UNITY — The following loocal students have been named to the 2013 spring semester honor roll at Unity College.
August 2013
Posted inOpinion
M.D. HARMON: NSA listening post taps concerned citizen caller for ‘watch alert’ status
National Security Agency Intercept Transcript WH-BZ19103, Upset Citizen Category. Recommend Watch Alert with Potential Upgrade to Comprehensive Surveillance.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Social Security self-funded, doesn’t add to debt
According to the recently published annual Social Security trustee’s report for 2013, the Social Security Trust Fund has a surplus of $2.8 trillion, and expects to take in $40 billion more this year than it will pay out.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Performance-enhancing drugs ruin of baseball
The world governing body of cycling, the Union Cycliste Internationale, approved the decision of U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and confirmed both the ban for lifetime and removal of Lance Armstrong’s titles for Tour De France as well as other cycling crowns.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Misconceptions give Maine’s bats a bad rap
A family friend posted on Facebook one morning that after waking up to a strange noise in her apartment, she discovered a bat flying about. Horrified, she hunkered down on a stairwell under a blanket until the creature flew out an open window. In her words, she was “completely traumatized.”
Posted inBusiness, News
Harvard Pilgrim joining exchange
But only Anthem will offer Affordable Care Act coverage in New Hampshire until 2015.
Posted inSports
GOLF: Historic day for Dufner at PGA Championship
Jason Dufner holed out from the fairway for eagle, rolled in a putt across the green for par and kept making birdies until he stood 12 feet away from a shot at the lowest score in the 153 years of championship golf. One last birdie attempt didn’t even get to the hole, and Dufner had to settle for a record-tying round of 7-under 63.
Posted inSports
MLB: A-Rod gets Bronx cheer
NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez got booed in pregame introductions, booed when his picture was put up on the video board and booed again when came to bat in the first inning.
Posted inSports
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Carey, McCabe hope to eventually make impact
ORONO — John McCabe is starting his third season with the University of Maine football team. Spencer Carey is one of the newest Black Bears, a member of the freshmen Class of 2017. Both central Maine natives are eager to begin contributing on the field for Maine, whether it’s this season or later.