They say a boat is really a hole in the water into which you pour money. Now, multiply that times 1,000 for each foot of a 40-year-old aircraft carrier. A nonprofit group announced last week that it is still in the running to bring the decommissioned USS John F. Kennedy to the Portland harbor as […]

Apologies are in order for FairPoint Communications workers who, it was announced last week, are being forced to accept $30 million in contract concessions from the company. The 3,000 employees are now in the unenviable position of paying the price for being right. The sorry tale dates back to 2007, when the relatively tiny FairPoint […]

Apologies are in order for FairPoint Communications workers who, it was announced last week, are being forced to accept $30 million in contract concessions from the company. The 3,000 employees are now in the unenviable position of paying the price for being right. The sorry tale dates back to 2007, when the relatively tiny FairPoint […]

If you’ve been watching Congress grapple with the major issues of the day, you’re probably tempted to pull the plug, sell your house, buy a cabin in Big Ten Township, bar the door and never look back. Talk about discouraging. But it is reassuring to see that the American people can mobilize to confront a […]

If you’ve been watching Congress grapple with the major issues of the day, you’re probably tempted to pull the plug, sell your house, buy a cabin in Big Ten Township, bar the door and never look back. Talk about discouraging. But it is reassuring to see that the American people can mobilize to confront a […]

Jeers, in general, to crooks who take every opportunity to connive and steal. Now, we have to worry about them knocking on our front doors disguised as Census takers. The U.S. Census, which has just begun its national count, has — along with the Better Business Bureau — issued a frightening warning to Americans: Be […]

Jeers, in general, to crooks who take every opportunity to connive and steal. Now, we have to worry about them knocking on our front doors disguised as Census takers. The U.S. Census, which has just begun its national count, has — along with the Better Business Bureau — issued a frightening warning to Americans: Be […]

Despite urgings two weeks ago from President Barack Obama not to “run for the hills,” at least five Democratic state senators in Virginia are currently huddled atop Mount Rogers, the highest point in the state — figuratively speaking, of course. The five crossed party lines Monday to vote with Republicans to approve a bill making […]

Despite urgings two weeks ago from President Barack Obama not to “run for the hills,” at least five Democratic state senators in Virginia are currently huddled atop Mount Rogers, the highest point in the state — figuratively speaking, of course. The five crossed party lines Monday to vote with Republicans to approve a bill making […]

You know times are tough when the Legislature is reconsidering an old Chinese game involving carrier pigeons to help float the state’s boat. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and the Great Recession has left state governments across the country scrambling to close budget gaps ranging from relatively puny (Maine, $400 million) to unimaginably […]