Suicide is an act reflective of private pain that has come to have enormous public health implications.
2013
Posted inPolitics
Bill Nemitz: Visit to ramp shows LePage really governs state of denial
I hereby nominate Gov. LePage for the first annual Hiroo Onoda Award.
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Posted inPolitics, Senate
Maine Sen. King offers to be bridge between parties
He calls the shutdown ‘ridiculous and totally unnecessary.’
Posted inSports
KENNEBEC VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIELD HOCKEY: Winslow pulls big upset
WATERVILLE — As long as there are multiple classes, sports fans in Maine will wonder how the lower-class schools would fare against Class A teams.
Posted inSports
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Spruce Mountain tops Winthrop for MVC field hockey title
DIXFIELD — Nicole Hamblin scored two goals to help the Spruce Mountain field hockey team win the Mountain Valley Conference championship with a 4-0 victory over Winthrop on Thursday at Dirigo High School.
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. All letters regarding candidates and other election issues must be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. All letters will be published by Sunday, Nov. 3. Letters endorsing candidates must be no more than 150 words. Issues-related letters are limited to 300 words. Writers must include full name, including […]
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Cobras take down Phoenix
NORTH ANSON — Brooklynne Lewis and Paige Chadbourne scored in each half as the Carrabec girls soccer team cruised to a 2-0 Mountain Valley Conference win over Spruce Mountain.
Posted inSports
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Colby ready for big road trip
The first half of the season is complete and the Colby College football season has played the toughest part of its schedule. That doesn’t mean, however, the second half will be easy. The Mules (1-3) make the longest road trip in the New England Small College Athletic Conference this weekend, traveling to Clinton, N.Y. to play Hamilton. Colby also has games with rivals Bates and Bowdoin.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Undefeated MCI, Bucksport ready to face off
There are three 6-0 teams in the LTC, Bucksport, Maine Central Institute, and Mattanawcook Academy. Friday in Pittsfield, MCI hosts Bucksport, and it’s a game the host Huskies have anticipated for some time.
Posted inNews, Sports
Red Sox hold on, win Game 5, 4-3
Led by Mike Napoli and Koji Uehara, Boston is now just one win from their first World Series berth since 2007.