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Why are lobster prices so low. . .untl you go to the restaurant 25 Aug 2013 | 07:06 pm
James Surowiecki, New Yorker - Since most customers don’t know what’s been happening to the wholesale price of lobster, cutting the price could send the wrong signal: people might think your lobster i...
Down East notes. . 23 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
Press Herald - Some farmers say they have done well with tomatoes grown in greenhouses or hoop houses, but struggled with tomatoes grown outdoors... Tomatoes are the fourth-most popular fresh-market v...
Canadian eco-tribunal strikes down Nestle's water ripoff 20 Aug 2013 | 10:30 pm
Tree Hugger - Nestlé takes a lot of water out of the ground in Wellington County, Ontario. They have applied pull 3.6 million liters a day out of the ground around Guelph, Ontario. Meanwhile, the citi...
Maine lobster union formed 20 Aug 2013 | 10:17 pm
Video Link AFL-CIO -While business is booming in the Maine lobster industry, significant concerns have driven the men and women who catch the delicacy organizing the industry's first union. This past...
Down East notes 20 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
Gov. Paul LePage told a group of Republicans last week that President Obama "hates white people," according to two state lawmakers who say they heard the remark directly. Press Herald - Lyme disease ...
As Canada goes, so goes Maine 16 Aug 2013 | 07:57 am
Times Colonialist, CA - The price of a litre of bottled water in B.C. is often higher than a litre of gasoline. However, the price paid by the world’s largest bottled water company for taking 265 mil...
Down East notes 14 Aug 2013 | 08:52 am
Venerable Cunner Association and Propeller Club Band, 1895 Maine Historical Society More than 15,000 to lose Medicaid in January Maine food stamp use drops Lobster shell disease creeping into Main...
Why isn't Maine's governor under arrest? 13 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
We don't favor arresting or jailing people for threatening jokes, but if it's going to be the standard these days, why isn't Maine governor Paul LePage under arrest? According to the Press Herald, "Th...
Maine's lobster troubles 9 Aug 2013 | 01:40 am
Think Progress - Lobsters make up 80 percent of the value of Maine’s fisheries. Many years ago, there were magnificent ground fisheries in the Gulf of Maine, teeming with cod, haddock, pollock and hak...
A new relationship for community colleges and high schools 9 Aug 2013 | 01:31 am
Press Herald - A few key changes could help Portland's high school graduates vastly improve their odds of sticking with – and being successful at – community college, the president of Southern Maine C...
