Hazing is a chameleon activity: one minute it can be harmless, the next minute it can be hazardous, or worse. The centuries-old practice still draws strong rebukes and surprising defenses from those who think it’s more about tradition than foul play.
2012
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Doubts sprout on pot outfit
AUGUSTA — As Maine’s largest medical marijuana nonprofit organization plans to open its dispensaries, the man originally tapped to run its growing operation says the organization does not have enough space to grow the product its patients need.
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Skowhegan native given France’s highest honor
SKOWHEGAN — More than 60 years after storming Utah Beach on D-Day on June 6, 1944, Skowhegan native Armand E. Poirier has been inducted into the French Legion of Honor.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Verizon has forgotten business fundamentals
You’d think that dominant banks, utilities and telecommunications companies would have learned the lesson by now. Consumers are sick and tired of being nickel-and-dimed, and won’t take it anymore.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Paper shouldn’t honor kids having year’s first baby
The newspaper should be ashamed of itself for the publication of a New Year’s birth that took place in Waterville to parents who are only 15 and 16 years of age. This publicity does not set a good tone and certainly takes away from the efforts of parents who properly teach their children what they […]
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ON MAINE POLITICS: LePage issues three vetoes
AUGUSTA — Gov. LePage vetoed three bills last week — adding to the dozen he rejected last year.
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Errie Hasty has made great contributions to Maine
I was surprised to see Errie Hasty with her walker on the front page of the Jan. 3 newspaper. Errie, 89 years old, is one of those remarkable Maine natives residing at the Heritage Rehabilitation and Living Center in Winthrop. Errie was a very dedicated human services career employee. While raising her four children and […]
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MAINE COMPASS: Article about area’s first baby of ’12 spurred debate about teen pregnancy
The time-honored recognition of first baby born in central Maine in the New Year created quite a reaction in the Jan. 2 edition of the newspaper because the mother and father are a Waterville couple who happen to be teen parents.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: A sharp reminder of Mideast instability
Iran’s announcement that it had test-fired two missiles at the end of 10-day naval exercises in the Persian Gulf was a sharp reminder of regional instability, whether in countries emerging from decades of dictatorship or still subject to arbitrary rule.
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Governor’s proposals don’t follow societal values
I oppose the proposal by Gov. Paul LePage to cut funding for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services by more than $200 million. Most people around the world, regardless of their religion, agree on five universal societal values: honesty, responsibility, fairness, respect and compassion. I don’t believe that this proposal is consistent with […]