Harlow Ladd might have a problem: He loves to run.
March 2012
TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Celebrating martial arts, hard work
WINSLOW — Thirty-two years ago, the first Battle of Maine was held at Winslow Junior High School. Now one of the tournament organizers, Mark Huard was then just another kid competing for the first time.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Affordable Care Act faces its day of reckoning at Supreme Court
Health care reform and the Affordable Care Act dominated the 2010 midterms, driving its Democratic authors to a historic electoral shellacking. But since then, the issue has slipped quietly underground.
Corporate welfare not term for nonprofit organizations
In a recent town hall meeting, Gov. Paul LePage explained cuts to MPBN (public television) by saying he didn’t want to give them “corporate welfare.” I don’t know if anyone at the meeting corrected him at the time, but even if he doesn’t want to give MPBN money, he’s wrong to refer to it as […]
ON BASEBALL: Keeping an eye on Bard, Iglesias, Anderson
TAMPA — The heat and humidity are the same. The palm trees still sway in the wind.
MAINE COMPASS: Bill strikes back at copper, metal thieves
Imagine coming home after a weekend away to find water pouring out of your front door.
Efficiency Maine proposal could make it a piggy bank
Gov. Paul LePage and lawmakers recently proposed that the Efficiency Maine Trust program should be restructured. Under the proposal, Efficiency Maine’s budget and officials would be put under direct state control and influence. More specific impacts include using program funds to pay for electric heating systems with guaranteed loans that benefit lenders and utilities. As […]
Abbott cleared to play in tonight’s game
College hockey’s top scorer suffered an apparent concussion last week in UMaine’s game with Boston University.
Reward in Maine killing increased to $60K
A reward has been increased to $60,000 for information leading to the killer of a northern Maine sawmill owner who was shot to death during a robbery four years ago.
U.S. says soldier accused of Afghan massacre split his killing spree
Investigators say the U.S. soldier accused of slaughtering 17 Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, split his attack into two episodes: returning to his base after the first attack and later slipping away to kill again.