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Policy Wonk: Concrete alternatives to the LePage budget

As this column was about to go to press, a bi-partisan group of legislators led by Sen. Richard Woodbury, U-Yarmouth, released a bold proposal to reform state taxes and tax expenditures. There is a lot to like in the bi-partisan reforms, but some provisions will almost certai...

Orlando Delogu • Opinion •
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 10:50 am

Abby's Road: My son explains it all

My son is almost 19 months old. Recently, he was trying to bite my kneecap as I bent down to put away some folded laundry. I turned to him and I said: “Son, what is up?” This was his answer: “What is up? You are up. The stairs are up. The kitchen stools are up. I l...

• Opinion •
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 10:20 am

Short Relief: Portland should tap street-corner labor pool

I was relatively lucky to graduate from law school in 1986. The U.S. economy and employment rates were growing. Law firms were expanding and hiring, and increasing the opportunities for all law graduates. I took a job working for the federal government in Washington, D.C. By the early 1990...

Halsey Frank • Opinion •
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 10:00 am

Letter: School report card gets a failing grade

As a dedicated, hard-working, loving, kindergarten teacher at a school just given an F by Gov. Paul LePage's new school grading program, I am appalled, disappointed, and above all else, sad at what the system is doing to children and families "failing" schools. First of all, as educators, ...

• Opinion •
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 9:10 am

Southern Meetings: May 3-9

Cape Elizabeth Mon.  5/6  7:30 a.m.  School Board Policy Committee  TH Tues.  5/7  5:30 p.m.  Conservation Commission Trail Work  Whale Back Way Tues.  5/7  7 p.m.  Planning Board  TH Wed. &...

Community •
Friday, May 3, 2013

Southern School Notebook: May 3

Cape Elizabeth High students named to third-quarter honor roll Seniors, high honors: Allison Briggs, Griffin Carpenter, Travis DeLano, Robert Freccero, Francesca Governali, Emma Inhorn, Samuel Sherman. Seniors, honors: Ryan Allmendinger, Ian Andol...

Community •
Friday, May 3, 2013

Andrea L. Wedge, 47: Lived life to the fullest

SCARBOROUGH — Andrea L. Wedge, 47, died Sunday at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, in Scarborough, with her loving family by her side. Wedge was born in Portland on Aug. 26, 1965, the daughter of Earl and Nancy Viles. She grew up in Portland and was a 1983 graduate of Portland Hi...

Obituaries •
Friday, May 3, 2013

Kathy J. Carmichael, 57

SOUTH PORTLAND — Kathy J. Carmichael, 57, of South Portland, died of pancreatic cancer April 11 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, in Scarborough. She was born Oct. 28, 1955, the daughter of Merlin and Joanne Carmichael. She grew up in South Portland, graduating from So...

Obituaries •
Friday, May 3, 2013

South Portland elementary school in bottom 7 on state report card

SOUTH PORTLAND — James O. Kaler Elementary School on South Kelsey Street received an F grade and the seventh-lowest cumulative score in the state Wednesday as Gov. Paul LePage and Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen handed out the first-ever letter grades for Maine public schools....

David Harry • News •
Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 11:10 am

Man rescued from water near Ocean Gateway in Portland

PORTLAND — Police, firefighters and a taxi driver rescued a man who fell into the water near Ocean Gateway marine terminal along the Portland waterfront late Tuesday night, City Hall spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said Wednesday.

News •
Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 10:30 am
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