For decades, the Maine University of Maine System prepared qualified engineers and managers to take good jobs in the pulp-and-paper industry. People looking for work in tourism, Maine’s biggest industry, however, have never had a similar option.
March 2012
Posted inNews
‘Systematic attack’ forces resignation
AUGUSTA — Citing a “systematic attack” on her agency, Maine State Housing Authority Director Dale McCormick resigned Tuesday in response to prolonged pressure from Republicans who questioned spending by the authority.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Afghan mission is over, time for US to leave
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is fundamentally telling U.S. and NATO forces to swap the rubric of counterinsurgency — control, hold, build — for a new strategy: stop, sit, leave.
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: Snowe’s retirement leaves a vacuum at the ‘sensible center’
Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, a certainty to win her fourth term in November, stunned the U.S. political world last month by announcing that she was retiring.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Double dipping not problem, underfunding is
The article, “Double Dip Debate Before Legislature,” on March 11 is another over-simplified version of real and complex problems. How does one explain issues of such depth and detail? How about some simple honesty? The core of the problem is that the retirement system is underfunded. Its viability relies upon sufficient yearly contributions, steady long-term […]
Posted inSports
NFL: Patriots sign WR Lloyd
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots announced the signing of free agent receiver Brandon Lloyd on Tuesday.
Posted inNews
Morning Sentinel police log: March 21, 2012
IN ANSON, Sunday at 5:40 p.m., a report of an intoxicated person was investigated on Wilson Street.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Maybe insurance should stop paying for Viagra
Darrell Issa and the Republican lawmakers are waging war against women. They don’t want the insurance companies to pay for contraceptives (the pill). Why do they think they are so superior to us? Why do they put women in such low esteem? Why are they declaring war on ovaries? We are not second-class citizens. I […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Student’s wearing hijab got unpleasant reactions
The article, “Culture Reaction: Would you still be her friend?” on March 11 concerned me very much when I read about other students ridiculing their classmate. These students also are the ones who wear their jeans below their waist, jeans that cost $40 or more that are raveled and have holes in them, and girls […]
Posted inNews
Police: Man terrorized wife, 3 kids
BURNHAM — A 40-year-old Burnham man was arrested early Monday morning after police say he terrorized and held his family hostage for several hours.