Why didn’t Congress know earlier that the Internal Revenue Service had targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny? In days of hearings, lawmakers have tried to get a satisfactory answer from witnesses under oath. They haven’t succeeded.
May 2013
Posted inOpinion
KATHLEEN PARKER: Surrogacy’s dark side exposed
WASHINGTON — Women’s reproductive rights have enjoyed a half-century or so of well-defined proponents and opponents, but the recently flourishing fertility industry, from egg harvesting to surrogacy, has produced fresh and surprising alliances among former foes.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Lobster thief crushes hopes of 8-year-old girl
My 8-year-old granddaughter talked her dad into getting a non-commercial lobster license.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Worker training bill exemplifies process at best
Sometimes state government gets it right. A bipartisan group of legislators came together to work on a problem, not further an agenda. They listened to the experts and the people directly affected before they wrote a bill.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
PTSD a medical problem, shouldn’t be a legal one
What is the treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? No one really knows, not even the VA.
Posted inNews
In Maine, green crabs threaten clamming
Freeport funds study as clammers take the offensive.
Posted inNation & World, News
Chinese hackers hit weaponry gold mine
A confidential list reveals top U.S. designs were raided, to an extent that shocked defense experts.
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Morse leads Cony to win in circle, at plate
AUGUSTA —Sonja Morse had 13 strikeouts, allowing one hit to lead the Cony softball team to a 12-0 win over the Lewiston in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A game on Monday, a game stopped after five innings due to the mercy rule.
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Bases loaded walk gives Rams win
AUGUSTA — Chandler Shostak scored from third base on a bases loaded walk to Mitchell Caron in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Cony baseball team a 3-2 win over Lewiston in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A game.