A familiar name reacts to U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s gubernatorial comments, but it belongs to a lesser-known sibling.
March 2013
Arkansas adopts strictest abortion law in U.S.
But experts say the ban on abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy so strongly contradicts existing constitutional doctrine that it will likely be challenged quickly.
Strong found guilty on all 13 counts in Zumba case
The Thomaston businessman says he’s not surprised by the verdict, which ends a trial that has captured international attention.
Even after death, Chavez gets choice of successor
Jittery Venezuelans flock to supermarkets and gas stations to stock up on supplies, preparing for the worse a day after their larger-than-life leader succumbed to cancer.
NY man gets summonses for laughing too loudly
The man says his neighbor often taunts him due to his disability and he deals with it by laughing him off.
Ads with gay themes enter mainstream
Advertisers face much less controversy in the last few years when they show same-sex couples.
LePage pushes passage of Medicaid payoff plan
Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday that “nothing gets done” until lawmakers pass his Medicaid reimbursement payoff plan.
Rescuer describes finding lost skier
Nicholas Joy’s tracks in the snow showed how exhausted he was after two nights in the woods.
US stocks climb again following Dow’s record day
Payroll processor ADP reported that companies added 198,000 workers in February, more than economists were expecting.
Schools continue shift from print textbooks to tablets
With publishers updating digital textbooks almost instantly with the latest events or research, schools are increasingly looking to tablets as a way to sustain students’ interest.