Cartoon by Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
2012
Posted inNews
MIFF Movie Review: Film focuses world view on Ai
China’s Ai Weiwei is the brilliant artist who designed and helped build the fabulous Olympic “Birds Nest,” which stunned the art world. But in the past few years, Ai’s activism and challenges to his country’s oppressive policies have drawn him into the international spotlight.
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Maine unemployment rate up a tick in June, but state ranks higher than U.S.
Maine’s unemployment rate rose slightly in June to 7.5 percent, up from 7.4 percent in May, marking the fifth time this year the unemployment level has inched higher, according to the state Department of Labor. Jobs in education, health care and retail grew slightly, but those gains were offset by declines in state and municipal employment.
Posted inNews, Politics
U.S. Senate candidates hit campaign trail, trade political jabs
AUGUSTA — Northern Maine is turning into a magnet for the three major candidates for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat.
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REPORTING ASIDE: Seasons change, so do we
It was a welcome relief to get that cool, dry air Wednesday night, easing the irritation we’ve all felt for the last several days.
Posted inCommunity
St. Albans Summerfestevents planned for today
ST. ALBANS — The annual St. Albans Summerfest will run through Sunday.
Posted inOpinion
M.D. HARMON: On happiness scale, conservatives are first, then liberals; moderates last
Arthur C. Brooks created a stir on the opinion pages in 2006 when he wrote a book citing scads of research showing that conservatives were substantially more generous than either moderates or liberals.
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Jennifer Weaver first woman to earn rank of sergeant in Waterville Police Department
WATERVILLE — Police Officer Jennifer Weaver will become Sgt. Jennifer Weaver on Monday — the first female officer to attain that rank in the city.
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MaineGeneral Medical Center given top score for safety, quality and affordability
MaineGeneral received an A — the top rating — from a national nonprofit group that tracks hospital safety, quality and affordability.
Posted inSports
Canine aquatics event DockDogs comes to Augusta this weekend
They run, jump and swim like the Olympic athletes we’ll be watching shortly in London, but the only compensation they seek is praise, a pat on the head and an occasional biscuit.