As the new school year is about to begin, I wonder how many parents are aware that the privacy of their high school student likely will be violated once again.
August 2012
Posted inOpinion
DANA MILBANK: ‘Hate’ a strong word used too loosely by too many on all sides
The day after the gay-rights group’s alert went out, 28-year-old Floyd Lee Corkins II walked into the Family Research Council’s Washington headquarters and, according to an FBI affidavit, proclaimed words to the effect of “I don’t like your politics” — and shot the security guard.
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Posted inNews
Maine’s wild brook trout faces threat from illegally introduced predator fish
More and more, big, voracious predator fish such as pike and bass have been introduced illegally in forested, cold mountain streams that flow through idyllic trout habitat. And state agencies find it nearly impossible to stop it.
Posted inSports
AUTO RACING: The Cost of competing
For drivers like Ben Ashline, racing against the big boys is a pricey endeavor
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
4 young people help man pinned by lawn tractor
I was mowing the lawn on Aug. 13, when it slid sideways down a bank.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Maybe we should let tolls support more of our roads
The Maine Turnpike Authority was never a model of good government in the past, but its recent handling of a toll increase is making it one.
Posted inOpinion
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Romney’s the present, Ryan’s the GOP future
Vice presidential picks are always judged by their effect on the coming election. They rarely have any.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Soup kitchen needs donations, volunteers
For 32 years, the soup kitchen at Sacred Heart Church on Pleasant Steet, Waterville, has served area residents with a free lunch program five days a week.
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: Bring back fair, efficient Build America Bonds
The unemployment rate remains stuck at more than 8 percent. More investment in roads, water systems, airports and other public infrastructure would bring both short- and long-term benefits. And state and local governments face ongoing deficits.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Students’ privacy likely to be violated again
As the new school year is about to begin, I wonder how many parents are aware that the privacy of their high school student likely will be violated once again.