Portsmouth Herald, Mon, 04 Jun 2007 4:17 AM PDT
Health care for Maine vets strained http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070604/NEWS/706040305
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ? More than a thousand new combat veterans have streamed into the federal Veterans Affairs health care system in Maine since the United States went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq more than five years ago.

Portsmouth Herald, Mon, 04 Jun 2007 4:17 AM PDT
Maine work force getting older http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070604/NEWS/706040304
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ? Maine's work force is showing its age with a population that continues to get older and a lack of younger workers to fill the void.

Bangor Daily News, Mon, 04 Jun 2007 4:18 AM PDT
Maine?s congressional delegation speaks out on need for U.S. immigration reform http://bangordailynews.com/news/templates/?a=150578&z=500
AUGUSTA ? The immigration reform agreement reached by President Bush and a bipartisan group of senators is far from a done deal, according to Maine?s congressional delegation, although all agree reform is needed.

WCSH 6 Portland, Mon, 04 Jun 2007 3:31 AM PDT
VA Health Care System Under Strain In Maine http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=62293
PORTLAND (AP) -- More than $38,000 veterans are actively using the federal Veterans Affairs health system in Maine, more than double the number of a decade ago.

The Lewiston Sun Journal, Mon, 04 Jun 2007 2:00 AM PDT
Maine's work force aging http://www.sunjournal.com/story/215136-3/MaineNews/Maines_work_force_aging/
PORTLAND (AP) - Maine's work force is showing its age with a population that continues to get older and a lack of younger workers to fill the void. The number of Maine workers ages 45-54 grew by 35 percent in the decade ending in 2005, according to the Maine Department of Labor.

The Lewiston Sun Journal, Mon, 04 Jun 2007 2:00 AM PDT
Beaches and rocky shores on the peninsulas of midcoast Maine http://www.sunjournal.com/story/215137-3/MaineNews/Beaches_and_rocky_shores_on_the_peninsulas_of_midcoast_Maine/
GEORGETOWN - Smell the wild roses, fly a kite, scramble on the rocks, and wade into the surf. All this and more makes for a long, perfect summer day along the winding roads and rugged shores of midcoast Maine. A series of peninsulas here juts into the ocean, and every byway offers its own treasures.

NPR, Sun, 03 Jun 2007 9:22 AM PDT
Iraq Question May Factor High in Maine Senate Race http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10682241&ft=1&f=1003
In Maine as in many states, the war in Iraq is the foremost issue on the minds of voters. Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins is up for re-election next year, but her votes in support of Iraq war funding have drawn a tough Democratic challenger: six-term Congressman Tom Allen.

NPR, Sun, 03 Jun 2007 9:28 AM PDT
Iraq Question May Factor High in Maine Senate Race http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10682241
Weekend Edition Sunday , June 3, 2007 ? In Maine as in many states, the war in Iraq is the foremost issue on the minds of voters.

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