Sheila Malone’s March 27 letter concerning low-dose hormones (birth control pills) in treating a fairly common condition is very dangerous and misleading.
April 2012
Enjoy the rare air
While winter was a no-show at ski areas, Mt. Washington has both unusually good quality and far fewer skiers than normal.
Charles Colson, Watergate felon and born-again preacher, has died
Colson, a tough-as-nails special counsel to President Richard Nixon, went to prison for his role in Watergate. He was 80.
A divided Congress confronts a rising cyberthreat
Democrats say companies that operate power plants, chemical facilities and communications must show they can withstand attacks, or at least recover quickly. But Republicans say that’s not the proper role of government and would cost businesses too much money.
Defense worried about Zimmerman’s safety
George Zimmerman is getting out of jail. Now his defense team has to worry about keeping the accused murderer safe.
Maine line-item veto, now at issue, dates to 1995
Gov. Angus King passed it with strong bipartisan support but no one ever used it until last week, when Gov. LePage controversially struck out parts of the bipartisan budget.
Waterville police; Somerset and Franklin county logs; arrests
Theft, vehicle accidents, assault
Holocaust remembrance to be held in Maine on Sunday
The Maine Holocaust and Human Rights Center in Augusta is holding an observance to remember the 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust.
Maine’s largest wind developer handed a defeat
The Land Use Regulation Commission has rejected First Wind’s proposal for wind turbines on Bowers Mountain. But the company says it does have the financing to proceed with a project in Hancock County.
5.4-mile run organized to honor fallen NH chief
“The Chief Maloney Memorial Run,” will kick off at the Portsmouth, N.H. Police Department and end at the police station in Greenland.