In a world of all bad news, all the time, I am grateful for the columnists. I read newspaper reports every day — hard copy and online — out of a sense of responsibility and the desire to know what’s happening in the world. It’s the columnists, though, who brighten my days.
2013
Posted inLetters to the Editor
NY road rage incident troubles motorcyclist
As a responsible motorcyclist and a concerned citizen, I am writing about the incident that occurred in New York City on Sunday, Sept. 29, involving an SUV driver and some motorcyclists.
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VIEW FROM AWAY: Keeping minors out of adult jails the best solution
What do you do with children suspected or convicted of committing very adult crimes? The answer isn’t easy, particularly when violence is involved.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM AWAY: U.S. right to take hard line in talks with Afghanistan
If you think negotiating over the debt ceiling and the government shutdown is difficult, try sitting across the table from Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai. The mercurial leader has routinely trashed his biggest benefactor, gone back on his word, and presided over staggering levels of corruption and political chicanery.
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MAINE COMPASS: Public biologists, sound science best gauge of bear hunting methods
A Maine Compass on Oct. 1, “Bear hounding, baiting, trapping are cruel, unsporting practices,” written by Connie McCabe, accused the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine of “spinning the wheels of misinformation” about bear hunting in Maine.
Posted inCommunity
DAR names Swallow new state regent
OAKLAND — Sandra Healy Swallow, of Harpswell, recently was honored during a reception at the Waterville Country Club in Oakland as the new state regent of the Maine State Organization of Daughters of the American Revolution.
Posted inCommunity
KBH’s Hamm Social Worker of the Year
WATERVILLE — Kennebec Behavioral Health provider Robert Hamm recently won the Maine Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers’ 2013 Social Worker of the Year Award.
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Cairnie completes basic combat training
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Army Reserve Pvt. Casey J. Cairnie has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
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Alberts graduatesfrom Wentworth
SOUTH CHINA — Erskine Academy class of 2009 graduate Ashley Alberts, daughter of Timothy and Lisa Alberts, of South China, recently earned a bachelor’s degree in facilities planning and management from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Mass.
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Gee receives medical degree in Bethesda
BETHESDA, MD. — Army Capt. Shawn M. Gee recently graduated from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda. He received a medical degree and was commissioned to the rank of captain, with a minimum seven-year active duty service commitment.