The United States this year is set to have the worst outbreak of whooping cough since the 1970s. From January to mid-July, there were 17,000 registered cases and nine deaths.
August 2012
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Disturbed that elected officials made robo-calls
I must respond to the recent article on robo-calls meant to defeat the RSU 18 budget. There is something disturbing about secretly funded calls by elected town officials.
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Posted inNews
War in Afghanistan slipping from the public’s attention
The Afghan conflict generates barely a whisper on the U.S. presidential campaign trail. It’s not a hot topic at the office water cooler or in the halls of Congress — even though more than 80,000 American troops are still fighting here and dying at a rate of one a day.
Posted inSports
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Author says Paternos never tried to influence book
The author of a new biography of Joe Paterno says the late Penn State coach and his family never tried to limit his access to them after the Jerry Sandusky scandal broke.
Posted inNews
Windjammer offers scenic, meandering trip
“So where are we going?” Capt. Barry King asks rhetorically. “We’re going to Camden. Should be there in three days.”
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Vietnam vet a patriot, not a pseudo-patriot
I am someone Henry C. Dillenbeck might consider to be one of those pseudo-patriots he spoke about in his letter on Aug. 12.
Posted inSports
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Clemens hopes to have fun
SUGAR LAND, Texas — Hours after Roger Clemens agreed to join the Sugar Land Skeeters, he was back on the field playing in an over-50 softball league.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Republicans might have surprise for Romney
Holy mackerel, what gives with Mitt Romney? Ever since he appointed Paul Ryan as his running mate, he seems to have forgotten that he is only the presumptive Republican nominee for the presidency.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Student data will be given to military recruiters
The Maine Department of Education recently posted an article online titled, “ASVAB career exploration test not just for students interested in military.”
Posted inNews
DC appeals court overturns downwind pollution rule
In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the Environmental Protection Agency’s cross-state air pollution rule exceeded the agency’s statutory authority.