This weekend most of us are taking a break from our busy lives to spend some well deserved time with family and friends. In Brewer, we are hosting the 9th annual Solidarity Celebration, hosted by the …
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“We are a gentle, angry people and we are fighting for our lives …” These are the words to one of the songs we sang almost 25 years ago as we marched to the State Street Bridge the night after …
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The BDN’s June 26 special section on Bangor’s 175th birthday reiterates many of the inaccuracies so often repeated about the naming of the city after the song “Bangor.” Whether the Rev. Seth …
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A bad recession is like the June rains. Neither can last forever.
During this bad economic weather, Maine should prepare for the coming recovery by implementing tax reform under the law that takes …
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I am writing in response to Sen. Joe Perry’s June 27 column supporting the new “tax reform” legislation and of his opinion that this new law will be beneficial to “working Mainers.” …
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I was very disturbed to read Gwynne Dyer’s June 23 column in which he dryly enumerates “the balance sheets of costs and benefits” involved in the disastrous Iraq war and occupation to answer the question: “Was it worth it?”
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As Americans, we are constantly striving to achieve a balance between public and private interests. I was reminded of this at the gym the other morning. Among the idle chatter, two threads emerged …
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The Maine Legislature, led by Democrats, recently passed a historic tax reform package that will cut the taxes of Maine people by $55 million. Next year, most Maine taxpayers will save between $100 …
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The 124th Maine Legislature reviewed nearly 1,500 bills this session. The one that may have the most significant economic impact passed with barely a whisper. With no speeches, no headlines and no …
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I have been a proponent of universal health care and single payer since retiring from the practice of surgery more than 10 years ago. During this decade I have never waffled on my conviction that our …
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