immigrants can vote, once they're citizens
2009-05-04 Letter: Legislative costs keep rising; population declines
2009-05-04 Editorial: We expect our government to do too much
2009-05-01 Op-Ed: Tax credit preserving Maine jobs, resources
2009-05-01 Editorial: Revisit Real ID
2009-05-01 Op-Ed: Captive insurance failed once, but Maine needs to try again
2009-05-01 Editorial: Public safety chief silent on dispatch debacle
2009-04-29 Maine set to receive 1st round of stimulus funds for schools
2009-04-29 Op-Ed: Do right thing for town, environment
2009-04-29 Editorial: As long as people vote early, Maine needs early voting
2009-04-29 Letter: Recent letter incorrect about tax reform bill
2009-04-28 Op-Ed: LNG projects key to Maine’s long-term energy policy
2009-04-28 Editorial: State budget balancing
2009-04-28 Editorial: MaineOpenGov.org has provided 'sunshine'
2009-04-28 Op-Ed: Proposed law would help keep families in their homes
2009-04-28 Editorial: Charter schools deserve a chance in Main
2009-04-28 Letter: All state's transportation needs get equal treatment
2009-04-28 Editorial: High-level action needed quickly at dispatch center
2009-04-27 Op-Ed: Auto excise tax reform would help working families
2009-04-27 Editorial: Paper tax credit
2009-04-27 Editorial: The whole paper mill tax credit was shortsighted
2009-04-27 Op-Ed: Maine owes this law to firefighters
2009-04-27 Op-Ed: A government in shadows
2009-04-27 Letter: Tax reform bill still controversial
2009-04-27 Editorial: Portland wise to treat chains same as local firms
2009-04-27 Editorial: Making MERC sale harder an unfair tactic
2009-04-27 Op-Ed: Focus development on our downtowns
2009-04-24 OpEd: Education funding cuts punitive, Bangor claims
2009-04-24 Editorial: State workers should pay their insurance share
2009-04-24 Editorial: Start with houses
2009-04-24 Letter: Portland police, firefighters deserve better
2009-04-24 Letter: Responding to charges about tax increase letter
2009-04-24 Letter: Aroostook shortchanged by interstate in 1950s
2009-04-24 Letter: To New Yorkers, all of Maine is 'nowhere'
2009-04-24 Editorial: Towns running state parks good for both
2009-04-24 OpEd: Calling The County 'nowhere' example of southern Maine bias
2009-04-23 Editorial: Early voting
2009-04-23 Column: Big issues suffer when legislators submit so many bills
2009-04-22 OpEd: Maine not a friend to small businesses
2009-04-22 Letter: Tax reform legislation unfair to low earners
2009-04-22 Letter: Calling Aroostook County 'nowhere' is offensive
2009-04-22 Letter: We should value jobs created by Poland Spring
2009-04-21 Editorial: Priorities and promises
2009-04-20 Editorial: A Dirigo review is overdue
2009-04-20 Letter: Lobbyist's link to governor should be a major story
2009-04-20 Editorial: Names and wages of public employees should stay public
2009-04-20 Editorial: State's growth law could use some work
2009-04-20 OpEd: Many ways to get involved in local and state decision-making
2009-04-20 Letter: Ex-opponent faults Treat on Dirigo funding
2009-04-20 OpEd: Welfare proposals fix what isn't broken
2009-04-20 Letter: Lawmaker seeks to clarify tax reform package
2009-04-20 Editorial: One city's small steps on health care
2009-04-20 Editorial: Keep the public's business public
2009-04-16 Editorial: Tax day in Augusta
2009-04-16 Editorial: Ending annual Dirigo Health dustup worth doing
2009-04-16 Editorial: Portland waterfront rules would profit from city review
2009-04-15 Editorial: Public-private benefits gap would widen
2009-04-15 Letter: Tax reform would bring welcome change to Maine
2009-04-15 Editorial: Tax Day Tea Parties part of a long tradition
2009-04-15 Editorial: Municipal cover up is a good idea
2009-04-14 Editorial: Funding Dirigo
2009-04-14 Editorial: Public money must not be a state secret
2009-04-14 OpEd: Legislative reforms could improve the bill-passing process
2009-04-14 OpEd: Tax reform should 'minimize winners, losers'
2009-04-14 Editorial: Taxpayer relief through cooperation
2009-04-13 Editorial: State budget timeline
2009-04-13 Editorial: Do not fear attorneys' fees
2009-04-13 OpEd: Tax on energy will hurt those who use it
2009-04-13 Editorial: Earmarks wrong way to dole out dough
2009-04-13 Editorial: LePage could be force to be reckoned with
2009-04-13 Editorial: Nothing wrong with state employee salary list
2009-04-13 OpEd: Downturn creates state spending 'czars'
2009-04-13 OpEd: Are 'shovel-ready' projects also ready for corruption?
2009-04-09 OpEd: Thoughtful, rational land development
2009-04-09 OpEd: Tax-reform bill offers reasonable answers to problems
2009-04-09 Editorial: Competition lets towns save on 911 dispatch
2009-04-08 Law not needed for police to get extra training
2009-04-07 Editorial: Tax reform bill a good place to start listening
2009-04-07 Editorial: Tax reform bill a good place to start listening
2009-04-07 Editorial: Tax reform bill a good place to start listening
2009-04-06 OpEd: Time for the northeast energy corridor
2009-04-06 OpEd: Officials should look for ways to cut costs of services
2009-04-06 Editorial: Fix systems, not standards, of Maine welfare
2009-04-06 Column: A chance for 'local stimulus'
2009-04-06 OpEd: Bond would fix Maine's lack of housing
2009-04-06 OpEd: Towns should seek more public input on development
2009-04-06 South Portland too callous, needs more citizen direction
2009-04-06 Letter: South Portland too callous, needs more citizen direction
2009-04-06 Editorial: Municipal, school budgets not tale of two cities
2009-04-06 Editorial: Are 2,000 bills truly necessary?
2009-04-03 Editorial: Lessons on controlling property taxes, 101
2009-04-03 Editorial: Portland, cop unions should sit down again to bargain
2009-04-02 Editorial: Continuing school consolidation
2009-04-02 Editorial: Immigrant voting bill should be defeated
2009-04-02 Column: Tax reform goal should be equity, not to raise more money
2009-04-01 Column: Past provides keys to future of downtown revitalizations
2009-03-31 Editorial: Finding the modesty in tax reform
2009-03-31 Column: Mainers have cooperated for public good, can do so again
2009-03-30 Editorial: Police and Deadly Force
2009-03-30 Editorial: Voting is a rite of citizens
2009-03-30 Editorial: The great humbling of paper companies
2009-03-30 Letter: Lewiston council meetings refreshing
2009-03-30 Letter: Courts, taxes, state budget
2009-03-30 Column: Tales from town meeting
2009-03-30 OpEd: Production cuts top job cuts in Maine, but for how long?
2009-03-30 Letter: State government should be downsized drastically
2009-03-30 Editorial: Lawmakers need public trust
2009-03-30 OpEd: Time for state tax reform is now
2009-03-27 Editorial: Saving Maine’s downtowns
2009-03-27 OpEd: Lack of substance cause of newspapers' decline
2009-03-26 Editorial: Car tax break
2009-03-26 Editorial: School co-op bill should not be a way to avoid mergers
2009-03-26 OpEd: Don't let NIMBYism get in way of successful business
2009-03-25 Letter: Farmingdale selectmen want more power
2009-03-25 Editorial: Sanford lawmaker crosses ethical boundary
2009-03-23 Letter: Inefficient school consolidation
2009-03-23 Editorial: New tax reform bill makes the right shifts
2009-03-23 Letter: State spending has gone entirely out of control
2009-03-23 Editorial: Bill would expose entire state to a new racino
2009-03-23 Letter: Florida has open state government that Maine lacks
2009-03-23 Letter: Reduce size of legislative branch to save money
2009-03-11 Letter: Anthem subscribers losers in insurance game
2009-03-11 Letter: Dispatch ambulance, then ask your questions
2009-03-10 OpEd: Educational decline is really our biggest problem
2009-03-09 OpEd: Growth the goal in state finances
2009-03-09 Editorial: Mortgage rescue won't stop every foreclosure
2009-03-08 Letter: Voters can take back tax control from legislators
2009-03-08 OpEd: Dual accountability makes sense for turnpike authority
2009-03-08 Editorial: Some surprises when fusing school systems
2009-03-06 OpEd: Stimulus can reduce Maine's oil dependence
2009-03-06 Editorial: A Legislature, not a complaint department
2009-03-06 Editorial: Cutting Maine’s excise tax
2009-03-06 Editorial: Political bag job
2009-03-05 Editorial: Wind resistance
2009-03-05 Editorial: Media scrutiny matters most with crime and punishment
2009-03-05 Editorial: Poland Spring vote sends unfortunate message
2009-03-05 Letter: Winslow, Vassalboro should work together
2009-03-05 OpEd: Newspapers, networks, must adapt now to the future or die
2009-03-05 Editorial: Cutting Maine’s excise tax
2009-03-04 OpEd: Who said what?
2009-03-04 Editorial: Can we afford to keep schools' small class size?
2009-03-04 Letter: Hallowell hearing article didn't reflect whole story
2009-03-03 Editorial: New battles in Maine's timber wars
2009-03-03 New chief has ideas that should translate here
2009-03-03 OpEd: Lawmakers should vote on issues they have expertise about
2009-03-02 Editorial: Tax answers not on ballot
2009-03-02 Editorial: The ethics of retiring and rehiring
2009-03-02 OpEd: Those who defend current size of Legislature are wrong
2009-03-02 Editorial: The era of big government roars back
2009-03-02 Editorial: Sex registry should focus on protection
2009-03-02 Column: So. Portland city worker gets bum's rush, not gold watch
2009-03-02 OpEd: Stimulus bill is lifeline for Maine's economy
2009-02-27 Column: November offers two more tax-limiting options
2009-02-27 Editorial: Superintendent salary fits market, candidate
2009-02-27 Column: Bill stimulates heated discussions
2009-02-27 Editorial: The same old song
2009-02-26 OpEd: Managing Maine’s economy
2009-02-26 Editorial: A costly benefit for taxpayers
2009-02-25 Editorial: The tax man cometh
2009-02-25 Editorial: City wise to use pier setback for wider public process
2009-02-25 Editorial: Stimulus funds need oversight, accountability
2009-02-24 Editorial: Stimulus trap
2009-02-24 Letters: Stimulus fans, foes debate vote
2009-02-24 Editorial: Resort not good choice for DOT in bad times
2009-02-23 Column: A feudal effort in Auburn
2009-02-23 Editorial: Cutting Legislature would be wrong kind of change
2009-02-23 Editorial: Stimulus funds raise new challenge for schools
2009-02-23 Column: Maine's failing education system
2009-02-23 Editorial: Fewer legislators may not be best way to cut costs
2009-02-23 Editorial: Complexities mount for school consolidation
2009-02-20 Letter: 2 easy ways to save $200M in state's budget
2009-02-20 Editorial: General Assistance still fulfills a need
2009-02-19 Editorial: Bangor sales tax hike
2009-02-19 Editorial: Gambling on growth
2009-02-19 Editorial: A case study for windmills and health
2009-02-19 Editorial: New chief can bring new perspective to Portland
2009-02-18 Editorial: Big boxes and 'Town Hills'
2009-02-18 Editorial: A nickel for your plastics?
2009-02-18 Editorial: Council should get in step with urban chicken movement
2009-02-18 Editorial: Excise taxes bad; not having them would be worse
2009-02-17 Editorial: Moving prisoners out of state a bad policy
2009-02-16 OpEd: Too much L-A economic development
2009-02-16 OpEd: Maine towns justified in skepticism about Poland Spring
2009-02-16 OpEd: Maine's failing education system
2009-02-16 Adjusting mix of state taxes would benefit all
2009-02-16 Editorial: Odds falling for gambling as revenue source
2009-02-13 Editorial: Rental compromise
2009-02-12 Editorial: Four-day school weeks are unaffordable
2009-02-12 Editorial: If sewerage upgrades can’t wait, state should pay
2009-02-12 OpEd: Economic crisis means Maine must get more efficient
2009-02-11 Editorial: A grim trimming in Augusta
2009-02-11 Letter: How about land-value tax, instead of property value?
2009-02-10 Editorial: 4-day week for town offices should include Saturday
2009-02-10 Letter: More research needed before wind turbines put in
2009-02-10 Column: Maine near the bottom in pay for legislators, governor
2009-02-10 Editorial: Patriotism label fits Collins, Snowe and Maine voters
2009-02-09 Editorial: A broader tax base
2009-02-09 OpEd: Failing together a shoddy legacy for L-A
2009-02-09 Editorial: High-speed chases are dangerous but necessary
2009-02-09 Editorial: Clean Elections law needs only minor tweaks
2009-02-09 Editorial: Portalnd Charter Commission has difficult, worthy task
2009-02-09 Editorial: State should help MERC move from Biddeford
2009-02-05 Editorial: Four-day school week
2009-02-05 Column: Excise tax initiative borders on madness
2009-02-05 OpEd: Government's only purpose is to serve us ordinary people
2009-02-05 Editorial: Stimulus plan the mother of all Ponzi schemes
2009-02-05 OpEd: Taxes in a state organized in 1820
2009-02-04 Editorial: Poland Spring deserves its warm welcome
2009-02-04 Column: Charging people to properly dispose of waste is bad policy
2009-02-03 Editorial: Cheapening Clean Elections
2009-02-03 OpEd: Standing up to teachers union can be a thankless job
2009-02-03 Editorial: Local solar intriguing, but might be too limiting
2009-02-02 OpEd: Responsible budgeting
2009-02-02 Editorial: What is Auburn offering?
2009-02-02 Editorial: Excise tax cut doesn't get to root of problem
2009-02-02 Letter: Let police do their jobs; they've been trained well
2009-02-02 Editorial: School sports win at expense of budgets
2009-01-30 Editorial: Not RSU-ready
2009-01-29 OpEd: Bangor dental health program closure should raise alarm
2009-01-29 Editorial: Turn up the heat on landlords
2009-01-29 Editorial: Lifting zoning limits could help Portland waterfront
2009-01-29 Column: Excise cut is easier spun than done
2009-01-29 Letter: Federally funded jobs in state should be filled
2009-01-28 OpEd: We can't afford the government we have
2009-01-28 Editorial: What is Auburn thinking?
2009-01-28 Letter: Towns have right to direct own schools
2009-01-28 Portland lost a police officer who loved to work 'the street'
2009-01-27 Column: Opportunity to reform state spending being wasted
2009-01-27 Editorial: Elected mayor could ease Portland's anti-business rep
2009-01-27 Editorial: Sales-tax holiday not worth possible downside
2009-01-27 Column: Making case for property tax abatement for business
2009-01-27 Letter: 'Incomprehensible' that all 72 police shootings OK
2009-01-27 Letter: Augusta needs city workers more than management
2009-01-27 OpEd: Consolidation votes cast pall on our system of democracy
2009-01-26 OpEd: Building a better creative economy
2009-01-26 OpEd: Dollars and illusions
2009-01-26 Editorial: A taxpayer betrayal is brewing in L-A
2009-01-26 OpEd: Reycling remains smart, despite downturn
2009-01-26 Column: Public spending can have lasting impact
2009-01-26 Editorial: Any new racino should require a statewide vote
2009-01-26 Letter: Closing Bicentennial Park is bad for city of Augusta
2009-01-26 OpEd: Consolidation plan makes sense for Winthrop, Maranacook
2009-01-26 Letter: Suggestions for state tax policy changes
2009-01-26 OpEd: Crisis of health care
2009-01-26 Editorial: Fee increases a tough call in tough times
2009-01-22 Editorial: Lemforder loss
2009-01-22 Editorial: Change not easy for Legislature, so this is good news
2009-01-22 Editorial: Falmouth should have paid price for not merging
2009-01-22 OpEd: Property tax reform should help Mainers with lowest incomes
2009-01-22 OpEd: State safeguards robust future of our pulp, paper industry
2009-01-22 OpEd: LURC law change proposed
2009-01-21 Editorial: Act on distracted drivers
2009-01-20 OpEd: Stimulus funds could transform Maine
2009-01-20 Editorial: Portland should learn lessons from flawed pier process
2009-01-20 Column: For mayor of Auburn, a remarkable current event
2009-01-19 OpEd: EMMC overburdened by proposed state budget cuts
2009-01-19 Baldacci's budget spreads the 'pinch'
2009-01-16 Editorial: Keeping the public’s business public
2009-01-16 Letter: Could city offer cable competition?
2009-01-15 Editorial: Balancing the state budget
2009-01-15 Editorial: A poor trade-off for education
2009-01-15 Editorial: Online retailers should also have to collect sales tax
2009-01-15 Editorial: Power line project not just a local concern
2009-01-15 OpEd: Turning health care over to private sector has failed
2009-01-14 Editorial: Eastport’s success
2009-01-14 Editorial: Budget bungee jumping
2009-01-14 OpEd: Budgets of 40 state programs out of balance
2009-01-14 Editorial: Time for a little self-restraint by unions
2009-01-13 Editorial: A new tribal focus
2009-01-13 OpEd: Wind power project would benefit Roxbury
2009-01-13 Editorial: Legislative raise sends wrong message
2009-01-13 Correction: Errors in police force editorial
2009-01-13 Editorial: Baldacci's budget cuts will affect almost everyone
2009-01-12 Editorial: L-A councils should support collaboration
2009-01-12 Editorial: 'We're not spending just because we can'
2009-01-12 OpEd: Maine shouldn't wait for federal handout
2009-01-12 Editorial: Fatal shootings by police need broader review
2009-01-09 Editorial: Exchange St. mess is landlord's fault, not Portland's
2009-01-09 Letter: 'We'll see who gets chopped when axe falls' on state
2009-01-09 OpEd: Get serious about tax reform
2009-01-08 OpEd: Few options available to deal with state budget crisis
2009-01-08 Column: Insurance offer has Portland seeking cover
2009-01-07 Editorial: Learning tough love in tough times
2009-01-07 Editorial: Questions raised by councilor's role in pier vote
2009-01-07 Editorial: Challenge of historic scale awaits in Augusta
2009-01-07 Editorial: Recycling has benefits despite lower prices
2009-01-07 Editorial: Portsmouth-Kittery bridge study better be worth $2M
2009-01-06 Editorial: State budget time
2009-01-05 Editorial: Gas tax hike
2009-01-05 OpEd: Maine's way forward
2009-01-02 Editorial: Kittery, Saco get credit for senior tax-relief program
2008-12-31 Letter: Unless lowest bidder wins, competition will end
2008-12-31 Editorial: Libraries are valued resources in uneasy times
2008-12-29 OpEd: Homelessness a growing reality in Bangor area
2008-12-29 Editorial: Maine’s population woes
2008-12-29 Editorial: Time to raise the bar on raising Maine campaign money
2008-12-29 OpEd: New year needs a new message in L-A
2008-12-29 Editorial: People rise to challenges in toughest of times
2008-12-29 Editorial: State-town split of animal safety rules an obstacle
2008-12-26 Editorial: Lower home values may not bring lower taxes
2008-12-26 OpEd: Death by taxes is possible for the working classes
2008-12-26 Editorial: The road to fiscal catastrophe
2008-12-24 Editorial: MPBN’s burden
2008-12-24 Editorial: Fresh idea on voting in Bangor
2008-12-22 Editorial: Tax rankings, unwrapped
2008-12-22 Editorial: Road report card
2008-12-22 Editorial: Getting off the deficit treadmill
2008-12-22 Editorial: Little to like among state budget choices
2008-12-12 Editorial: Rebuilding America
2008-12-12 OpEd: Papers need to fathom local government before dismantling it
2008-12-11 Editorial: Legacy time for Collins, Snowe
2008-12-11 OpEd: Legislature, not referendum slogans, should set tax policy
2008-12-11 Editorial: Lawmakers need to focus, not rehash old issues
2008-12-11 Editorial: State budget status quo can’t continue
2008-12-10 Editorial: Small-business boost
2008-12-10 OpEd: States' budget gaps balloon to $97 billion
2008-12-09 Rewriting book on government could save money
2008-12-08 Editorial: Stimulus for the states
2008-12-08 OpEd: Voters should choose attorney general
2008-12-08 OpEd: Groups need help to defeat NIMBYs
2008-12-08 Editorial: Zoning should not stop East End wind-power study
2008-12-08 Editorial: Baldacci right to pay his own way for Canada trip
2008-12-08 Editorial: Mills a good choice for state attorney general
2008-12-08 Editorial: Education leaders speak in tongues
2008-12-08 Editorial: Public works projects will oil economic wheels
2008-12-05 Editorial: Stimulus should not include money for states
2008-12-05 Editorial: If local bidder isn't lowest, it's the wrong choice
2008-12-04 Editorial: Landmark pick, as a prosecutor
2008-12-04 Editorial: Time to think outside the box for our schools
2008-12-04 OpEd: Electric deregulation has been a failed experiment
2008-12-04 Editorial: The committee got it right on Sears Island
2008-12-03 Editorial: Not another downtown plan, please
2008-12-03 OpEd: More will be gained if civility, compromise rule Legislature
2008-12-01 Column: Sears Island decision a missed opportunity for Maine
2008-12-01 Column: Republicans in state Legislature the loyal opposition
2008-12-01 Column: Abandoning autoworkers, communities is not answer
2008-12-01 Column: Bad times give state economy good chance
2008-12-01 Column: Nonprofits play substantial role
2008-12-01 Editorial: Portland smart to seek outside help on police chief search
2008-12-01 Editorial: Government should not force retiree stock sales
2008-12-01 Editorial: Augusta seeks public imput on 'brand' identity
2008-11-28 Editorial: Sinking Sears Island
2008-11-26 Editorial: The great education policy swap
2008-11-26 Editorial: Strong field doesn't mean AG process is best
2008-11-26 Editorial: Tax repealers' failure to file reports a big deal
2008-11-24 Editorial: State budget clock ticking ...
2008-11-24 Editorial: ... For Difficult Decisions
2008-11-21 Editorial: Legislating by referendum
2008-11-21 Editorial: Will government be cheap, or good?
2008-11-20 Editorial: Salt prices shouldn't mean more ice on the roads
2008-11-19 Editorial: Dirigo’s future
2008-11-18 OpEd: Maine's financial problems stem from lack of jobs
2008-11-17 Editorial: Consolidation Questions
2008-11-17 Editorial: Our towns tell colorful election story
2008-11-14 Editorial: Submerged land issue shouldn't sink more deals
2008-11-14 Letter: Benton selectmen thank voters, clerks, staff
2008-11-14 OpEd: Uniform sales tax more certain than 'use tax'
2008-11-14 Editorial: How to pick an attorney general
2008-11-13 Editorial: See L-A joint services through
2008-11-13 Editorial: Economy needs people to keep their homes
2008-11-12 Editorial: The next casino vote
2008-11-12 Editorial: State spending should account for ups and downs
2008-11-12 Editorial: Sharing skills makes for better police work
2008-11-11 OpEd: Group aims to cut confusion on school consolidation
2008-11-11 OpEd: Election winners facing serious challenges in Maine
2008-11-10 Editorial: Spending decisions for state
2008-11-10 Katz:Mayors worldwide face similar problems
2008-11-10 Editorial: Power line upgrade project affects most of us
2008-11-07 OpEd: Changing moods on school consolidation
2008-11-07 Editorial: Voters in 12 towns made progress on school mergers
2008-11-06 OpEd: Companies’ investment recognizes Maine’s assets
2008-11-06 Editorial: A trend toward gambling
2008-11-06 Editorial: Scarborough glitch shows that the system worked
2008-11-06 Editorial: Portland charter commission opens a path for change
2008-11-03 Editorial: Politicians are wise to resist signing FOA pledge
2008-11-03 Editorial: Our choices only for sake of discussion
2008-11-03 Editorial: Some officers can work while under investigation
2008-11-03 Editorial: Department heads shouldn't be making cuts
2008-10-31 Editorial: A 'trick-or- treat' casino campaign
2008-10-30 Editorial: Consolidation concerns
2008-10-30 Editorial: Force the landlords, not tenants
2008-10-29 OpEd: Physician voting yes on Question 1
2008-10-28 OpEd: Turning state’s economic ‘ship’ around
2008-10-28 Editorial: Portland voters should start charter process
2008-10-28 Editorial: Skowhegan metal sales raise red flags
2008-10-28 Editorial: Clean Elections law plagued by 'substantial' hole
2008-10-27 OpEd: Question 1 is about health care
2008-10-27 OpEd: Cities will benefit from Question 3
2008-10-24 OpEd: Casino will create jobs, pay taxes, provide entertainment
2008-10-24 Editorial: Time to put tension aside in police negotiations
2008-10-23 Editorial: Yes on Question 3
2008-10-23 Editorial: No on Question 2
2008-10-23 Editorial: No on Question 1
2008-10-23 Letter: Why focus on public workers' pay?
2008-10-23 Editorial: Question 1 beverage tax not right way to fund Dirigo
2008-10-23 Editorial: A “Yes” vote on Question 3
2008-10-23 Editorial: Snow removal is a priority
2008-10-22 OpEd: Police agencies back Collins
2008-10-22 Editorial: Qualified 'Yes' on Question 3
2008-10-22 Editorial: Support revised Augusta charter
2008-10-21 OpEd: More moderates would boost state's economic outlook
2008-10-20 Editorial: No on Question 2
2008-10-20 Editorial: Yes on Question 1
2008-10-20 Editorial: Drinking, waste water pipes need repairs
2008-10-17 Editorial: Moving up turnpike toll hike poses political risk
2008-10-17 Editorial: Casino Is Not a Good Bet for Maine
2008-10-15 Editorial: Legislature should set the tone with its own cuts
2008-10-15 Editorial: Though not easy, school mergers are needed
2008-10-15 Letter: Assertion in letter about Dirigo is misleading
2008-10-14 Editorial: Economic reality to bite next Legislature
2008-10-14 Editorial: State must prepare for down times
2008-10-14 Letter: How much space does state government occupy?
2008-10-14 Editorial: Trahan poised to add spark to GOP senators
2008-10-14 Editorial: Piotti has good start on state tax reform effort
2008-10-13 Time for Lewiston to do nothing, by ourselves?
2008-10-13 Editorial: When the solution is a problem
2008-10-13 Editorial: Republican Benoit not beholden to party orthodoxy
2008-10-13 Editorial: Woloson over Gooley
2008-10-13 Editorial: Rep. Fitts brings energy to wind power issue
2008-10-13 Editorial: Oakland police multi-task
2008-10-13 Editorial: Mills is reasonable, full of ideas, wants results
2008-10-13 Lachance OpEd: Investing in children pays off financially
2008-10-13 Editorial: O'Brien committed to rein in state spending
2008-10-13 Editorial: Cotta learns change occurs slowly in Legislature
2008-10-10 Editorial: Trashing the public's business
2008-10-10 OpEd: Poland Spring one of Maine's most responsible firms
2008-10-09 Letter: Maine water could have offset more taxes
2008-10-09 Editorial: Mitchell urged to tackle income tax
2008-10-09 Rand: Current Q1 debate isn't leading toward right answer
2008-10-09 Editorial: A “Yes” vote on Question 1
2008-10-06 Editorial: Share your thoughts on story-sharing
2008-10-06 Letter: Manchester leadership folds under pressure
2008-10-02 Editorial: Son's music rocks campaign on our dime
2008-10-01 Editorial: Partners in casino should become known
2008-09-30 Letter: State employees pay list an invasion of privacy
2008-09-30 Editorial: Foreclosures hurt all
2008-09-29 Editorial: Cloudy state spending picture
2008-09-29 Letter: Rural municipal government is efficient
2008-09-29 OpEd: Referendum won't kill Dirigo
2008-09-29 Editorial: How to trim budgets? With care and precision
2008-09-29 Editorial: Time to really cut the state budget
2008-09-22 OpEd: Incidents of injustice and city government’s response
2008-09-22 Editorial: Lewiston should reconsider recycling trial
2008-09-21 Editorial: Joint services can work, if the councils will allow it
2008-09-21 Milo struggles to move on in wake of devastating fire
2008-09-19 Editorial: Grace period for some school plans is justified
2008-09-17 OpEd: Direct democracy and crafting town school budgets
2008-09-15 Editorial: Rural police patrol deal offers better use of resources
2008-09-15 Editorial: Diverse candidates raise the bar on political coverage
2008-09-15 OpEd: Maine's investment in its future
2008-09-12 OpEd: Plum Creek process a ‘dangerous precedent'
2008-09-12 Editorial: No easy answers for road costs
2008-09-12 Editorial: Taxpayer-funded grandstanding
2008-09-10 Editorial: Hey, dude: Where did my salary and benefits go?
2008-09-10 Editorial: Investment resolved, but are lessons learned?
2008-09-09 OpEd: Portland teacher contract out of whack
2008-09-09 Editorial: What sort of noise annoys a neighborhood? Traffic
2008-09-08 Editorial: Fewer districts, students
2008-09-08 Editorial: TABOR, tax reform, take two
2008-09-08 Letter: Dirigo clarification
2008-09-08 Editorial: Write-in candidates needed for toughest job in politics
2008-09-08 Editorial: Election coverage to cover all the bases
2008-09-08 Hard times likely to influence who Maine picks for president
2008-09-05 Editorial: Short school week not best way to save money
2008-09-05 Editorial: Claims against housing project signs of NIMBY
2008-09-04 Editorial: Did casino take shape in secret?
2008-09-04 Letter: Towns need to set new priorities for tax money
2008-09-03 Editorial: Hard lessons from teachers' contract
2008-09-03 Consolidation analysis by UM professor available
2008-09-03 OpEd: School consolidation picture not as rosy as state paints
2008-09-01 Editorial: Question 1 is deeper than beverage taxes
2008-09-01 Editorial: Probing cost of school raises
2008-09-01 Editorial: Poland Spring, towns should listen to each other
2008-08-29 Editorial: Study argues for getting at the causes of bankruptcy
2008-08-29 Editorial: Now is not the time for blame in police shooting
2008-08-26 Editorial: Reason, and religion, served by ZBA decision
2008-08-25 Editorial: Not being No. 1 in tax burden makes a big difference
2008-08-21 Editorial: Maine’s tax burden
2008-08-20 Editorial: Portland should be careful when regulating prayer
2008-08-20 OpEd: Returning to GOP after 90 days not as easy as expected
2008-08-19 Legislative panel should focus on heating bills
2008-08-18 Editorial: Tax reform challenges
2008-08-18 OpEd: There are many reasons why we still need print journalism
2008-08-18 Editorial: Governor works within limits to design energy aid
2008-08-15 Editorial: Maine's water wars
2008-08-15 Editorial: There must be more to Baldacci tax story
2008-08-14 Editorial: Put a stop to notion of Lewiston moratorium
2008-08-14 Editorial: Income tax level too high for those earning little
2008-08-14 Editorial: Weeklies are holding their own
2008-08-13 Editorial: Chief Burton departs with Portland's gratitude
2008-08-11 Editorial: Methadone methodology
2008-08-11 Editorial: A clearer tax picture
2008-08-11 Letter: Right and wrong in Winthrop
2008-08-11 Editorial: No. 1 was good, if not true
2008-08-11 Editorial: Court ruling will tighten up petition gathering practice
2008-08-11 More cuts coming for PPH/MST opinion content
2008-08-11 Editorial: New tax rank methodology doesn't change anyone's taxes
2008-08-11 Editorial: Legislature should go back into session with a plan
2008-08-11 Editorial: New tax burden statistics should spur us forward
2008-08-08 Editorial: More data will resolve need for special session
2008-08-07 Letter: Mexico budget clarification
2008-08-07 OpEd: Both sides misleading public on beverage tax
2008-08-07 OpEd: Augusta residents should 'stop fighting old battles'
2008-08-07 Editorial: Restructuring Must Go
2008-08-06 Editorial: Public transit revival
2008-08-05 Editorial: Cashman's cachet will change PUC
2008-08-05 Letter: Newspaper's treatment of stories caused its problems
2008-08-01 OpEd: Repealing soda taxes won't kill Dirigo
2008-07-31 Editorial: An exacting standard for ballot access
2008-07-30 Editorial: Protecting whistleblowers
2008-07-29 OpEd: Is state government giving us our money's worth?
2008-07-28 OpEd: Blame tribal-state breakdown on commission leaders
2008-07-27 Editorial: No Second Stimulus
2008-07-27 Editorial: It's time to make school mergers work
2008-07-27 Editorial: Time to stop guessing on causes of hospital overuse
2008-07-27 Editorial: State's energy response should start now
2008-07-27 Letter: 'The taxpayers' lucky to have something to tax
2008-07-24 OpEd: Protecting homeowners top state priority
2008-07-24 Editorial: Work force housing would benefit towns like York
2008-07-24 Editorial: DHHS problems not vast or terminal
2008-07-22 Editorial: Roads and revenue
2008-07-22 OpEd: Turnpike listening to York residents' concerns
2008-07-17 Rand OpEd: Press layoffs cut into experience, knowledge
2008-07-16 Editorial: Next superintendent will need some political skills
2008-07-15 Letter: NIMBY groups contribute to rocky business climate
2008-07-14 Editorial: GrowSmart right to look at state's future
2008-07-11 Editorial: Whose casino is it anyway?
2008-07-10 OpEd: Beverage tax shows career politicians are out of touch
2008-07-10 OpEd: Replacing York toll plaza a waste
2008-07-09 Phillips voters experiment with no government
2008-07-07 Editorial: Another registry? Not so fast
2008-07-07 OpEd: New pay-per-bag trash system cheaper, better for Hallowell
2008-07-07 Editorial: Cell-phone laws should prove if bans are worth it
2008-07-07 Online state corrections list needs review
2008-07-03 Editorial: The DHHS strikes again
2008-07-01 OpEd: Does something smell fishy in Santaguida case?
2008-07-01 Editorial: Green power will be trapped if Maine doesn't unlock grid
2008-07-01 Editorial: District right to delay Poland Spring vote
2008-07-01 Letter: Appraisal of Gardiner property not accurate
2008-06-30 OpEd:Legislature initiated farsighted measures
2008-06-27 OpEd: Benefit of beverage tax? Health coverage
2008-06-27 Editorial: Full accountability
2008-06-26 Editorial: City got best deal available
2008-06-25 OpEd: Government understates ozone threat
2008-06-25 Editorial: Better review process of petition signatures needed
2008-06-24 Editorial: FairPoint's readiness
2008-06-24 Editorial: It's time to let go of claims against McGowan
2008-06-23 Rumford selectmen should allow manager vote
2008-06-23 Editorial: FairPoint delay in consumers' best interests
2008-06-20 Editorial: Where there's smoke
2008-06-20 Still too early to judge FairPoint readiness
2008-06-18 Editorial: Teachers should have time to revise curricula
2008-06-18 Editorial: Council should tread lightly on untidy lawns
2008-06-17 OpEd: Maine residents fed up with undemocratic taxes
2008-06-17 Editorial: Professional tourism
2008-06-17 Editorial: Tribal-state relations need new strategies
2008-06-17 OpEd: 'Green' image hides Poland Spring's goal
2008-06-17 OpEd: The more voters, the better? It depends.
2008-06-17 Editorial: School budget votes working as intended
2008-06-16 OpEd: State of Maine needs to apologize to Indians
2008-06-16 OpEd: Here's one cheer for high oil prices
2008-06-13 OpEd: Is the Press Herald going, going, gone?
2008-06-12 OpEd: Government coffers lure some with poor ethics
2008-06-11 OpEd: When few attend town meeting, each voter has more power
2008-06-11 Editorial: Political clashes have no place on Augusta charter panel
2008-06-09 OpEd: Bangor may pay a $700,000 price it didn't plan on
2008-06-09 OpEd:Maine needs to return to reason
2008-06-09 Editorial: School spending votes
2008-06-09 Editorial: A bad idea to pair municipal candidates
2008-06-09 OpEd: Bad idea to ignore state tax fix
2008-06-09 OpEd: Patients, doctors must start health-care reform
2008-06-09 Editorial: We have vital choices to make on Tuesday
2008-06-09 OpEd: Don't vote for kooks
2008-06-06 Editorial: Other municipalities should copy Cape's informative ballot
2008-06-06 Commentary: Schools need consolidation carrot, not stick
2008-06-04 OpEd: Land deals stand in stark contrast
2008-06-04 Editorial: Tuesday's Q1 meets many infrastructure needs
2008-06-03 OpEd: Tax hike is about life and death, not beer and soda
2008-06-03 OpEd: Make the best of bad school deal
2008-06-03 Editorial: Another difficult chapter for Millinocket
2008-06-02 OpEd: Building a state government we can afford
2008-06-02 Editorial: Judge-bashing survey was way off base
2008-05-30 Editorial: Auburn police need better discretion
2008-05-30 Editorial: Adding staff back to schools not an improvement
2008-05-30 Editorial: Freedom of access
2008-05-30 Editorial: It's our right for government to work in the light
2008-05-29 Editorial: Bridge To Indian Island
2008-05-29 Editorial: Incentive review of state economic programs
2008-05-28 OpEd: State budget requires long-term vision
2008-05-28 Editorial: Auburn oil program good idea, but needed time
2008-05-28 OpEd: Where are the Legislature's problem-solvers?
2008-05-27 Editorial: Has Maine turned the corner on its fiscal crisis? No way.
2008-05-27 Editorial: New health-care tool likely to help control costs
2008-05-23 Portland voters should use new ways of casting ballots
2008-05-23 Editorial: Cloutier’s experience will serve county well
2008-05-22 OpEd: Mainers deserve vote on new taxes
2008-05-22 After faux pas, Fairpoint has to gain our trust
2008-05-20 OpEd: Maine caught in an electricity vise
2008-05-20 Earmark system doesn't serve Maine, nation well
2008-05-20 Editorial: Call centers not ideal, but are good for Maine
2008-05-19 Editorial: Pulp and paper futures
2008-05-19 Editorial: Rumford is a place where social capital has gone bad
2008-05-19 OpEd: Time is now for Maine to maximize superior 'quality of place'
2008-05-19 Editorial: Auburn oil plan an idea to help where it hurts
2008-05-16 Editorial: Fear and promise in Dirigo Health
2008-05-16 OpEd: Let's not leap into altering county roles
2008-05-16 Editorial: Fuel-oil purchasing not as simple as it sounds
2008-05-15 OpEd: Tax funding health care beneficial in long run
2008-05-15 OpEd: Maine needs venture-capital stimulus
2008-05-15 Editorial: School budget votes did impact the bottom line
2008-05-15 OpEd: Unlikely face leads people's veto of tax increases
2008-05-14 OpEd: Dirigo funding plan widely misreported
2008-05-14 OpEd: What's best for those who own, use wild Maine woods?
2008-05-14 Editorial: Do school budgets really need two votes?
2008-05-13 Editorial: Canton must protect its water supply
2008-05-13 OpEd: What can be done about free-spending lawmakers?
2008-05-13 Letter: Never any attempt to bar Augusta people's veto
2008-05-12 OpEd: Business associations ignoring Maine's promise
2008-05-12 Editorial: A better school budget
2008-05-12 OpEd: Fix up Dirigo Health or shut it down
2008-05-12 Editorial: Library closing unfortunate, but not unreasonable
2008-05-12 OpEd: Lawmakers reneged on vow to cut spending
2008-05-12 Editorial: Police might arrest people to get them help
2008-05-08 Editorial: Portland voters should support school budget
2008-05-08 OpEd: Cumberland County needs a charter
2008-05-08 Editorial: Schools in turmoil
2008-05-08 Editorial: Spend in haste, repent at leisure
2008-05-06 Editorial: Will Maine lose some rural schools?
2008-05-05 Editorial: Prescription for Savings
2008-05-05 Budget votes more than a ballot
2008-05-02 Editorial: Before the fire starts, have a plan
2008-05-02 OpEd: Restore tax fairness to rebuild economy
2008-05-02 Editorial: Lee Urban retires leaving Portland in good shape
2008-05-02 Editorial: Cianchette will represent Maine, nation well
2008-05-02 Column: Winds of change in Buxton?
2008-05-01 Editorial: Bypassing the County
2008-05-01 Editorial: Federal probe of McGowan needs to be swift
2008-04-30 Editorial: Tribal gamble
2008-04-29 OpEd: Legislature's last-minute shenanigans hurt Mainers
2008-04-29 Editorial: Turnpike panel wrestles with toll fairness, loses
2008-04-28 Editorial: Doom, gloom and taxes
2008-04-28 Editorial: Wisdom among the wildness
2008-04-28 Editorial: Benton eases into decision about town assistant
2008-04-25 A victory for government transparency
2008-04-25 Letter: Portland cuts go to heart of fire safety
2008-04-25 Editorial: Kennebunkport offers improved deal to protesters
2008-04-25 OpEd: Beverage tax increase for Dirigo targets unhealthy behaviors
2008-04-24 Rand: What's 'Christian' about Christian Civic League?
2008-04-23 Editorial: School budgets face squeeze from cuts, votes
2008-04-23 Editorial: Legislature ends largely effective session
2008-04-22 OpEd: Lawmakers get bogged down in multiple ways
2008-04-22 Editorial: Addressing taxes has to start with cuts
2008-04-21 Editorial: Big box battles
2008-04-21 Editorial: Rumford politics and casualties
2008-04-20 Editorial: The 123rd Legislature
2008-04-20 Editorial: A dream that must come true
2008-04-20 Editorial: Montville's seeds of change are planted prematurely
2008-04-20 Editorial: Capital city's future hinges on Capitol ideas
2008-04-17 Editorial: In rejection, a community opportunity
2008-04-17 Editorial: Report offers no quick fix for Maine's economy
2008-04-17 OpEd: Local control might be in form, not substance
2008-04-17 Editorial: Democrats slip in tax increases with night vote
2008-04-16 OpEd: No new taxes on beer and wine – or anything else
2008-04-16 Editorial: Legislators should stick with tougher ethics bill
2008-04-16 Editorial: Tax on drinking doesn't raise appeal of Dirigo funding
2008-04-15 OpEd:Legislators not dealing well with state's fiscal problems
2008-04-15 OpEd: Hoping the League's referendum efforts fail
2008-04-15 Editorial: State woes don't all need law to 'fix' them
2008-04-15 Editorial: Senators' ethics vote should be on record
2008-04-14 Editorial: Hunting for dollars
2008-04-14 Editorial: Chamber gives Portland good ideas for reform
2008-04-14 Editorial: Bridge repair must be priority
2008-04-14 Statehouse notes: Guess when Legislature will end
2008-04-13 OpEd: Long-term effects of Augusta decisions need testing
2008-04-13 Editorial: Learning town government from sewage up
2008-04-13 Editorial: Today's survey will help police do their jobs better
2008-04-13 Editorial: Save money by cutting state education staff
2008-04-11 Editorial: New blueprint for county could save taxpayers money
2008-04-11 Editorial: New blueprint for county could save taxpayers money
2008-04-11 Austin OpEd: Statewide code could create bigger government
2008-04-11 Editorial: Ignore Heath, League, dogma of bigotry
2008-04-10 OpEd: Ethics laws really a matter of fairness
2008-04-10 Editorial: Consolidation foes should ditch poison pill
2008-04-09 Editorial: Consolidation wind
2008-04-09 OpEd: Where are promised savings from school regionalization?
2008-04-09 OpEd: Where are promised savings from school regionalization?
2008-04-09 Editorial: Worse ideas still infect Dirigo funding debate
2008-04-09 Editorial: Portland’s needs ignored by council’s school vote
2008-04-09 Column: Legislative wrap-up: Truth and consequences
2008-04-09 Editorial: Private interest versus public obligation
2008-04-07 Editorial: Taking the battle out of consolidation
2008-04-07 Reversing Mainers’ fortunes no simple matter
2008-04-03 OpEd: Dirigo Health experimentwell-intentioned failure
2008-04-03 Editorial: School district mergers likely to survive
2008-04-03 Editorial: Connors' criticizing isn’t enough
2008-04-02 Editorial: After the budget
2008-04-02 Editorial: State budget may not be pretty, but should work
2008-04-02 Editorial: Budget's fixed, but what about the next one?
2008-04-02 Editioral: Budget's fixed, but what about the next one?
2008-04-01 Letter: A 'manifest unfairness'
2008-04-01 Editorial: Pier project deserved state lease exception
2008-03-31 Editorial: No Pain for Legislators
2008-03-31 Column: Nonprofit thinks it may have budget solution
2008-03-31 Letter: Rowe would make excellent governor
2008-03-31 Editorial: Portland has little choice but to borrow for new books
2008-03-31 Editorial: Statewide building code more efficient
2008-03-31 Letter: Health insurance column full of omissions
2008-03-31 Letter: Some ideas to rein in costs of state government
2008-03-31 Editorial: Some 'stoplight cameras' work too well
2008-03-28 Editorial: (Rep.) Joy in school funding
2008-03-28 Editorial: Taking the county out of the assessing equation
2008-03-28 OpEd: Medicaid growth contained, helps needy
2008-03-28 Letter: MaineCare essential to state's growth
2008-03-28 Time to give up fight to keep Fort Halifax Dam
2008-03-28 Dems flit close to political flame
2008-03-27 Editorial: Trust is leaking from Auburn's elected council
2008-03-27 Editorial:Government IT efforts often fail to compute
2008-03-27 Commentary: King's laptop legacy still reaps student benefits
2008-03-27 Editorial: Belgrade should be calling other towns
2008-03-26 Editorial: Neutering the watch dog
2008-03-26 Editorial: A Worthy Starting Point
2008-03-26 Editorial: Ideals may interfere with ideal budget result
2008-03-26 Column: Legislature's watchdog doesn't deserve axe
2008-03-26 Editorial: Legislators do well to soften Baldacci's cuts
2008-03-25 Carey's casino must take shape, soon
2008-03-25 OpEd: Maine Medicaid program far more generous than almost all others
2008-03-25 Editorial: State building standards should be enforced locally
2008-03-25 OpEd: Fewer state employees would save $200M
2008-03-24 Editorial: A heartburn budget
2008-03-24 OpEd: Don't turn lights out on state accountability
2008-03-24 Editorial: Portland should reopen teachers' contract
2008-03-24 Editorial: Legislature should work for a bipartisan budget
2008-03-24 Editorial: Of all the state agencies to cut... why this one?
2008-03-24 Editorial: A poor time to return old benefits
2008-03-21 OpEd: Don't make state employees budget scapegoats
2008-03-21 OpEd: Ethics reform important in Augusta
2008-03-21 Column: No justice in court of public opinion
2008-03-21 Maine ill-served by play-it-safe budget rhetoric
2008-03-20 Editorial: Portland school budget failures continue to resound
2008-03-20 OpEd: No way to promote ethics reform
2008-03-20 OpEd: Without financial incentives, school consolidation may fail
2008-03-19 Editorial: Moving toward ethics reform
2008-03-17 OpEd: Development can become a monster devouring a beautiful city
2008-03-17 OpEd: Mental health spending cuts senseless
2008-03-17 Editorial: Earmark competition is one Maine can't win
2008-03-16 OpEd: With a 3-pronged approach, Maine can do better budgeting
2008-03-16 Editorial: Another End Run by the Governor
2008-03-14 OpEd: Learning Results a complete, disastrous failure
2008-03-14 Editorial: State House voice speak loudly for needy
2008-03-14 Editorial: Firebugs lurking in the firehouse
2008-03-13 Editorial: Maine needs shield law to protect journalists
2008-03-13 Editorial: Rumford selectmen's ouster was wrong move
2008-03-12 OpEd:Curing what ails Dirigo Health
2008-03-12 OpEd:Baldacci's school plan necessary
2008-03-12 Editorial: Board to death
2008-03-12 Editorial: Consolidation confusion
2008-03-12 Editorial: New USM budget practices welcome, overdue
2008-03-11 Editorial: Time for state leaders to hold the hyperbole
2008-03-10 Editorial: School solutions
2008-03-10 Editorial: Ethics reform pales under stage lights
2008-03-10 Editorial: Rumford's crisis of confidence
2008-03-10 Editorial: About that New Hampshire comparison ...
2008-03-07 Editorial: Budget cuts painful, but unavoidable
2008-03-07 OpEd: School funding gimmick courts disaster
2008-03-07 Editorial: Maine's tax poll
2008-03-06 Editorial: Tax incentive breakdown
2008-03-06 Column:Time for Legislature to pass ethics reform
2008-03-05 Editorial: Tribal-State Relations
2008-03-05 Letter:Taxpayers bear brunt of increased budget burden
2008-03-05 Editorial: Ethics bills welcome, but what took so long?
2008-03-04 Column:Moderate Manifesto seeks tax solution
2008-03-03 OpEd: DEP should intervene in Scarborough
2008-02-29 Editorial: Homegrown economic stimulus
2008-02-29 Editorial: Something has to give
2008-02-29 Rooks starts new column: Tax hike appears inevitable
2008-02-28 Editorial: Even in Maine, it's dangerous to be a cop
2008-02-28 OpEd: Laws strangle individual insurance market
2008-02-28 Editorial: LD 1 funding to schools may not be realistic now
2008-02-28 OpEd:Maine can't afford not to offer tax breaks for businesses
2008-02-28 OpEd: Term limits grievously handicap Legislature
2008-02-28 Editorial: Don't sacrifice long-term goals to fix budget gap
2008-02-27 OpEd: Governor, keep your hands off DIF&W
2008-02-27 Editorial: Stormy economic forecast
2008-02-26 OpEd: Pingree, Koffman bills toxic to Maine
2008-02-22 Letter: Unplanned decisions result from no planning
2008-02-21 Column: Media taken in by claim of 'record' caucus turnout
2008-02-21 Letters: Readers want news, not editorial interpretation
2008-02-21 Editorial: Where do the development dollars go?
2008-02-20 Editorial: Value of rural airports
2008-02-20 Letter: Health insurance for Mainers too expensive
2008-02-19 BDN editorial: Moving beyond 'no' in Augusta
2008-02-19 PH editorial: Real dollars being lost to convention-center failures
2008-02-19 Letter: Winslow should require dam owners to indemnify
2008-02-19 Letter: Good reason for Augusta charter commission's slow start
2008-02-18 Guest column: In figuring tax burdens, percentages count
2008-02-18 Commentary: Budget cuts threaten physician care
2008-02-18 Column: State House Notes
2008-02-18 Editorial: An expert's eye, trained upon Dirigo
2008-02-18 Editorial: Evergreen casino gets high stakes
2008-02-15 OpEd: Agency merger just false economy
2008-02-14 Editorial: Building a better federal budget
2008-02-14 OpEd: Major source of revenue goes untaxed
2008-02-14 Editorial: Wider highways should be part of transportation plans
2008-02-13 Editorial: State should 'get real' on proposed budget cuts
2008-02-13 Letter: Bold vision needed in Gardiner
2008-02-13 Smith: Pessimism ahead on points; prosperity needs big punch
2008-02-13 Editorial: Sensible ideas for Augusta downtown
2008-02-12 OpEd: When revenues go down, it's no help to raise taxes
2008-02-12 Editorial: By any name, an economic storm is still a storm
2008-02-11 BDN editorial: Councilor Greene no longer effective
2008-02-11 Letter: Auburn school cost comparison
2008-02-11 Letter: Legislators addicted to spending
2008-02-11 Editorial: Too many cooks in transportation planning
2008-02-11 Editorial: Inefficient government competes with services
2008-02-11 Oped: Sad times for old Mainers wanting change
2008-02-11 Editorial: At least look at merger idea before killing it
2008-02-11 O'Hara: Could outside budget-cutting panel succeed?
2008-02-11 Letter: Most Augusta projects come in over budget, late
2008-02-11 Rep. Grose: Federal cuts make Legislature's job much harder
2008-02-07 OpEd: State parks not broken, privatization unnecessary
2008-02-07 Brunelle: Slot-machine bill a slap in the face to Maine voters
2008-02-07 SJ editorial: State must consider the costs of cuts
2008-02-06 PH editorial: Portland council gives Casco Bay a huge gift
2008-02-06 PH editorial: There's little to like in Bush's budget blueprint
2008-02-05 Letter: Tax conflict requires 20% cut in taxes, spending
2008-02-05 OpEd: State spending study a good start, but it's only a start
2008-02-04 Editorial didn't count tourists or tourism's share correctly
2008-02-04 Letter: Gardiner needs to work now on hard times ahead
2008-02-04 Letter: Story misleads on Maine Heritage Policy Center
2008-02-04 SJ editorial: What hath Brookings wrought?
2008-02-01 PH editorial: Natural resource agency merger plan is in trouble
2008-01-31 PH editorial: LURC, BEP members deserve more pay
2008-01-31 Rand: Budget shortfall a serious challenge that means real cuts
2008-01-31 Editorial: Philosopher would smile at jail compromise
2008-01-31 SJ editorial: You go governor
2008-01-30 Letter: Fairfield plow crews 'setting the standard'
2008-01-30 Letter: Greenville area crying for economic help
2008-01-29 Editorial: Town boards need Freedom of Access refresher
2008-01-29 Orono town trust given 55 acres
2008-01-29 Column: Manchester cell tower editorial patronizing, wrong
2008-01-29 Connors: Investing in workforce should begin early
2008-01-28 SJ editorial: Can Maine drive 55 (percent)?
2008-01-28 Letter: Baldacci, Bullwinkle have lots in common
2008-01-28 OpEd: Jail consolidation proposal needs public discussion
2008-01-28 MHPC: Corporate tax loophole -- or good tax policy?
2008-01-28 MST editorial: Are taxes really high in Maine?
2008-01-25 OpEd: A fresh look at the plan for schools
2008-01-25 Editorial: Manchester cell tower deal didn't need vote
2008-01-24 PH editorial: Portland should avoid more scraps with junk yard
2008-01-23 Column:Put brakes on Topsham Main Street Village Plan
2008-01-23 BDN editorial: Budgetary reality
2008-01-23 Letter: Legislature still doesn't get economic emergency
2008-01-23 Letter: Belgrade voters should take time, do homework
2008-01-22 Bancroft: Mend, don't end, school consolidation process
2008-01-21 Tony Payne: Maine legislators show lack of fiscal discipline
2008-01-21 BDN editorial: Consolidation trends
2008-01-21 Guest column: New prosperity commission can't cut spending and taxes without support
2008-01-21 MST editorial: School reorganization bill should pass 'as is'
2008-01-21 PH editorial: Tax reform can't come before cuts
2008-01-18 Letter: It's time to clean (State) house
2008-01-18 Letter: State workers have given up much over the years
2008-01-17 Editorial: Assessments coming up after Tuesday election
2008-01-17 St.John OpEd: Sound bites or sound policy on state budget?
2008-01-17 Ellsworth American editorial: State of the State
2008-01-17 BDN OpEd: Jails crisis eased only through cooperation
2008-01-17 PH editorial: Economy not ready for a gas-tax hike
2008-01-16 OpEd: Bangor government needs volunteers
2008-01-16 Smith: Instead of a chainsaw, let's use hammer to fix IF&W
2008-01-16 Editorial: Snowmobile fees are tough, but right choice
2008-01-16 PH editorial: Wind-power rulings show need for new laws
2008-01-14 Brownie Carson: LURC should approve wind farm compromises
2008-01-14 BDN editorial: Is Alcohol Undertaxed?
2008-01-14 Letter: Eretzian's deal was public
2008-01-14 SJ editorial: Baldacci and rosy pictures
2008-01-14 Letter: Paper's reaction to public notice bill predictable
2008-01-14 KJ editorial: Brookings -- best option for future
2008-01-14 Letter: If state of state is strong, what would bad look like?
2008-01-14 Editorial: Portland’s new school finance chief will have his hands full
2008-01-14 PH editorial: Baldacci is making the best of bad times
2008-01-11 Column: State employee benefits fair when sacrifices weighed
2008-01-11 BDN: State budget by the numbers
2008-01-11 BDN editorial: Cutting to Save
2008-01-11 Editorial: Baldacci's upbeat speech peppered with 'hard truths'
2008-01-11 Editorial: Ordinance leaves Portlanders feeling under the weather
2008-01-11 PH column: Jail consolidation will burden local taxpayers unfairly
2008-01-10 Brown: Slogging in Baldacci’s new boots
2008-01-10 Goldthwait: The Legislature’s back in session
2008-01-10 SJ editorial: $750-a-day consulting fee is excessive
2008-01-10 Letter: Police officers don't need guns to keep citizens safe
2008-01-09 4 hearings not an effort to 'limit public input'
2008-01-08 BDN Editorial: Cost of state benefits
2008-01-08 BDN OpEd: Laptop expense just doesn't compute
2008-01-08 Letter: Augusta Charter Commission practices raise questions
2008-01-08 Letter: There is no sense in the Maine Legislature
2008-01-08 KJ Editorial: Consolidation should be fixed, not tossed
2008-01-08 Column: State fumbles for new revenues instead of spending cuts
2008-01-07 Letter: Money-saving suggestions for state of Maine
2008-01-07 Letter: Exodus of Maine residents should be cause for worry
2008-01-07 PH Editorial: Fiscal savings commission could produce results

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Date Title
2009-11-04 Cumberland County forming assessment review board
2009-10-28 Franklin County denies request for copies of land records
2009-10-26 County has right to charge town for dispatch services
2009-10-22 Trick or treat budget for Kennebec County residents
2009-10-22 Two Bridges Jail wins $500K federal grant
2009-10-21 Bills submitted to repeal jail consolidation law
2009-10-20 Androscoggin County retirees sue over health benefits
2009-10-20 Companies may see ban on buying, reselling land records
2009-10-16 Mt. Vernon selectmen warn of impact of county fiscal year change
2009-10-16 Somerset County 911 center gets $500K federal grant
2009-10-14 Economic group wants $90K from Knox County
2009-10-13 Cole named next Oxford County administrator
2009-10-12 Editorial: York County layoffs prove devastating
2009-10-08 Land-record database company meets resistance
2009-10-08 Somerset commissioners won't forgive Hartland debt
2009-10-08 Municipal police worry about York County staffing cuts
2009-10-07 Letter: Withdraw names from ballot
2009-10-07 Piscataquis County decides against dispatch contract
2009-10-07 Contract sought with Guilford to continue police coverage
2009-10-02 Washington County budget seeks 1.7 percent hike
2009-10-01 State makes jail rules while county taxpayers foot bills
2009-09-28 State tells Washington County sheriff to cut proposed budget
2009-09-21 Kennebec deputies, dispatch to share on-job visits
2009-09-21 EDA threatens to stop funding coastal development agency
2009-09-18 UT waste disposal costs draw scrutiny in Greenville
2009-09-17 Hancock County loses case over electronic copies
2009-09-16 Hancock County loses Freedom of Access case
2009-09-16 Editorial: York County's cuts call for regional approaches
2009-09-16 County officials mull tough issues at Northport conference
2009-09-15 York County commissioners lay off two dozen employees
2009-09-11 Unorganized Territory taxes jump 20 to 30 percent
2009-09-09 Washington County jail worker in gun-terror case fired
2009-09-07 LURC sets public hearings for proposed land use plan
2009-09-04 Local agency to administer Franklin County TIF program
2009-09-03 Lincoln County sheriff's deputy under investigation
2009-09-02 Maine First Responders to hear bridge collapse report
2009-09-02 Business background urged for elected county treasurers
2009-08-20 State’s jail spending plan implemented
2009-08-19 Trail club seeks TIF district in Piscataquis County
2009-08-19 Ex-Washington County sheriff arrested in threat case
2009-08-19 Oxford commissioners seek report on jail costs
2009-08-19 Disaster declaration amended to include Piscataquis
2009-08-17 New state law streamlines prisons
2009-08-14 Court orders Hancock County to pay firm
2009-08-14 Waldo County employees get 3-percent COLA
2009-08-07 Somerset County will retain $500K jail surplus
2009-08-07 Sheriff's deputies use Taser to end Casco standoff
2009-08-05 Piscataquis joins effort to resolve state-imposed jail costs
2009-08-05 Piscataquis Commission stung by $2,514 rescue bill
2009-08-05 Rangeley officials, county disagree on fire service costs
2009-08-03 7 counties to receive federal disaster funds
2009-07-31 State police, counties lose out on COPS funding
2009-07-30 State prison reeling from budget cuts
2009-07-30 Commissioner: Prisons can't take more cuts
2009-07-29 To build ties, police learn Muslim culture
2009-07-29 Deputy erred in run-up to shooting, court rules
2009-07-24 Somerset commissioners hope to use $540K jail surplus
2009-07-22 Franklin County tax rate falls for fourth straight year
2009-07-20 Is using jail surplus funds prudent?
2009-07-17 Dismissed cases vex Biddeford officials, residents
2009-07-16 Litchfield spars with county on property tax
2009-07-16 State board railed for Lincoln County jail budget change
2009-07-13 Hancock commission denies Frenchboro property abatement
2009-07-13 Storm damages Lincoln County roads; price tag tops $200K
2009-07-10 Milo reviews proposed contract with Piscataquis County sheriff
2009-07-08 Piscataquis County Commissioners Meet
2009-07-08 Proposal for jail money disputed
2009-07-06 Vote on Somerset County budget hits snag
2009-07-06 Kennebec County dispatch service to state undergo srutiny
2009-07-06 Overnight storms cause flooding, road problems
2009-06-29 York County tries to avoid 20 to 40 layoffs
2009-06-26 York County budget gap may force layoffs
2009-06-23 Arbitrators side with Knox County deputy in Taser case
2009-06-19 State gives irrigation aid to Aroostook County
2009-06-19 Auburn jail goes hybrid; savings pegged at $1M a year
2009-06-19 Editorial: Uniform training coming soon to 911 dispatchers
2009-06-18 Jail board faces up to state on staff issues
2009-06-17 Hancock County’s $1.50 copy fee focus of court case
2009-06-17 High-ranking York County lieutenant quits
2009-06-16 Waldo deputies charge Monroe man who trashed his own home
2009-06-16 Budget committee OKs $4.9M Franklin County budget
2009-06-16 KVCAP to buy, fix, sell homes
2009-06-15 State imposes uniform training for dispatchers
2009-06-12 Bangor, county officials eye possible alliance
2009-06-12 Regional jail authority stands up to the state on staffing
2009-06-11 Farmington, county to jointly buy gasoline
2009-06-09 Lincoln County commission concerned with jail plans
2009-06-08 Two county jail inmates reported with swine flu
2009-06-03 Cost rises for proposed Franklin County office building
2009-06-01 Piscataquis officials meet with Michaud on economic issues
2009-05-28 Farmingdale latest town to debate change in dispatch
2009-05-26 Two Cumberland County lawmen symbolize police service
2009-05-26 Independent state panel launches PSAP probe
2009-05-22 Piscataquis County towns get $500K in housing grants
2009-05-21 County commission rules for Westport Island in abatement case
2009-05-20 Oxford commission questions soaring fire protection costs
2009-05-18 Opinions differ on call to 911
2009-05-15 Counties’ jail cash escapes state ax
2009-05-14 Wrangling finds $3.5 million for county jails
2009-05-12 Androscoggin County insurance change irks employees
2009-05-12 State public safety chief backs dispatch center
2009-05-08 Waterville switches dispatch from state to county to save $50K
2009-05-08 Proposal would shift Freeport emergency dispatch to county
2009-05-07 Piscataquis EMA: Funds needed for river retaining wall
2009-05-07 Farmingdale officials delay decision on dispatch switch
2009-05-07 Lincoln County regional jail money not in governor’s budget
2009-05-06 Piscataquis voters to weigh treasurer options
2009-05-06 Fix, don’t dump, LURC, Piscataquis manager says
2009-05-05 Calais police want help in 911 investigation
2009-05-05 Op-Ed: Public safety reviewing dispatch
2009-05-04 Deputies seek legal advice about dispatching concerns
2009-05-04 Panel approves revisions to deadly force review bill
2009-05-04 Kennebec County dispatching flap simmers
2009-05-01 Editorial: Public safety chief silent on dispatch debacle
2009-04-30 Kennebec County senators seek dispatch center investigation
2009-04-28 Editorial: High-level action needed quickly at dispatch center
2009-04-28 Kennebec, Somerset DA in running for U.S. attorney
2009-04-27 County to state: Dispatch center flawed
2009-04-23 Penobscot County dispatchers earn statewide honors
2009-04-23 Lincoln County 9-1-1 Center gets state award
2009-04-22 Franklin County cuts dispatch budget
2009-04-22 Court ousts PUC from dispute over prison phone rates
2009-04-16 Farmington selectmen end police, county space-sharing talks
2009-04-16 Dion backs Cumberland deputies in shooting
2009-04-16 Grant to boost Franklin County, towns' police
2009-04-16 Jail Authority approves $6.36M budget
2009-04-15 Woman proposes gristmill, bakery for empty Skowhegan jail
2009-04-15 Man shot by county police might sue
2009-04-14 Editorial: Taxpayer relief through cooperation
2009-04-06 PUC approves northern counties’ 911 dispatch accord
2009-04-06 911 calls shifted out of Kennebec County
2009-04-03 $3.5M more needed to run new unified jail system
2009-04-03 Freeport police decry dispatch consolidation
2009-04-02 Bangor considers sharing dispatch service with county
2009-04-02 L-A region dispatch committee disbanded
2009-04-02 Somerset commissioners reject jail deal
2009-03-30 Three Maine airports to share $5.5M in stimulus money
2009-03-27 Bridgton eyes switch to county dispatch
2009-03-24 Report: Reinstate Franklin County deputy
2009-03-23 Hancock County hires Ellsworth councilor
2009-03-13 Byron officials elected
2009-03-13 No big changes in services forecast for North Haven
2009-03-13 Calais to buy 3 ambulances for $400,000
2009-03-13 Bangor school budget may see hike
2009-03-11 Letter: Dispatch ambulance, then ask your questions
2009-03-10 Strip-searched woman settles case for $290,000
2009-03-05 Editorial: Media scrutiny matters most with crime and punishment
2009-03-05 Boothbay Harbor seeks 9-1-1 county takeover
2009-03-02 York County process servers quit after mileage money cut in half
2009-02-27 Oxford County Jail could close
2009-02-27 Knox County Taser discipline case set for arbitration
2009-02-23 Legislators respond to proposed prison farm cuts
2009-02-19 Counties, state at odds on jails
2009-02-18 Piscataquis County hires new manager
2009-02-18 Jail contract for medical services awarded despite some objections
2009-02-18 Four York County deputies likely to retain jobs
2009-02-18 Kennebec commissioners reduce late tax penalty
2009-02-16 York County stimulus proposals listed
2009-02-16 York County towns await stimulus funds
2009-02-12 Raymond puts emergency dispatch services in county's hands
2009-02-09 State requests 'what-if' budgets for jails
2009-02-09 Legislators hear details of prison plan
2009-02-05 Franklin County panel tables action on inmate medical care
2009-02-05 Frankllin County Jail may become short-term holding facility
2009-02-05 County rejects Canaan's request on unspent jail money
2009-02-04 Franklin County EMA gets $67K for homeland security
2009-02-04 Oxford County wins decision on strip search
2009-02-03 Former Somerset commissioner gets new county job
2009-02-03 Knox County firefighters offer course at tech school
2009-01-29 FEMA offers disaster relief for Lincoln County
2009-01-28 Minot selectmen call for county charter
2009-01-23 PUC cuts proposed E-911 budget
2009-01-22 Piscataquis County officials work on CDBG grant for ski resort
2009-01-22 Cape Elizabeth urges support for town dispatchers
2009-01-21 Piscataquis commissioners feeling ‘stiffed’ on jail reforms
2009-01-21 Kennebec County budget down, taxes up
2009-01-20 Options aired for dearth of Piscataquis County animal shelters
2009-01-20 911 fee increases would affect 100 Maine towns
2009-01-19 Dispatch service costs puzzle Gardiner officials
2009-01-16 Regional jail authority wrestles with budget shortfall
2009-01-16 York County finances ‘dire’
2009-01-16 Knox County sheriff sues over who's in charge
2009-01-15 Oxford County deputies, cops help to patrol border
2009-01-15 New Somerset County Jail comes in under budget
2009-01-15 Central Maine fire chiefs criticize consolidated 911
2009-01-12 Support grows for Androscoggin County charter
2009-01-12 York 1 of 7 counties part of federal disaster declaration
2009-01-09 Dexter council fights cuts at Charleston
2009-01-09 Washington County landfill plans scrapped
2009-01-09 Aroostook hardest hit by most recent storm
2009-01-08 Managers request two payments for Franklin County taxes
2009-01-07 Plan seeks to limit county, municipal animal control costs
2009-01-07 Piscataquis County Commission fires manager
2009-01-07 County police role queried in fatal cycle chase
2009-01-05 Transfer tax drop-off pinches state, counties
2009-01-02 Waldo County support staff gets new contract
2008-12-31 Thieves knock on wrong door, awaken county detective
2008-12-30 Cuts imperil York County deputy jobs
2008-12-26 Lawrence, sheriffs interested in U.S. attorney post
2008-12-26 L-A area coalition locks in lower prices for oil
2008-12-24 Budgets win Piscataquis commissioners’ OK
2008-12-24 Deadlock continues over Cumberland jail contract
2008-12-24 Knox County Sheriff Dennison honored for public service
2008-12-08 Waldo County officials propose 1 percent budget increase
2008-12-08 Lewiston Democrats move to fill Poulin's county seat
2008-12-08 Knox County commissioners approve $9.1M budget
2008-12-04 Oxford County budget caught in 'perfect storm'
2008-12-04 Nonprofits scrutinized in Androscoggin County budget talks
2008-12-03 Maine counties look to strengthen role
2008-11-28 Deputies, Waldo County ink 3-year contract
2008-11-20 Poulin: I won't budge except by court order
2008-11-19 Piscataquis County salaried officers want union
2008-11-19 Aroostook County officials weigh E-911 options
2008-11-19 County budget panel OKs exceeding LD 1 limit
2008-11-19 Poulin to fight for county commission seat
2008-11-19 Cumberland sheriff's deputies involved in shooting return to duty
2008-11-19 Kennebec County budget smaller, but not tax bite
2008-11-19 Unity College report cites hunger increase in Waldo County
2008-11-18 D-F officials concerned about use of county surplus
2008-11-18 AG: Poulin's move leaves commission office vacant
2008-11-13 Jail consolidation means no Piscataquis County tax relief
2008-11-12 Benton officials balk at fee for dispatching
2008-11-10 Candidates seek recounts in four races
2008-11-10 Androscoggin jail officer sues county
2008-11-10 New local, county police unit targets major crime
2008-11-07 Write-ins win seats on Cumberland County charter panel
2008-11-06 Farmington DA's office to try new work week
2008-11-06 Law enforcement officers back to work
2008-11-03 Somerset County property taxes capped under corrections bill
2008-10-30 Androscoggin County leaders propose dip in spending
2008-10-28 Cost concerns have The County rethinking 911
2008-10-27 2,000 citizens show up for tour of new Somerset County jail
2008-10-24 Lack of charter candidates discourages county manager
2008-10-08 Piscataquis County budget reduced by more than $200K
2008-10-08 Kennebec County taxes still upaid
2008-09-29 Cumberland County plans to cut 10 jobs
2008-09-25 Penny tax proposed for new Cumberland County civic center
2008-09-18 Fairfield county commissioner’s business owes state taxes
2008-09-16 Baldacci to Poulin: Prove residency
2008-09-15 County Commissioner Poulin hires lawyer
2008-09-15 Editorial: Rural police patrol deal offers better use of resources
2008-09-11 Federal funds to modernize Oxford County radios
2008-09-11 Cost concerns doom Androscoggin dispatch plan
2008-09-10 County to pay deputy for dog
2008-09-10 Baldacci's office wants Commissioner Poulin to prove address
2008-09-10 Minot rejects county dispatch center plan
2008-09-10 Counties getting disaster relief
2008-09-10 Deal revives issue of police agency void in Gray
2008-09-10 State, county police divide coverage areas to improve service
2008-09-10 Talks on old Somerset Jail sale postponed
2008-09-09 Jail puts Somerset towns in tight spot
2008-09-08 Man files suit against county commissioner
2008-09-08 Madison selectmen look for answers to rise in county taxes
2008-09-05 5 Knox deputies reprimanded in stun gun incident at party
2008-08-29 Towns face 911 rate hike
2008-08-28 Despite move, County Commissioner Poulin on panel
2008-08-26 Federal case ends in Fayette police incident
2008-08-26 Deputy sheriff's severance package detailed
2008-08-25 Miclon placed on paid leave
2008-08-22 Oxford County dispatch director arrested
2008-08-21 Real estate slump dries up revenue at Registry of Deeds
2008-08-13 Auburn council criticizes county government
2008-08-13 Sheriff's office joins national police order
2008-08-07 Franklin Commission ignores town request
2008-08-06 Kennebec County fills disaster post
2008-08-05 Nine named to oversee jail savings
2008-08-05 Another 911 glitch, but calls answered
2008-07-30 Jay police chief says dispatch change a success
2008-07-24 Dispatch merger could mean big changes for Androscoggin County
2008-07-23 Penobscot County jail, courts to burn natural gas
2008-07-22 Police chase gets second look
2008-07-22 Skowhegan selectmen mull payment to county
2008-07-21 Somerset County towns hit hard by budget increase
2008-07-16 FairPoint now confident of its 911 service
2008-07-10 Town, county may join in studies of police space needs
2008-07-09 Commission agrees county administrator should get Taser report
2008-07-07 Details of motorcycle wreck emerge
2008-07-07 Bikers' accident included a firefighter, deputy sheriff
2008-07-03 Lincoln dispatch center readies for new dispatch
2008-07-01 Penobscot commissioners eye switch to natural gas
2008-06-30 Taser report completed; officials mum on content for now
2008-06-27 Androscoggin sheriff chooses Oxford officer as top deputy
2008-06-27 Whistleblower complaint targets Sagadahoc sheriff
2008-06-24 County board hears arguments on tax abatements
2008-06-24 Tri-Town rescue workers threaten walkout
2008-06-18 Piscataquis communications study finds gaps
2008-06-17 Penobscot County E-911 system down
2008-06-05 Andro County commissioners change rules for hiring
2008-06-04 Commissioners OK $9 million wind farm tax deal
2008-06-03 PETA proposes Lobster Empathy Center for vacant Skowhegan jail
2008-06-03 Aroostook County officials weigh jail law options
2008-06-03 Charter commission goes to Standish voters for consideration
2008-05-30 Glitch in Gray cuts off two 911 calls
2008-05-30 TransCanada project TIF draws criticism
2008-05-28 $5 million more needed for new county jail
2008-05-27 Interest mounts in sale of Skowhegan jail
2008-05-26 Franklin County $4M TIF question airs Thursday
2008-05-23 Cumberland County resumes handling 911 calls
2008-05-22 Franklin County approves three dispatchers
2008-05-22 Sheriff slows controversial hire
2008-05-22 Questions raised about Somerset County Jail addition
2008-05-22 New Waldo County EMA building proposed
2008-05-22 Knox County offers discount prescription card to public
2008-05-19 Fairpoint problems cause gaps in response to 911 calls
2008-05-16 OpEd: Let's not leap into altering county roles
2008-05-16 Lincoln County sergeant suspended for loaning Taser
2008-05-16 State won't prosecute Knox County deputies
2008-05-12 Racino for Oxford County?
2008-05-12 Probe finds no sheriff misdeeds in Sagadahoc County
2008-05-08 OpEd: Cumberland County needs a charter
2008-05-07 Outside review set for Sagadahoc sheriff's department
2008-05-05 Central Maine PSAP probe possible
2008-05-01 Belfast dispatchers start fund to help county citizens
2008-05-01 Price tag leaps for Knox County dispatch project
2008-04-30 Airline's upgrade may hurt Trenton airport
2008-04-30 Outside detective meets with Knox commissioners
2008-04-24 Androscoggin deputy refuses pay cut
2008-04-24 Man sues sheriff's deputy for truck accident
2008-04-23 Yarmouth budget hinges on dispatch decision
2008-04-20 Dispatch delay during accident raises response issues
2008-04-20 Rockland height limit creates problem for Knox County deal
2008-04-17 AG agrees to extend Taser probe to Lincoln deputies
2008-04-16 Revised jail consolidation proposal wins House backing
2008-04-16 Knox County sheriff to probe deputies' possible actions at party
2008-04-16 Lincoln County sheriff initiates internal investigation
2008-04-15 Abuse of deputy sheriff on video, under investigation
2008-04-15 Jail plan ready for floor action
2008-04-15 Somerset County inmate increase a tax issue
2008-04-14 Funeral set Tuesday for sheriff's deputy
2008-04-11 Editorial: New blueprint for county could save taxpayers money
2008-04-11 Editorial: New blueprint for county could save taxpayers money
2008-04-07 Reversing Mainers’ fortunes no simple matter
2008-04-07 New jail plan still hotly debated
2008-04-04 State jail merger bill gets 10-1 support from legislative panel
2008-03-28 Lawsuit over Chesuncook's Main Street dismissed
2008-03-28 Editorial: Taking the county out of the assessing equation
2008-03-27 Tax break eyed for Kibby wind farm backers
2008-03-16 Slim pickings so far for state, county races
2008-03-13 Union wins 2-percent raise for county workers
2008-03-10 Kennebec County Jail officers to use tasers
2008-03-07 Two Bridges jail budget reflects increased capacity
2008-02-28 Sheriff rescinds ban on working with MDEA
2008-02-28 Commissioner vows 'neutral' investigation involving sheriff
2008-02-28 Liability dispute cages police dogs
2008-02-26 Washington County sheriff critical of MDEA discipline
2008-02-26 Suspended drug cop targets Westrum
2008-02-22 Commentary: Don't trust state to run county jails
2008-02-20 Franklin County tax assessments fall again
2008-02-15 TransCanada TIF up for discussion
2008-02-13 Investigator sides with Knox County in ex-treasurer’s claims
2008-02-11 Somerset commissioner: Light at end of jail tunnel
2008-02-08 Knox County airport manager to be interim administrator
2008-02-06 Jail plan raises worries in Augusta
2008-02-06 BDN editorial: A money-saving item
2008-02-06 Lawmakers voice concerns over jail consolidation costs
2008-02-04 Waldoboro names Post as new town manager
2008-02-01 Access focus of Maine bar annual meeting
2008-01-31 Editorial: Philosopher would smile at jail compromise
2008-01-31 SJ editorial: You go governor
2008-01-30 Jail agreement worries Sagadahoc
2008-01-29 State, counties agree 'in principle' on jails
2008-01-28 Parties look for common ground on jails plan
2008-01-28 Law restricts access to 911 call records
2008-01-28 OpEd: Jail consolidation proposal needs public discussion
2008-01-25 Oxford County communications chief answers 911 complaints
2008-01-25 Somerset County to beef up emergency system
2008-01-24 Andro County sheriff defends 911 dispatchers
2008-01-24 Somerset leader floats closing county jail
2008-01-23 Piscataquis panel opposes jail takeover
2008-01-23 Franklin County urged to seek tax deal for wind farm
2008-01-23 Kennebec County, state reps to meet on jail plan
2008-01-21 Jail plan: County officials continue to question financial benefits
2008-01-21 Vienna opts for Kennebec 911 system after all
2008-01-18 State jail plan gets hearing in Paris
2008-01-18 State: Jail plan could save $100 million in future construction
2008-01-18 Monmouth dispatch costs to double under regional plan
2008-01-17 BDN OpEd: Jails crisis eased only through cooperation
2008-01-17 State budget:Lawmakers wary of jail proposal
2008-01-17 Counties present jail plan counterpoint
2008-01-17 Counties: Jails can be local, efficient
2008-01-16 Penobscot County weighs in on jail plan
2008-01-16 EMA seeks funds for systems
2008-01-15 Skowhegan jail overcrowding forecast: worsening
2008-01-14 Trenton airport facing loss of $30,000
2008-01-11 Plan would cut jail jobs
2008-01-11 PH column: Jail consolidation will burden local taxpayers unfairly
2008-01-11 Kennebec jail would close under governor's new plan
2008-01-10 Oxford County commissioner to campaign as independent
2008-01-09 State official presents alternate jail plan
2008-01-08 First county drug task force in jeopardy

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Date Title
2009-11-05 Editorial: School consolidation law big winner on Election Day
2009-11-05 Unaffected voters saved school mergers
2009-11-04 School consolidation remains the law of the land
2009-11-03 Poland-area school union considers 4 shutdown days
2009-10-30 Brewer teachers union OKs 1-year contract
2009-10-30 Consolidation repeal effort wins group's endorsement
2009-10-29 Letter: School column was flawed
2009-10-28 OpEd: TABOR holds risks for schools
2009-10-28 Editorial: Schools facing aid cuts suffer like private firms
2009-10-28 Bath-area school district may cut jobs if state aid is slashed
2009-10-28 Further school cuts carry federal risk
2009-10-28 Schools cut spending as state aid loss looms
2009-10-28 Letter: Chelsea, other towns lost in school consolidation
2009-10-28 University system predicts faculty layoffs
2009-10-27 OpEd: Vote yes on 3 to repeal school consolidation law
2009-10-27 Education funding cuts: RSU 1 chief warns of job cuts
2009-10-26 Washington County officials urge school consolidation repeal
2009-10-26 OpEd: No on 3: Modest consolidation helps schools
2009-10-26 OpEd: No on 3: Goals of consolidation can't be met
2009-10-26 Educators give priority to defeating TABOR
2009-10-26 Corporate donations hope to stop school consolidation repeal
2009-10-23 TABOR debate enters education arena
2009-10-23 Maine special education overhaul proposed
2009-10-22 OpEd: School consolidation would give local power to state
2009-10-22 Column: Repeal school consolidation
2009-10-21 Editorial: No on Question 3
2009-10-21 No on 3 campaign leads in fundraising
2009-10-21 Vassalboro says 'yes' to separating some school services
2009-10-21 School referendum raises questions
2009-10-21 Portland schools may face $3M budget cut
2009-10-21 Falmouth School Board, expecting budget cuts, seeks public input
2009-10-21 Preparing for state cuts, Waterboro-area schools freeze spending
2009-10-20 Governor advises not to repeal school law
2009-10-19 25 new districts would be in limbo with a 'yes' vote
2009-10-19 Union-like structure surviving consolidation effort
2009-10-19 Repeal could send new school units back to drawing board
2009-10-19 With school mergers, are the savings there?
2009-10-19 Superintendents question long-term consolidation savings
2009-10-16 York schools ready for state funding shortage
2009-10-15 School consolidation backers have much deeper pockets
2009-10-14 School consolidation repeal effort is still low on cash
2009-10-14 York schools ready for state funding shortage
2009-10-13 New leaders improving Portland police and schools
2009-10-12 Lawmaker would keep school subsidy cuts no matter election result
2009-10-08 After third budget defeat, RSU 12 mulls next attempt
2009-10-07 Time to give up on school consolidation?
2009-10-02 Pittston loan likely to settle RSU 11 payment
2009-09-30 Whitefield: Third time no charm on school vote
2009-09-29 Rockport schools brace for state aid reduction
2009-09-24 Georgetown sits tight on school consolidation
2009-09-24 Alna mill rate to climb 20 to 40 percent; school increase cited
2009-09-21 Editorial: School shutdown days could plug state budget hole
2009-09-21 State consultant delivers stark message about U.S. schools
2009-09-21 State seeks private programs for special-needs students
2009-09-21 Alna mill rate to climb 20 to 40 percent; school increase cited
2009-09-18 SAD 13 budget falls one vote short -- on third attempt
2009-09-18 State may shorten school year to save money
2009-09-17 Letter: TABOR II will undermine efforts to boost education
2009-09-17 Kennebunk-area school districts brace for more funding cuts
2009-09-16 Portland schools surprised by surge of new students
2009-09-16 York selectmen: Complain to school board
2009-09-15 University of Maine unveils financial action plan
2009-09-14 Presque Isle council withholds crossing guard funds
2009-09-14 Former UMS Chancellor Woodbury dies of cancer
2009-09-14 Pattenaude to offer 'bold plan' on cutting UMS costs
2009-09-10 Voters reject Hollis school construction plan
2009-09-08 Column: Maine lags in education reform funding
2009-09-07 Teachers' union backs public schools
2009-09-04 Maine expands laptop program to high schools
2009-09-03 Pittston unable to pay school district
2009-09-03 Tuition issue troubles SWH selectmen
2009-08-31 School penalty threat was 'bad politics,' says Mills
2009-08-31 Rural schools waiting on November repeal vote
2009-08-31 Superintendents meet to discuss cost-cutting ideas
2009-08-27 Yarmouth school, municipal boards explore collaboration
2009-08-26 Newport-area school savings largely absent
2009-08-20 Aroostook County sees harvest break changes
2009-08-14 Superintendents told to plan for curtailment
2009-08-13 Waldoboro selectmen open dialogue with new superintendent
2009-08-12 Bethel gym, theater proposal to go to referendum
2009-08-12 State forum to discuss future school funding, job cuts
2009-08-10 School merger repeal backers seek Winthrop-area funds
2009-08-07 Moscow and Bingham voters say 'no' again to school plan
2009-08-03 OpEd: Before you vote, consider true costs of TABOR II
2009-07-31 Second vote OKs $23M budget for Freeport-area schools
2009-07-30 Eight-town RSU 12 voters again reject school budget
2009-07-29 OpEd: Editorial overlooks impact of merger law on small towns
2009-07-29 State budget ax aims at education, DHHS
2009-07-29 Waldoboro selectmen address school costs
2009-07-27 Dropout rate of 20 percent sparks state gathering
2009-07-27 Sheepscot Valley RSU budget of $26.6M approved at TM
2009-07-24 City Council OKs $100K in tech upgrades for So.Portland schools
2009-07-22 Consolidation penalty money to stay in Jay, school account
2009-07-20 OpEd: New thinking for state universities
2009-07-20 Windsor-area school budget plan passes first round
2009-07-15 School consolidation repeal effort starved for cash
2009-07-13 Reports urge big changes in UMaine organization
2009-07-13 Feds deny laptop funds for Maine schools
2009-07-10 Name changed for former SAD 9 school district
2009-07-10 RSU 5 board cuts $86K from budget for Freeport, Pownal, Durham
2009-07-07 After defeat at polls, RSU 5 board hopes to make better case for fiscal 2010 budget
2009-06-26 Pownal, Durham voters reject RSU 5 budget
2009-06-26 Cape group to raise money for middle school textbooks
2009-06-24 Editorial: Consolidation delay doesn't mean do nothing
2009-06-24 USM to cut some jobs, hours
2009-06-23 Editorial: Schools -- Carrot or stick?
2009-06-23 School merger foe presses forward
2009-06-23 Governor signs bill to create model education center
2009-06-22 Houlton-area voters nix increases in SAD 29 spending
2009-06-22 Baldacci delays school consolidation penalties
2009-06-18 Twenty-nine accept Portland school retirement incentive
2009-06-18 Baldacci mum on delaying school penalties
2009-06-17 Budget debate for new school unit draws 400 to Freeport
2009-06-17 Scarborough teacher union denies agreeing to salary freeze
2009-06-12 Westport voters reject school budget, others pass it
2009-06-11 Saco, OOB voters narrowly reject RSU 23 budget
2009-06-11 Westport voters reject regional school budget
2009-06-10 Lisbon voters reject school budget
2009-06-09 U.S. schools chief blasts Maine's charter ban
2009-06-09 After vote: Skowhegan-area schools start budget plan anew
2009-06-09 Charter school bill falls in Senate
2009-06-08 Editorial: The case for school consolidation
2009-06-08 Professor gives school consolidation low grades
2009-06-08 Fayette's drastic state aid cut hits the budget
2009-06-05 State Senate narrowly passes repeal consolidation bill
2009-06-04 Saco council opposes school union budget
2009-06-04 House backs delay in school consolidation penalties
2009-06-03 Voters in 5 of 6 Skowhegan-area towns reject school budget
2009-06-02 Towns see mixed effects from St. Alban's-area school budget
2009-05-29 Newport: Four SAD 48 towns to pay more in taxes
2009-05-29 Windham, Raymond voters approve $38M school budget
2009-05-28 Bangor council OKs school budget, voters get final say
2009-05-28 OpEd: School funding law encourages elitism
2009-05-28 Selectman slams school budget during Waldoboro hearing
2009-05-27 Cost of new Portland school $4 million under estimate
2009-05-27 Augusta school cuts get deeper
2009-05-21 Otis school budget approved, then rejected
2009-05-21 Waterville plans to borrow $7.75M for school, city projects
2009-05-21 Maine Senate president rips school consolidation
2009-05-20 Buckfield selectmen seek return of overpaid school funds
2009-05-20 Editorial: School elections unneeded for uncontroversial budgets
2009-05-20 Gendron: Freeport-area towns must act on school budget
2009-05-19 Augusta council mulls use of school funds to plug municipal deficit
2009-05-19 RSU 2 delivers $1M school consolidation savings
2009-05-18 Augusta city, school leaders disagree on use of extra funds
2009-05-15 Freeport-area residents, school officials lash out at Gendron
2009-05-15 Estimated 30 percent of Cape voters pass $19M school budget
2009-05-15 7 percent of Scarborough voters OK $35M school budget
2009-05-15 4.6 percent of Portland voters pass $91M school budget
2009-05-15 State rejects RSU 5's request to delay reorganization
2009-05-15 RSU 1 budget decreases, but taxes are rising
2009-05-15 Brunswick council to manager, schools: Cut $500K more
2009-05-14 Property taxes skew SAD 63 town shares
2009-05-14 Freeport-area consolidation budget draws ire of residents
2009-05-14 USM president says cuts and layoffs on the horizon
2009-05-14 Gendron pulls Pownal grant
2009-05-12 Graduation requirements legislation ignites debate
2009-05-08 Scarborough council gives $450K back to schools, OKs budget
2009-05-08 Cape school budget opponents' claims questioned
2009-05-08 Portland council sends $91.3M school budget to voters
2009-05-08 RSU 5, Gendron to discuss relief for Pownal
2009-05-07 Vienna schools, roads will increase property tax rate
2009-05-07 Lawmakers question stimulus funds for Waterville education center
2009-05-05 Judge orders special town meetings to vote on closing schools
2009-05-04 Augusta school budget won't tax city
2009-05-01 Some towns experiencing school consolidation regret
2009-05-01 Scarborough residents: Don't cut school budget
2009-05-01 Hundreds miss school in Kennebunk due to swine flu
2009-04-29 Maine set to receive 1st round of stimulus funds for schools
2009-04-28 Bolduc's education bills rejected
2009-04-28 Editorial: Charter schools deserve a chance in Main
2009-04-28 Gendron: Towns cannot disband Pownal-area school district
2009-04-28 Lawmakers debate merit pay for teachers
2009-04-24 Scarborough officials ask school board to cut $800K from budget
2009-04-24 OpEd: Education funding cuts punitive, Bangor claims
2009-04-24 Jay voters to consider $16M school, town budget
2009-04-24 Harpswell selectmen want 1-year notice of any school closing
2009-04-24 Raymond residents to pay more for merged school system
2009-04-24 MDI historical societies to co-host consolidation forum
2009-04-23 Bill would fix gaps in release of teacher data
2009-04-22 Proposal would drop Scarborough tax rate, cut school budget
2009-04-22 Cape council divided on raising taxes for school budget
2009-04-22 Schools could face deeper cuts
2009-04-20 School merger penalties in error; likely to increase
2009-04-16 $100K grant to fund UM summit on ‘smart’ growth
2009-04-16 Pownal's costs rise 300% in proposed RSU budget
2009-04-16 Survey: Half of high schools back laptops
2009-04-16 Lawmakers sort through school consolidation bills
2009-04-16 Sheepscot Valley RSU coached on policymaking, public input
2009-04-16 Wells-Ogunquit school district top wage earners
2009-04-13 Gray-area school budget plan cuts jobs, requires tax hikes
2009-04-09 Senate: Schools won’t get choice of 4-day week
2009-04-09 State: Consolidation will treat all the same
2009-04-09 Tax-raising school budget sent to Cape council
2009-04-09 Education panel says 'no' to change in consolidation law
2009-04-09 Kennebunk-area schools could face $2.4M funding shortfall
2009-04-08 Lawmakers lament laptop expansion
2009-04-07 State school aid estimates look grim in Bethel
2009-04-07 Lewiston school budget includes $1M give-back to city
2009-04-07 Proposed ban on teacher merit pay hits snag
2009-04-06 Editorial: Municipal, school budgets not tale of two cities
2009-04-06 Lawmakers complain about costs of expanding laptop program
2009-04-06 School merger repeal cools in Capitol
2009-04-03 Town, schools hold the line on Falmouth budget
2009-04-03 Waterville voters urged to speak up about school budget
2009-04-03 School consolidation evokes seven hours of testimony
2009-04-02 Editorial: Continuing school consolidation
2009-04-02 Portland school budget approved with $1M tax cut
2009-04-02 Statehouse: School-merger law blasted at hearing
2009-04-01 State cuts Cape school funding by $500K
2009-03-31 Schools feel misled on laptop program
2009-03-31 School officials back legislation on cooperatives
2009-03-31 Bill to limit school officials rejected
2009-03-30 State aid to schools: Some lose, some gain
2009-03-27 University of Maine may cut up to 100 positions
2009-03-27 Towns consider consolidating school budgets
2009-03-26 Editorial: School co-op bill should not be a way to avoid mergers
2009-03-26 Westbrook set to cut school jobs
2009-03-26 25 jobs, music classes face Windham budget ax
2009-03-26 Towns clobber school merger proposal
2009-03-25 USM set to drop more than 100 courses
2009-03-23 Letter: Inefficient school consolidation
2009-03-23 Lawmakers encourage schools to start cooperatives
2009-03-13 Bangor school budget may see hike
2009-03-12 Laptop money already in place
2009-03-12 Maine to get $158M for schools
2009-03-12 Maine to get $158M for schools
2009-03-12 Debate rages over state's education funding formula
2009-03-12 York schools eye $635K in cuts
2009-03-11 Bill slows penalties for school districts rejected by partners
2009-03-11 Jay voters object to proposed school cuts
2009-03-11 Obama calls for improved schools, backs merit pay
2009-03-11 Waterville council to consider $20.4M school budget
2009-03-11 York School Committee chairwoman decries Town Meeting plan
2009-03-10 OpEd: Educational decline is really our biggest problem
2009-03-10 South Portland school board OKs 12-plus job cuts
2009-03-10 Litchfield may part with school assets
2009-03-10 York teachers asked to cut raises to save jobs
2009-03-09 State: Jay school needs to partner or pay
2009-03-08 Editorial: Some surprises when fusing school systems
2009-03-06 So. Portland council delays school bond vote
2009-03-05 Portland school plan calls for 23 fewer positions
2009-03-05 York teachers asked to cut raises to save jobs
2009-03-04 Baldacci posts new UMS nominees
2009-03-04 So. Portland school plan restores jobs, seeks concessions
2009-03-04 Editorial: Can we afford to keep schools' small class size?
2009-03-02 Finances at Portland schools to receive fresh look
2009-03-02 Stimulus won't halt most city school cuts
2009-02-27 Gendron: Stimulus funds for schools will be spent wisely
2009-02-27 Proposed So. Portland school budget axes 13 jobs
2009-02-27 Editorial: Superintendent salary fits market, candidate
2009-02-26 Gendron goes to Washington
2009-02-25 State's colleges signal there's a limit to cuts
2009-02-25 Third try to merge Madison-area schools under way
2009-02-25 Rockport resident asks town to cap school spending
2009-02-25 York School Committee may cut $630K
2009-02-24 South Portland to send $6M school bond to voters
2009-02-23 Editorial: Stimulus funds raise new challenge for schools
2009-02-23 Column: Maine's failing education system
2009-02-23 Editorial: Complexities mount for school consolidation
2009-02-20 China boards split on library, sports expenditures
2009-02-19 Maine schools to feel effects of stimulus
2009-02-16 OpEd: Maine's failing education system
2009-02-12 Editorial: Four-day school weeks are unaffordable
2009-02-12 Farmingdale loses bid for asbestos removal grant
2009-02-12 Clinton principal hopes to get police presence back
2009-02-11 State update finds Maine school units overspending
2009-02-10 SAD 17 teachers union donate $70K to avoid staff cuts
2009-02-10 80 school districts ... or maybe 219
2009-02-10 Augusta school planel, budget test tax increase
2009-02-05 Editorial: Four-day school week
2009-02-05 School layoffs coming, Lewiston superintendent warns
2009-02-05 RSUs to reap spoils of non-compliant towns
2009-02-05 Rangeley rejects SAD 44 merger
2009-02-05 Many municipalities to get penalty for rejecting school mergers
2009-02-04 Report: Portland schools still face accounting, oversight issues
2009-02-04 State cool to proposals to expand public health in schools
2009-02-04 Acton school merger seen as lost cause
2009-02-04 DOE, MSMA grade consolidation votes differently
2009-02-03 Resentment a factor in school plan rejections
2009-02-02 Editorial: School sports win at expense of budgets
2009-02-02 Kittery officials push for solar school
2009-01-30 Editorial: Not RSU-ready
2009-01-30 Study gives Maine an F for evaluating teachers
2009-01-30 State school vote results questioned
2009-01-30 Few voters, fewer candidates for 18-member RSU board
2009-01-30 Kittery pushes for solar school
2009-01-29 Consolidation plan loses in southern Aroostook
2009-01-29 Caribou-area school proposal votes mixed
2009-01-29 No merger plans yet in 149 districts
2009-01-29 Pittsfield, Madison plan to try, try again on school merger
2009-01-29 Towns elect first board for Windham-area school unit
2009-01-29 12 of 17 Hancock County towns reject school plans
2009-01-28 SADS 4, 46, Harmony and Willimantic vote no on school plan
2009-01-28 SAD 68 backs plan, but partners all say no
2009-01-28 Lincoln-Lee, Katahdin school merger efforts fail
2009-01-28 Madison-area voters reject plan for large regional school unit
2009-01-28 Bucksport consolidation OK’d, Blue Hill fails
2009-01-28 Allagash votes down alternative school plan
2009-01-28 Old Town, Alton, Bradley decide to form RSU 16
2009-01-28 10 Brewer-area towns shoot down RSU 15 consolidation
2009-01-28 Maine voters reject slew of consolidation proposals
2009-01-28 Voters reject Jay-SAD 36 school merger
2009-01-28 Rangeley voters reject SAD 44 school merger
2009-01-28 Portland considers deferred-pay days for schools
2009-01-28 Winthrop-area school merger proposal shot down
2009-01-28 Madison-area school plan 'dead'
2009-01-28 Five-town voters reject school consolidation
2009-01-27 18 school plans on ballot today
2009-01-27 OpEd: Consolidation votes cast pall on our system of democracy
2009-01-27 Legislative panel debates 4-day school week
2009-01-27 Kittery's schools to slash costs
2009-01-26 Voters soundly reject Hermon-area consolidation proposal
2009-01-26 Eddington, other town officials voice opposition to RSU 15
2009-01-26 OpEd: Consolidation plan makes sense for Winthrop, Maranacook
2009-01-26 Wayne town officials want to save school
2009-01-26 Legislature to consider 4-day school week schedule
2009-01-23 Voters reject County-area schools proposal
2009-01-22 Jackman seeks exemption to school consolidation
2009-01-22 Editorial: Falmouth should have paid price for not merging
2009-01-22 First RSU election attracts only 10 candidates for 12 seats
2009-01-22 Kennebunk school project could cost town $200K annually
2009-01-21 Medway boards object to joining schools
2009-01-21 State education officials defend merger plans
2009-01-16 Cape residents urged to help shape budget, spending cuts
2009-01-16 As economy worsens, adult ed enrollment increases
2009-01-16 Schools spared additional state budget cuts
2009-01-15 Editorial: A poor trade-off for education
2009-01-15 Greenville boards urge defeat of schools plan
2009-01-15 State OKs SAD 9 plan to stay the same
2009-01-14 Voters in Calais, Baileyville, Eastport reject RSU proposal
2009-01-14 Voters OK Waterville-area school consolidation
2009-01-13 Deadline looms for plans to consolidate schools
2009-01-13 State panel explores education problems
2009-01-12 Residents air fears of Orono, Veazie, Glenburn RSU
2009-01-12 State penalty for nonpassage of school plan is severe
2009-01-12 8 towns prepare for regional school board election
2009-01-09 Schools plan in Brewer area draws many queries
2009-01-09 State gives SAD 51 OK to remain independent
2009-01-08 Unpartnered schools look to avoid fines
2009-01-08 Education Week paper gives Maine policies a C+
2009-01-08 Woodstock manager fears tax increase for education
2009-01-08 Wiscasset officials poke at financial impact of RSU
2009-01-07 State disputes salary cost estimates for new Brewer-area RSU
2009-01-07 Educators critical of school budget cuts
2009-01-07 School voting method at issue in Winslow
2009-01-07 Kittery schools fighting state law
2009-01-06 Calais City Council urges school plan rejection
2009-01-02 So. Portland city, schools hesitate on pay freeze
2008-12-31 Augusta residents consider how to fill $2M budget gap
2008-12-29 Funding concerns could eliminate Maine hoop classic
2008-12-29 November school consolidation vote an iffy proposal
2008-12-29 Municipal partners' reactions to regional school unit vary
2008-12-29 'The hurt is just beginning' with state budget cuts
2008-12-29 Maine schools moving from state to regional test
2008-12-26 Portland schools eye teachers contract, athletics for savings
2008-12-26 2 public meetings set on Augusta's school funding dilemma
2008-12-12 Portland schools eye teacher furloughs, maintenance cuts
2008-12-12 So. Portland cuts in city staff, services expected despite tax increase
2008-12-11 Sports, sex ed may be on Portland school budget-cut list
2008-12-11 Schools scramble to deal with state aid cuts
2008-12-10 Ellsworth, 9 neighboring towns approve RSU
2008-12-10 Hermon panel averse to proposed RSU
2008-12-10 St. John Valley schools weigh consolidation penalties
2008-12-09 UM eyes offshore wind farms
2008-12-09 Lewiston superintendent, others to teach as substitutes
2008-12-09 Augusta council pledges help on school cuts
2008-12-09 UMaine chancellor says cuts can only go so far
2008-12-08 Jay, SAD 36 plan to save estimated $364,000 in first 2 years
2008-12-08 Editorial: Education leaders speak in tongues
2008-12-05 Augusta schools facing major budget cuts
2008-12-04 SAD 67 policy clears way for Breathalyzer testing on students
2008-12-04 Editorial: Time to think outside the box for our schools
2008-12-02 Augusgta schools face $1.5M deficit
2008-12-01 Brainstorming sessions follow school aid cuts
2008-12-01 Waterville council might set school proposal vote
2008-11-26 Editorial: The great education policy swap
2008-11-25 School districts scramble to deal with cuts in aid
2008-11-24 School aid cuts pegged to value
2008-11-21 Gendron: Only Legislature could cut education aid
2008-11-20 State education spending cuts could force school layoffs
2008-11-20 Education funding takes hit
2008-11-20 Education hit big with $80 million curtailment
2008-11-20 Kennebunk drops school funding lawsuit
2008-11-19 Down East voters reject school plan
2008-11-18 Jay schools use $506,0000 to cut taxes
2008-11-18 MDI towns, schools stuck with high fuel prices
2008-11-17 Editorial: Consolidation Questions
2008-11-17 SAD 58 Board of Directors won't pursue consolidation
2008-11-17 Kennebeck's north must revamp its merger plan
2008-11-14 Falmouth back to reorganization drawing board
2008-11-13 Blue Cross launches pilot project in schools
2008-11-13 Augusta board considers school closings, layoffs
2008-11-12 Rockwood school for 2 not 'viable economically'
2008-11-11 OpEd: Group aims to cut confusion on school consolidation
2008-11-10 Raymond, Windham at crossroads as school deadline nears
2008-11-10 School consolidation likely to be hot-button item in winter
2008-11-07 OpEd: Changing moods on school consolidation
2008-11-07 Editorial: Voters in 12 towns made progress on school mergers
2008-11-07 Windsor school plans spending freeze
2008-11-07 Falmouth rejects school reorganization
2008-11-06 Final vote: 5 consolidation plans rejected , 12 OK’d
2008-11-06 Farmington, Kingfield voters reject school merger
2008-11-06 Orland voters preserve high school choice
2008-11-05 Early returns reject western Maine school merger
2008-11-05 Minot voters OK school consolidation plan
2008-11-05 Durham voters approve school merger
2008-11-05 Voters mixed on school merger plans
2008-11-04 School boards group targeting consolidation law
2008-11-03 Katahdin reorganization plan won’t close schools
2008-11-03 Maine prepares to return to roots on school testing
2008-10-31 Etna-based schools merger sparks a fight
2008-10-31 Department eyes flat-funding school aid
2008-10-31 Budget cuts mean end of Portland school partnership
2008-10-30 Editorial: Consolidation concerns
2008-10-29 Houlton councilors oppose school merger
2008-10-29 Study: School partners report reluctance, pessimism
2008-10-28 Northern Maine boards oppose school consolidation
2008-10-24 Hearings over; 12-town school merger up to voters
2008-10-24 Mexico selectmen oppose school district merger
2008-10-24 Oakland balks in vote on school merger
2008-10-23 Oakland council lacks votes for school merger plan
2008-10-23 Richmond voters delay school air system upgrade
2008-10-22 State to cut some standardized tests
2008-10-22 Kittery schools still can't find a partner
2008-10-21 Portland schools run deficit, but city sees surplus
2008-10-21 Study sees school consolidation progress
2008-10-20 Consolidation plan not working, superintendents say
2008-10-20 School merger petition delivered
2008-10-17 Public remains silent about Poland-area school consolidation plan
2008-10-16 State may freeze school subsidies
2008-10-16 SAD 44 board sends state notice on 76-mile merger plan
2008-10-16 Wells-Ogunquit CSD told to try again at consolidation
2008-10-15 Editorial: Though not easy, school mergers are needed
2008-10-13 Date set for 10-town school vote
2008-10-13 Southern Mainers voting on 5 school mergers
2008-10-13 Palermo facing hard decision on regional school unit
2008-10-10 SAD 17 to remain stand-alone district in Paris
2008-10-10 Distant school systems vote to consolidate
2008-10-09 Editorial: Portland deficit should be taken seriously
2008-10-09 School consolidation won't save Arundel, Kennebunks any dough
2008-10-08 Schools affected by bond delays
2008-10-08 Portland schools expect deficit again
2008-10-08 Kittery officials move toward 3-school plan
2008-10-07 State to delay school bonds
2008-10-03 School merger plans face voters
2008-10-03 School consolidation communication plan taking shape
2008-10-03 Superintendent rehire is 'common'
2008-10-02 Consolidation repeal petitions going to state
2008-10-01 China voters ask 'Why?'
2008-09-30 Waterville selected for $10 million Educare pilot
2008-09-29 Districts try to educate voters about mergers
2008-09-26 Auburn teachers could face health coverage losses
2008-09-26 Council hearing attracts few in Falmouth
2008-09-26 Retiring, rehiring of Kittery school boss questioned
2008-09-25 SAD 53 hopes for more time to find partners
2008-09-25 Consolidation of western districts poses challenges
2008-09-24 MaineOpenGov.org lists salaries of state, school employees
2008-09-21 St. George meeting addresses consolidation concerns
2008-09-21 Bar Harbor council dreads high school funding forum
2008-09-19 Editorial: Grace period for some school plans is justified
2008-09-18 Gendron: Consolidation on track
2008-09-18 Split vote kills merger of two SADs
2008-09-18 School district faces penalties if consolidation mandate isn't met
2008-09-18 Consolidation foes continue working toward repeal
2008-09-17 OpEd: Direct democracy and crafting town school budgets
2008-09-17 St. George school-related tax concerns spur meeting
2008-09-17 16-town school consolidation plan going to voters
2008-09-15 Voters to decide on $51.6 million Hampden Academy package
2008-09-12 SAD 17 enrollment lower than in 1966
2008-09-12 School merger could cost Windsor more
2008-09-12 Officials consider video cameras in MDI schools
2008-09-12 Bath, Topsham schools fail to meet federal standard
2008-09-12 Scarborough, S.P. schools fail to meet federal guidelines
2008-09-12 Falmouth critics question benefits of school reorganization
2008-09-12 Officials begin push for ‘yes’ on reorganization
2008-09-10 China school officials dismiss rumors
2008-09-09 School law repeal drive successful, organizers say
2008-09-09 OpEd: Portland teacher contract out of whack
2008-09-09 Winthrop town, schools finalize maintenance agreement
2008-09-09 One-third of Maine schools fail to improve
2008-09-08 Editorial: Fewer districts, students
2008-09-08 Editorial: Write-in candidates needed for toughest job in politics
2008-09-08 Cost-sharing shift could alter proposed RSU consolidation plan
2008-09-08 School consolidation foes still seek repeal
2008-09-05 Editorial: Short school week not best way to save money
2008-09-05 Portland school panel elections fail to attract candidates
2008-09-04 Consolidation foes note discontent with state mandate
2008-09-03 New information shows SAD 9 pays more to consolidate
2008-09-03 Editorial: Hard lessons from teachers' contract
2008-09-03 Cape approves school budget on third try
2008-09-03 OpEd: School consolidation picture not as rosy as state paints
2008-09-03 Clinton chief cites budget woes in school burglary
2008-09-02 School enrollment expected to decline to below 190,000
2008-09-01 Portland school-contract sticker shock
2008-09-01 Schools released records on salaries paid teachers
2008-09-01 Editorial: Probing cost of school raises
2008-09-01 Winthrop-area school plan in limbo
2008-09-01 Portland teacher raises take officials by surprise
2008-09-01 Saco lawmaker eyes 4-day school week
2008-08-29 State disputes reorganization foes’ spin
2008-08-28 State fine possible for SAD 53
2008-08-28 Jackman's SAD 12 rejects merger plan
2008-08-27 Monmouth school budget finally gains OK from voters
2008-08-22 Half of Maine students in consolidated districts
2008-08-21 Lamoine school budget passed by residents after 6 attempts
2008-08-20 Third time's the charm for Sabattus school budget
2008-08-20 Super school merger meeting Thursday
2008-08-18 Burlington selectmen want money back or Gendron out
2008-08-18 Back-to-school tax holiday lacking panel support
2008-08-13 Voters OK Litchfield consolidation plan
2008-08-13 State wants Winslow School Board to 'submit'
2008-08-13 Wiscasset approves school merger plan despite objections
2008-08-13 Efforts underway to hire joint Kittery school-town business manager
2008-08-12 Milbridge braces for possible 15 percent tax increase
2008-08-08 Monmouth to propose 4th school budget
2008-08-08 Cape school board OKs new budget for council review
2008-08-07 MDI school consolidation forum set
2008-08-07 Editorial: Restructuring Must Go