There’s more to the search for the Higgs boson (also called the “God particle”) than the media are permitting to be heard. For example: Is there such a thing as a thing? Many say matter has evaporated. Are the billions being spent in the search being well spent or are they being spent on a […]
2012
Posted inOpinion
JOSEPH R. REISERT: Partisan reactions to candidates show how each side views other
Political campaigns are inherently divisive. To win elections, candidates have to draw contrasts, make themselves look good, and their opponents, bad.
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OUR OPINION: Teachers union, LePage both fail
Good thing school is out, because Wednesday’s education reform presentation by Gov. Paul LePage and the response by the Maine Education Association would have resulted in failing grades all around.
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Vermont lets residents take over state’s Twitter account
Each week, a different Vermonter will take over the Twitter handle THISISVT, posting glimpses of life in The Green Mountain State.
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Obama stepping up fight against health care fraud
The government and major insurers will soon begin sharing raw data and investigative know-how on a scale not previously seen to try to stop billions of dollars in fraudulent payments.
Posted inNews, Politics
Final wording on same-sex marriage referendum released
The final ballot language will ask: “Do you want to allow the State of Maine to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples?”
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Officials alert New England seniors about phone scam
Kim Nichols says she thought her retired airline pilot father was too fiscally conservative to fall victim to a telephone scam. But after $85,000 in losses, she remains stunned and saddened.
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Shooting victim in W. Maine dies
Police say a 30-year-old man who was hospitalized after being shot in the head in western Maine has been removed from life support and died.
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Sandusky shower abuse victim to sue Penn State
For months, the identity of the boy who was sexually assaulted in the locker-room showers by Jerry Sandusky was one of the biggest mysteries of the Penn State scandal . . .
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Poll: Few think Romney’s faith resembles their own
Most of America doesn’t relate to Mitt Romney’s religion, but voters say they are still comfortable with his beliefs, a new poll shows.