Mergers and Acquisitions

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Politics and other mistakes
Lemoine is certainly not an incompetent doody-head. He’s a reckless weasel.
By AL DIAMON | September 17, 2008

No raises — it gets better

Fewer workers are also part of FairPoint’s plan to remain solvent
FairPoint, as you might expect, has been in a tizzy.
By JEFF INGLIS | November 20, 2007

Exclusive: No raises for seven years

That’s just one way FairPoint plans to pay for northern New England's Verizon buyout
Shareholders will be worse off than customers — apparently even more so than they’re expecting.
By JEFF INGLIS | November 14, 2007

Covering heroes

Letters to the Boston editor, October 26, 2007
I was fascinated by your article about firefighters and hero worship.
By BOSTON PHOENIX LETTERS | October 24, 2007

Internet disconnect

Getting online in Maine can be painfully slow. And the planned Verizon-FairPoint merger won’t help.
If only our state officials thought about fiber.
By JEFF INGLIS | August 22, 2007

Mitt's equity army

Romney’s war chest is overflowing with the contributions of his financial-world pals. But what is the price of their loyalty?
The predictions coming out of Ames, Iowa, hold that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is expected to win this weekend’s closely watched straw poll.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | August 10, 2007

Futures of WCLZ, WCYI, WTOS in limbo

Portland buzz
Local radio station 98.9 WCLZ is going up for sale, and its future is unknown.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | June 06, 2007

Culture war

Last year’s New Times–Village Voice media merger pitted two kinds of journalism against each other. Guess who won?
One media outlet swallows another, jobs are lost and egos bruised, and allegations of bad faith fly.
By ADAM REILLY | March 02, 2007

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