AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine residents are getting a little relief at the gas pump. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail cost of a gallon of gas has fallen more than a penny in the past week to $3.56. Prices also fell a little more than a penny nationally, but the national average […]
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Bill would increase Maine’s natural gas pipeline capacity
AUGUSTA — An omnibus energy bill working its way toward legislative votes has captured the attention of natural gas pipeline developers. Gov. Paul LePage will meet Monday with representatives from Kinder Morgan, a major developer planning a pipeline expansion in northern Massachusetts, according to LePage’s energy director, Patrick Woodcock. And Thomas Welch, chairman of the […]
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Will state legislators push Maine backwards?
At coffee shops and family gatherings across America, there is a spirited debate about the appropriate size and cost of government at every level. We all agree that public roads must be plowed, our children educated, and the country defended. However, should government also provide, for example, health care for able-bodied 19 and 20-year-olds, and […]
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Our leader and his right to free speech
When Patrick Henry said “Give me liberty or give me death,” it was more than a rhetorical flourish. He was urging his fellow Virginians to form a militia and confront British rule, an act that would literally result in liberty or death for the leaders of the American revolution. In comparison, it is worth considering […]
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Historic landmarks for parking lots: A poor trade-off
When Central Maine Healthcare announced last week that it was buying the former St. Joseph’s Church to turn it into a parking lot, it showed how little it really cares about the social health of a community which patronizes its services and contributes heavily to its coffers. In corporate doublespeak worthy of a Dilbert cartoon […]
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Putting a perspective on hunting big game in Maine
There are deer hunters, and then there are Big Buck Hunters. Most of us are deer hunters. In Maine, there are just a few truly Big Buck Hunters. From what I have seen, you can count the consistent trophy whitetail slayers on one hand. Because I am one of the former, and I write about […]
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Some Maine teens wary of social media after homicide
PORTLAND (AP) — The death of a 15-year-old Maine girl allegedly killed in a bizarre kidnapping plot involving a fake Facebook profile has prompted some of her classmates to scale back their social media use — or ditch it altogether. Nichole Cable was allegedly killed by an acquaintance who used a fake profile to lure […]
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LePage announces trade mission to Mexico and Colombia
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage announced he would lead a delegation of Mainers on a state trade mission to the countries of Mexico and Colombia on Friday. The trip is set for Oct. 22 through Nov. 2, according to a release issued by LePage’s office. It’s the second time LePage has joined a delegation of […]
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LePage TV, cart cost taxpayers $1,480
AUGUSTA — A 46-inch, flat-screen television, purchased by Gov. Paul LePage and the source of a recent controversy at the State House, cost taxpayers $1,483, along with the cart it was meant to sit on, according to a copy of receipts obtained by the Sun Journal. The governor’s staff bought the Samsung TV from Best […]
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Maine PUC staff recommends audit of CMP smart-meter program
LEWISTON — A draft order from the Maine Public Utilities Commission issued Friday calls for an audit of Central Maine Power’s smart-meter program. Prepared by PUC staff, the order must be approved by a vote of the commission. It outlines concerns that the power company’s efforts to modernize its power grid by installing so-called smart […]