Americans who are concerned about pollution and climate change have traditionally stood with science, in particular the consensus that greenhouse-gas emissions from human activity are warming the earth and changing the climate.
February 2013
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM AWAY: EPA botches oversight of car mileage claims
Indeed, the mileage claims made by automakers play a key role in a multibillion-dollar industry that deserves close government scrutiny. But what happens when the regulators fall down on the job?
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Common-sense gun-motor vehicle comparisons
Here are three cheers for good sense, and a comparison.
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: A horse is a horse, of course, unless it’s meat
One of the many reasons America is the greatest country on Earth and European nations are not is that Americans don’t have to eat horsemeat lasagna.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Not too late for VA to reach out to Vietnam vets
America was established with the philosophy that all citizens have equal opportunity to fulfill dreams established by the founders of the United States.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Robots aren’t paid, but are they fun to be with?
Have you seen those TV ads about the “brilliant machines” that will change the way we work, like the little robot that pokes about checking airplanes?
Posted inOpinion
M.D. HARMON: Areas identified as ‘gun-free’ zones can easily become ‘free-fire’ zones
I’ve wondered for years when a Maine paper was going to request the names and addresses of people who have permits to carry concealed firearms, and it took longer than I thought it might.
Posted inSports
CLASS B SKIING: Yarmouth boys, girls win overall titles
RUMFORD — Moments after Yarmouth junior Matthew Woodbury skidded to a stop at the bottom of Black Mountain’s Lower Androscoggin trail, teammate Matt Highland embraced him.
Posted inSports
EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Lawrence falls to Hampden at buzzer
AUGUSTA — In his first season as Lawrence High School’s boys basketball coach, Mike McGee coached the Bulldogs to one of the biggest upsets of his career, beating Waterville in the Eastern Class A final. On Friday night, McGee almost did it again. It took a buzzer-beating 30 foot 3-pointer by Hampden Academy freshman Nick Gilpin to beat Lawrence and give the Broncos a 40-39 win in the Eastern A final.