Michael Shepherd

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Published
September 29, 2012

Maine campaigns develop appetite for apt apps

Candidates discover that handy mobile applications can generate useful information and help them navigate the arcane art of getting votes.
Published
September 27, 2012

Summers drops out of two debates

Summers campaign manager Lance Dutson said the campaign decided to skip the forums because of scheduling conflicts.
Published
September 27, 2012

Summers chooses to skip 2 Augusta forums

AUGUSTA — Republican U.S. Senate nominee Charlie Summers has bowed out of two recent candidate forums in Augusta, and a city disability rights group said they’re hurt by his decision to skip their event.
Published
September 25, 2012

TV stations show no sign they’ll stop airing two anti-King ads

The candidate’s campaign had asked that the ads be pulled, claiming there are inaccuracies.
Published
September 25, 2012

Maine TV stations won’t pull anti-King ads

PORTLAND — There was no indication Tuesday that Maine television stations will stop airing advertisements critical of independent U.S. Senate candidate Angus King, a day after his campaign asked the stations to pull the spots.
Published
September 24, 2012

King’s campaign altered newspaper article on website

Angus King’s campaign heavily edited a newspaper profile of him – removing passages that were critical – before posting it on the campaign’s website Monday.
Published
September 24, 2012

TRUTH TEST: Quibbles aside, top income tax claim rings true

“Republican state lawmakers pushed hard for huge tax cuts for the rich during the past two years. If you’re a middle-class Mainer, you can expect to get back under $100. If you are among the top 1 percent, you can expect to get back more than $3,000.”
Published
September 24, 2012

Gardiner boy’s brain tumor noncancerous

GARDINER — Brandon Ware and his family got some good news on Sunday: the 12-year-old Gardiner Middle School student was cleared to come home from Boston Children’s Hospital.
Published
September 24, 2012

TRUTH TEST: Democrat’s tax-cut statement mostly true

“Republican state lawmakers pushed hard for huge tax cuts for the rich during the past two years. If you’re a middle-class Mainer, you can expect to get back under $100. If you are among the top 1 percent, you can expect to get back more than $3,000.”
Published
September 22, 2012

Truth Test: Democrats mostly right about impact of tax cuts

“Republican state lawmakers pushed hard for huge tax cuts for the rich during the past two years. If you’re a middle-class Mainer, you can expect to get back under $100. If you are among the top 1 percent, you can expect to get back more than $3,000.” – State Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, in a […]