Grown-ups sure are funny people. Funny ha ha, no. Just weird. They say things like they mean it and then they do something just the opposite.
February 2013
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
In the end, Mother Nature will do what she likes
Like many of those caught up in climate change hysteria, on Saturday, Feb. 2 (letter), Robert G. Marvinney of Readfield hyperventilates over potential sea level rise. He parrots statistics from the U.S. Geological Survey concerning current ice-out in Maine as being approximately 9 to 16 days earlier than 150 years ago while excoriating M.D. Harmon for being a “denier.”
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Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: The evil that rubs up against us
Former President George W. Bush’s dog Barney has gone to that great kennel club in the sky.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM AWAY: Athletes who risk health in order to compete
The only person to win the Tour de France seven times in a row admits to taking performance-enhancing drugs.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
For personal protection, handgun is an equalizer
Like many thinking and experienced Mainers, I am concerned about the latest efforts of the misguided and ignorant to disarm us, the law-abiding American citizens.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM AWAY: Richard III deserves reburial full of pomp
The forensic dramas that have become so popular on our TV screens in recent years have whetted the public’s appetite for this particularly morbid line in detective work, but the discovery of the skeleton of Richard III beneath a Leicester car park trumps any work of fiction. It ranks as one of the most dramatic archaeological discoveries of modern times.
Posted inPolitics
Expect jostling over who pays the bill
Many continue to lament Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to cut more than $400 million from revenue sharing to municipalities in his budget for the next two budget years. In his State of the State address Tuesday, LePage said he didn’t like his proposal, but it was a necessary evil in the face of less palatable […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Police offer $1 million for fugitive ex-cop, receive 700 tips
Meanwhile, prosecutors charge Chris Dorner with the murder of a police officer and attempted murder of two others.
Posted inSports
NBA: Celtics win in 3 OTs
BOSTON (AP) — Paul Pierce had 27 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to seven games with a 118-114 triple overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.