Reiner
stumps for Dean as NH showdown nears
Actor-Director
Rob Reiner was in New Hampshire Friday stumping
for former Vermont Governor and Presidential candidate
Dr. Howard Dean (D). As the Tuesday NH Primary draws
closer, the rhetoric promoting Dean intensifies,
some of it to specifically answer innumerable questions
about the rambling but impassioned speech Dean gave
at the Iowa Caucus last week. Reiner answered questions
on a conference call with reporters, including The
Monument...more
SAD
#15 Transportation Director placed on leave
SAD Board of Directors chair Dan Maguire confirmed
to The Monument that Tom Emmertz, Transportation
Director for SAD 15, has been placed on leave of
absence. more
Interview
with Candidate Dennis Kucinich
World
Exlusive:Congressman
Dennis Kucinich's answers to questions from The
Monument Newspaper, Gray, Maine
US
Representative Dennis J. Kucinich, a Democrat of
Ohio, is running for President of the United States.
With the New Hampshire primary just days away, Kucinich
took the time to answer interview questions from
The Monument Newspaper. more
Youth Conservation Corps making a difference
New Gloucester- At their regular meeting on January
12, Selectmen (absent Lynn Conger) heard a request
for money from the Youth Conservation Corps. Lori
Fowler is Secretary of the Sabbathday Lake Association
(SLA). Since March 1996, the SLA, in conjunction
with the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation
Commission has received two Federal grants under
the Clean Water Act that totaled $151,583. They
also had...more
TIF a 30-year investment
New Gloucester-At their regular meeting on January
12, Selectmen voted to transfer $200,000 from the
Tax increment Financing District (TIF) into the
Fire Station Capital Reserve Account. more
Kelly
Coughlin: Diversity enriches our lives
Imagine
not talking for a whole day. Now imagine not talking
for nearly your whole life . . . because you fear
for your safety if you reveal who you really are.
A spy in the communist Soviet Union? No, a gay or
lesbian student at the local high school. more
Obituaries:
Charlotte
Bridgham Wallace
Danny Burrows
Marvin Berry
Janet
Bickerstaff...more
New Statewide Organization Launched to Advocate
Tax Reform
Yarmouth - Concerned that Maine's highest-in-the-nation
tax burden is literally forcing citizens out of
their homes and costing many jobs, Common Sense
for Maine Taxpayers (CSMT) has shifted its focus
from opposition to the Maine Municipal Association's
Question 1A to the broader task of promoting tax
reform. more
News
Briefs
Rep.
Austin Pushes for Safer Toxic Waste Disposal
Immigration
Reform Group Rates Maine's Congressional Delegation
Yarmouth Lumber Company Update
Annual Dividend Refund
Maine Municipal Association Dues
Registry of Deeds Internet Access
Jonathan Carter Endorses Kucinich
10th
Annual 'Swish-Out' Childhood Cancer Challenge
Makes Call For
Teams
Maine Rx Plus launched last weekend...more