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 […]

Sen. Olympia Snowe voted against a bipartisan debt reduction commission last week, and she opposes anything that would result in an “up-or-down” vote. An editorial published on Page A6 of Monday’s paper said she supported the idea.

There are two really bad bills being heard at the State House this week, both of which ask to exempt Maine’s registries of deeds from the state’s Freedom of Access Act. These registries contain records from hundreds of years of commercial, public and private property transactions. And, since property taxes are the foundation on which […]

There are two really bad bills being heard at the State House this week, both of which ask to exempt Maine’s registries of deeds from the state’s Freedom of Access Act. These registries contain records from hundreds of years of commercial, public and private property transactions. And, since property taxes are the foundation on which […]

Sen. Olympia Snowe voted against a bipartisan debt reduction commission last week, and she opposes anything that would result in an “up-or-down” vote. An editorial published on Page A6 of Monday’s paper said she supported the idea.

While we often differed with Rumford’s Eugene Boivin in this column, no one could ever question the man’s energy, enthusiasm or dedication to his community. Boivin died of cancer Saturday. He was 70. “He was an honest, straightforward guy,” Rumford firefighter Richard Coulombe told the Sun Journal for a story Monday on Boivin’s passing, and […]

While we often differed with Rumford’s Eugene Boivin in this column, no one could ever question the man’s energy, enthusiasm or dedication to his community. Boivin died of cancer Saturday. He was 70. “He was an honest, straightforward guy,” Rumford firefighter Richard Coulombe told the Sun Journal for a story Monday on Boivin’s passing, and […]

There was a sorry scene in the U.S. Senate last week which clearly showed why Congress is unlikely to ever do anything about the federal deficit. The proposal before the Senate was simple: to create a special deficit-reduction commission with powers similar to the military base-closing commissions. The value of such commissions is that they […]

There was a sorry scene in the U.S. Senate last week which clearly showed why Congress is unlikely to ever do anything about the federal deficit. The proposal before the Senate was simple: to create a special deficit-reduction commission with powers similar to the military base-closing commissions. The value of such commissions is that they […]

A string of serious slope-side accidents over the past few winters leads us to believe Maine ski areas need to do more to better communicate with their paying customers and the public at large about the safety of their sport. Much like the daily trail report that highlights what trails are open and current snow […]