For decades, the tablet computer was like a mirage in the technology industry: a great idea, seemingly reachable on the horizon, that disappointed as hopeful companies got closer.
June 2012
Posted inNation & World, News
Talk of drones patrolling US skies spawns anxiety
The prospect that thousands of drones could be patrolling U.S. skies by the end of this decade is raising the specter of a Big Brother government that peers into backyards and bedrooms.
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Acquittal could boost Clemens’ bid for Hall of Fame
Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa all will be first-timers on the next ballot, which in some ways will be a referendum on the Steroids Era.
Posted inBusiness, News
News conference today on potential tar sands pipeline
Environmental groups say energy companies are eyeing the existing oil pipeline from Portland to Montreal with the idea of reversing the flow and sending Canadian tar sands through Portland.
Posted inNews
Turnpike toll plan gets first public hearing tonight
Turnpike officials say the aim is to generate another $26 million in annual revenue to cover the operating budget, maintenance and long-term debt service.
Posted inCommunity
SNAPSHOT: How sweet
Maeve Burgess, 4, of Monmouth, licks her fingers Monday after consuming a strawberry in a patch at Stevenson’s Strawberries in Wayne. The first fruit crop of the year is ready for picking at farms across Maine.
Posted inNews
Troubled agency unable to pay providers in June
AUGUSTA — A $12.5 million shortfall at the state Department of Health and Human Services means health care providers who receive MaineCare funding won’t get paid on time in June.
Posted inNews
Lawmaker pressured to drop re-election bid
The leader of the Maine Democratic Party said Monday that the lawmaker from Brunswick who was the subject of a temporary protection order filed by a woman he had a relationship with should abandon his re-election bid.
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Graduation rate increases statewide, but falls at over half of high schools
AUGUSTA — Even as graduation rates fell at half of Maine’s high schools last year, the state’s overall graduation rate increased, from 82.8 percent to 83.8 percent.