JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon has been a scourge of the Obama administration in recent months, but when he appeared on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Republicans found the head of the country’s largest bank to be alarmingly off-message.
June 2012
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: The Olympics and the rise of the humble ball
When the caldron is lit in London this summer and the XXX Olympics begins, one familiar participant will play a more active role than any other, taking center stage at 23 individual events.
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Title IX has opened doors to many arenas
In 1972, there were 294,000 girls participating in high school sports. Now, there are more than 3 million per year.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Holding bonds hostage not good for our economy
Most of us will never serve in the Legislature, but now we’ll know how it feels. At least how it feels to be a legislator in the age of Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inSports
TRAVIS LAZARCZYK: Sports memories of Dad
If I had the game now, it would seem so antiquated. A hand-held electronic baseball game. A series of red lights blinked when you chose a pitch, Quickly for a fastball. Fast, then slow, for a changeup. If you pushed the button marked “curveball,” a light just off the plate would blink as the pitch approached.
Posted inOpinion
LIZ SOARES: We need to face reality, not get caught up on ‘zombie apocalypse’
Warnings of a “zombie apocalypse” have been circulating for several years now, but when Miami police found a naked man chewing off the face of another unclothed gent — well, it really seemed as if the rise of the undead was upon us.
Posted inNews
Interesting races in central Maine include Senate 25
AUGUSTA — A state senator elected just four months ago faces a challenge from an aggressive campaigner.
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Father’s Day is a time to reflect on meaning of being a ‘good dad’
Father’s Day can be filled with happiness and precious memories, or it can be a reminder of violence and emotional pain.
Posted inSports
CLASS A BASEBALL: Messalonskee wins 1st Class A state title
STANDISH — Sam Dexter stood in center field at Larry Mahaney Diamond and did something he’d never done with a baseball before. He signed it.
Posted inOpinion
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Mediocre candidates, bad news, gaffes and there’s 4 months to go
Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama is not exactly Jefferson-Adams or Lincoln-Douglas. No Harry Truman or Bill Clinton here, let alone FDR or Reagan. Indeed, it’s arguable that neither party is fielding its strongest candidate.