ST. LOUIS — North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall watched his teammates from the side of the court, cradling a basketball and occasionally giving it a bounce or two with his good hand.
March 2012
Posted inOpinion
DANA MILBANK: GOP: Trust us, you’ll like our plan to kill Medicare, go private
Are Republicans ready to be trusted with the reins of power?
advertisement
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Don’t let new mercury, toxins standards die
People and the environment must be protected from hazardous toxins (mercury, arsenic, acid gases, etc.) spewing from dirty power plant smokestacks, polluting the air we all breathe. I hope that Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe will oppose and stop the attempt by Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, to block the new Mercury and Air Toxics […]
Posted inNews
Proposal would let municipalities opt out of aiding the poor
The LePage administration says the plan would give cities and towns that want to provide General Assistance more speding flexibility.
Posted inNews
Former Maine Supreme Court Justice Samuel Collins Jr. dies
The justice, an uncle of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, served on the court from 1988-94, and also served five terms in the state Senate.
Posted inNews
U.S. unemployment applications hit 4-year low
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment fell to a four-year low last week, as hiring has picked up across the country.
Posted inNation & World
After controversial shooting, Fla. police chief temporarily steps down
The police chief who has been bitterly criticized for not arresting a neighborhood watch volunteer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager temporarily stepped down Thursday, saying he had become a distraction to the investigation.
Posted inNews
Thousands expected at rally for slain Fla. teen
Meanwhile, the parents of a black teen fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain were meeting today with U.S. Justice Department officials.
Posted inNews
Inquiry questions $102M loan to Maine wind project
Until Sunday, U.S. Senate candidate Angus King co-owned Independence Wind, the company developing a 22-turbine project in Roxbury.