Every family and every society has to solve the problem of what to do about the children.
April 2012
Posted inNews
‘We have no food policy’
FARMINGTON — Maine not only needs to produce more local food, the state also needs to establish a food system that processes, packages and ships the food.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LACROSSE: Duo sparks Raiders to win
WALES — Caleb Provost and Jon Averill scored four goals each to lift the Oak Hill boys lacrosse team to an impressive 19-2 win over Mt. Blue in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A game Saturday.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Secret service like Bond; media say Obama clueless
Will the real 007 please stand up and be accountable? The White House has become a show palace. Since Barack Obama became president, celebrities have been running in and out for three years. And now we have the Secret Service acting like James Bond, and the mainstream news media say the president is clueless. Is […]
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Senate race top concern at Republican convention
AUGUSTA — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe and the six Republicans who want to replace her will highlight the Maine Republican State Convention this weekend in Augusta.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Student debt load crisis shouldn’t be political football
A college education has always been a major investment, but one that was not out of reach for a student who had the drive and commitment to pay back student loans.
Posted inOpinion
DANA MILBANK: Ryan’s faith-based budget plan doesn’t fly with Catholic bishops
There is something un-Christian about the Gospel According to Paul Ryan. So, at least, says Ryan’s Catholic Church.
Posted inOpinion
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Either help Syrians or say no, but don’t just pretend to help
Last year, President Barack Obama ordered U.S. intervention in Libya under the grand new doctrine of “Responsibility to Protect.” Moammar Gaddafi was threatening a massacre in Benghazi. To stand by and do nothing “would have been a betrayal of who we are,” explained the president.
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OUR OPINION: LePage does it again
Some people say they find Gov. Paul LePage refreshing. The governor says what he thinks, they say, and he comes across as a plain spoken, regular guy, talking politics like someone you’d meet at the local coffee shop. But we have a right to hold the governor to a much higher standard than we have for any local loudmouth blowing off steam.
Posted inSports
WOMEN’S LACROSSE: Mules upset in 1st round
WATERVILLE — The Colby College women’s lacrosse team did a lot of waiting Saturday afternoon as Hamilton took the lead and then played keep-away. Now, the Mules will have to do even more waiting — and it’s the kind they hoped to avoid with Saturday’s game.