There is this one woman who, when she passes me in the market, smiles.
2012
Posted inOpinion
Today’s Editorial Cartoon: So much for the Koran
Jim Morin, Miami Herald editorial cartoonist, reminds the violent protesters, who’ve targeted U.S. embassies throughout the Middle East, of this Koran passage: “Do not let your hatred of a people incite you to aggression”
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Posted inCommunity
SNAPSHOT: Catching up on the news
DOWN TIME: Mark Rush catches up on local news Tuesday while taking a break from the register at Randolph Take Out. Rush said the exterior paper break was a good way to experience the mild weather.
Posted inNews, Politics
Judge strikes down Wis. law limiting union rights
A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.
Posted inNews
FBI: ‘Bucket List Bandit’ caught in Oklahoma
In banks from Utah to Pennsylvania this summer, a middle-aged man has been demanding money from frightened tellers and offering the same sad story: He only had months to live . . .
Posted inNation & World, News
Death Valley recognized as world’s hottest spot
The average daily high temperature in Death Valley last month was 113 degrees.
Posted inNation & World, News
Artificial bat cave built to combat killer disease
Unlike natural caves, it will be cleaned annually to keep the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome from reaching lethal levels.
Posted inNews
Snowe lauds Maine shipyard workers, who return the compliments
She tells Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers that she’ll never forget what they have done for the nation’s defense, calling them “simply the best.”
Posted inNation & World, News
Huge great white shark spotted leaving Mass. harbor
There have been numerous shark sightings in Cape Cod waters this summer, and one man was bitten by a shark while swimming off a beach.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Obama somberly honors ‘patriots’ killed in Libyan attacks
Meanwhile, Republicans criticize him for sending “mixed signals” to the world about American leadership.