WATERVILLE — Police arrested a man Thursday on charges that he sold cocaine to a police informant on four separate occasions, each within 1,000 feet of an elementary school.
July 2012
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
LePage’s hyperbole ruins his message
Recently, Gov. Paul LePage highlighted one of the most beautiful things about this country: The First Amendment. This country was founded upon the idea that you are entitled to your own opinion. I am truly thankful for this amendment; it allows people to reveal themselves for what they truly are and what they truly mean. […]
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COMMENTARY: Question remains: Can women have it all?
Anne-Marie Slaughter recently wrote a provocative piece in the Atlantic titled “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All.” It inspired a lot of discussion among women. Some were upset that she would put a damper on the ambitions of so many young women. Others praised her for telling it like it is.
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: Marijuana as medicine needs rules to drive by
Let’s start by stating that driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol is a crime and must be punished. All 50 U.S. states have clear laws prohibiting this activity.
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MAINE COMPASS: Maine’s Demcratic primary of 1962 was a photo finish
Fifty years ago this month, Maine witnessed the finale of its last major primary election recount: the Democratic nomination for governor between Maynard Dolloff and Richard Dubord. It’s a campaign worth re-visiting.
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Donation aids new life-saving crime system
AUGUSTA — The father of Dexter resident Amy Lake, who was shot to death with her children in one of Maine’s most horrific domestic violence cases, said electronic monitoring for perpetrators could have saved his daughter’s life.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Jobs, a living wage could solve many woes
How can two issues as closely linked as poverty and domestic violence be addressed separately by the LePage administration? On one hand they cry foul and pass legislation that further harms the poor, while the other hand is waging a campaign to stop domestic violence. Could it be that neither Paul LePage nor the rest […]
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Romney: I won’t release any tax returns from before 2010
Democrats are accusing Romney of being secretive and taking advantage of tax loopholes that aren’t available to average Americans.
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Vt. state trooper who got $56,000 in overtime denies guilt
A 22-year veteran of the Vermont State Police who resigned under fire this week was charged Friday with two felony counts of falsifying time sheets.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Competitive or just for fun, cycling has it all
On a recent, cloudless morning early enough for long shadows, I was pedaling south on Route 27 in Belgrade, when the outside bank thermo-meter at the Route 135 junction caught my eye — 68 degrees.