Can’t give employees raises? Add benefits.

Columns & Analysis

Published
March 6, 2023

Can’t give employees raises? Add benefits.

By and large, it seems that more firms are adding benefits than slashing them. But for employers, this raises a challenge: how to stand out from the pack?
Published
March 5, 2023

Scott Harriman: Transparency still needed to maintain public’s faith in government

Lewiston’s residents must be able to trust their democratically-elected leaders to conduct business transparently. They should be able to have faith that we are working toward the common good instead of playing partisan games. The City Council should address residents’ concerns instead of wasting time on surprise moves that don’t serve anyone.
Published
March 5, 2023

David Griswold: Auburn’s AGRP: Assets for our future

Some opine that building houses is the “highest and best use” of “undeveloped” land. What has been missing from the discussion is consideration of economic activity that already exists in the Agriculture and Resource Protection Zone and its potential growth.
Published
March 5, 2023

Austin Bay: Ukraine’s combined arms warfare edge

March 2022's Ukraine war videos of exploding Russian tanks showed the world that Ukrainian soldiers armed with modern anti-tank weapons knew how to ambush and destroy Russia's mightiest armored fighting vehicles.
Published
March 5, 2023

Elliott Epstein: What problem is the City Council solving by censuring the mayor?

There’s certainly nothing in the Lewiston Charter which forbids the mayor from voicing opinions on issues of importance to the city.

Published
March 5, 2023

Froma Harrop: They would kill our democracy for money

What Fox News did was inflame the mob with lies it knew were lies. This included the thugs who attacked the Capitol, killed police and threatened to hang the vice president. Its phony challenges to the sanctity of the electoral system came close to bringing the democracy down.
Published
March 5, 2023

Cal Thomas: Who(m) do you trust?

With respect to just the latest lies about the origin, prevention and treatment for the virus that causes COVID-19, the misinformation and disinformation are now being uncovered.
Published
March 5, 2023

Rich Lowry: Donald Trump’s enduring strength

Trump may indeed be beatable, but the latest polling shows him squarely in the way of anyone who wants to take over the party he's dominated for years.
Published
March 4, 2023

Sen. Jeff Timberlake: Maine took a stand against habitual offenders, yet some are still trying to undo it

If LD 429 is passed, it will undo the progress achieved in the past 16 years. While some of the bill aims to clear a backlogged judicial system, the bottom line is Democrats risk reversing a solid record of results and endangering the lives of Mainers.
Published
March 4, 2023

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Can the party of government make it work?

Republicans have painted Democrats as the “party of government.” When anything goes wrong, count on Republicans to say, “See, government just can’t do everything.” Count on Democrats, when anything goes wrong, to say, “We need a program (regulation, staff, etc.) to fix it.”

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