ANALYSIS: Assad could use diplomacy as a delay tactic, and support for a U.S. strike remains elusive.
September 2013
Posted inNation & World, News
Where you live is everything with Obamacare
Glaring differences exist between states that embrace and reject Medicaid expansion.
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Posted inNews
Maine railroad relies on labeling for safety
The one railroad still hauling crude oil through Maine said Wednesday that it relies on accurate labeling of tanker contents to safely haul cargo.
Posted inNews
Crude oil aboard train mislabeled
BY J. CRAIG ANDERSON Portland Press Herald The crude oil aboard the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway train that derailed and exploded July 6 in a small town in Quebec was mislabeled and more explosive than previously thought, Canadian officials said Wednesday. Officials with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said their discovery of the […]
Posted inCommunity
Nutrition program set for Type 2 diabetes
WATERVILLE — Inland hospital will host a free Diabetes and Nutrition Wellness program from 9 to 10:30 a.m. today at the Medical Arts Building, at Inland Hospital.
Posted inCommunity
Area History House closes for season
SKOWHEGAN — The Skowhegan History House Museum & Research Center has closed for the season and will reopen May 27, 2014.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Stop quibbling about makeup of jail study panel
When a state panel convenes this month to discuss possible remedies to the beleaguered county jail system, no one from Somerset County will be seated at the table.
Posted inCommunity
Simpson Scramble planned for Saturday
SKOWHEGAN — The 5th annual Simpson Memorial Scramble is set for Saturday at Loons Cove Golf Course, U. S. Route 201.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Gays, lesbians are treated like black people in movie
I recently saw the movie, “The Butler,” which is primarily about the civil rights movement in the 1950s and ’60s. I felt sick, watching how the black people were treated in those days.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Columnist shouldn’t boast about cutting pensions
Would Dan Demeritt (commentary, “If LePage channels his passion appropriately, GOP in good shape,” Sept. 2) still sing the praises of the governor’s accomplishments, including “billions saved in public pension obligations,” if his Social Security benefits were cut?