January 9, 2006 Edition

Health care

Cross-town rivals | MaineGeneral and Inland Hospital tussle over competing plans for new hospitals in Waterville

On Dec. 20, MaineGeneral and Inland Hospital submitted to the state Department of Health and Human Services...

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Out of the woods | Registered Maine Guides form an industry group to protect the wild places in which they do business

Maine's wilderness guides are the quintessential independent contractors. Often working for and by themselves, they lead single...

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Falling behind | More low-income Maine workers need assistance to make ends meet. How can Maine stop the slide of the working poor?

In a typical week, the Good Shepherd Food-Bank in Auburn counts on volunteers filling between 300-350 shifts...

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COMMENTARY: The old schoolyard | Two points of view on the City of Augusta’s controversial plan to sell a portion of the current Cony...

Good value for the property,and good growth for the city By William Bridgeo City manager, Augusta Two years ago,...

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A matter of degrees | With a controversial merger likely off, University of Maine at Augusta supporters outline a plan to improve the quality...

For Sylvia Lund, the future of the University of Maine at Augusta is both a personal matter...

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Swing shift | A chat with Nan Bogart, co-founder of Penobscot Bay Porch Swings in Brunswick.

Founded: March 2005 Employees: Two Startup costs: $17,000 Projected revenues, year one: $35,000 Projected revenues, year two: $50,000 Contact: 729-1616 14 Maine St.,...

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Setting the anchor | State cleanup of an oil leak has a mill redevelopment in Winthrop back on track

It certainly wasn't good news for residents along the shores of Annabessacook Lake when a layer of...

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The last wave | Maine’s surfboard makers and retailers reel from the loss of a big supplier

While the frigid water and rocky coast has never made Maine a hotspot in the surfing world,...

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