a march in California turned violent when a splinter group smashed windows and threw objects at police.
December 2014
Posted inNation & World, News
Obama: Will take time to tackle racism, bias in US
President Barack Obama is advising young people to be persistent because he says progress usually comes in steps.
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Posted inMaine, News
Fair to help those displaced in Augusta fire
A Housing and Resource Fair is being held on Monday.
Posted inEditorials
OUR OPINION: Consumers who shop local vote with wallets
Support of locally owned businesses builds community and creates business opportunity.
Posted inMaine, News
Police body cameras already catching on in central Maine
Amid a nationwide push for the cameras, officers in Gardiner and other local departments say the cameras are proving effective.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
College choices face a financial reality check
Parents and students are rethinking everything about the college selection process as the decision becomes a cost-benefit analysis.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
College choices face a financial reality check
Parents and students are rethinking everything about the college selection process as the decision becomes a cost-benefit analysis.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
LePage brutally honest and brutally intolerant
Paul LePage is not a friend of the working middle class. He claims he wants to improve the employment status in Maine by encouraging businesses to come to this state while he attacks labor unions, which are the backbone of middle-class workers, thus keeping the money and profits mostly in the hands of the rich […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Marijuana is not innocent, harmless herb
There has been much public discussion recently about legalizing marijuana for personal enjoyment in Maine. It is very unsettling to me to see marijuana promoted as though it were an innocent and harmless herb. Just a few weeks ago on TV news, medical doctors warned that marijuana does cause damage to the brain and slows […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
More dollars circulating in US means higher prices
I’m responding to the article, “Shoppers feeling bah humbug. Three reasons struggling Americans will spend cautiously this year,” published on Nov. 27. The second reason listed in that article was higher costs. An example given was “Overall food prices are up 1.7 percent from a year ago.” Many will claim the California drought is the […]