With relentless attacks aimed at portraying President Obama’s running mate as a governing liability, Republicans hope to raise the stature of GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan.
September 2012
Democrats aim to cast Romney with GOP right
The national convention will seek to identify Mitt Romney with a tea party-driven agenda.
Off the Trail: Early jolt shapes worker’s priorities
Another in a weekly series on what Mainers across the state say about the race for the White House — and what they want from the next president. PENOBSCOT – As a teenager, Roland Leclerc watched as both parents, an aunt and an uncle all lost their shoe-factory jobs in Berlin, N.H., when their employer […]
Same-sex marriage accorded a first
The Democrats’ platform now officially supports the issue, and Maine delegates applaud that stance.
The new president of Thomas College talks about the relationship between higher education and the state’s economy
WATERVILLE — Later this month, Thomas College will inaugurate a new president – an event that hasn’t happened at the school since newly retired president George Spann signed on in 1989.
For many Mainers, working multiple jobs isn’t unusual
Lobsterman Dana Black watches the sunrise on his boat off the coast of Orland, and he rushes home to see the sunset more than 140 miles away in Beaver Cove, where he works his second job, running a camp with his wife.
Canadian man dies when motorcycle hits moose in Dennistown Plantation
A Canadian man died Saturday night when his motorcycle apparently hit a moose on U.S. Route 201 in Dennistown Plantation, immediately north of Jackman, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department.
Sea Dogs lose next-to-last game, 5-0
Portland gets just three hits in losing to the Reading Phillies.
Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92
Church officials said Rev. Sun Myung Moon died at a hospital after being hospitalized two weeks ago with pneumonia.
Fire stops flights temporarily at DC airports
Flights were stopped for about 25 minutes at three Washington-area airports.