A worker said she was discriminated against for her lack of religious faith after she began dating a co-owner’s son.
2014
Posted inNation & World, News
Alice Lee, prominent lawyer and sister of ‘Mockingbird’ author, dies at 103
‘Whenever there was a question in the community that no one could answer, the saying was, “Go ask Miss Alice.” ‘
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Obama doesn’t support Senate push to approve Keystone pipeline
A White House spokesman says the president believes the issue should be decided through the regular process for such projects and not through legislation.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s top court backs police in case over polygraph test
A housecleaner wanted to suppress her confession to stealing drugs that was made after a polygraph test indicated deception.
Posted inSports
FIFA files criminal complaint over World Cup bids
FIFA said president Sepp Blatter asked Switzerland’s attorney general to investigate the behavior of the unnamed people involved in the bid campaigns.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage says Medicaid fight might go to U.S. Supreme Court
The governor responds to a federal court ruling that rejected his plan to eliminate coverage for 19- and 20-year-olds.
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Snow pummels western New York as U.S. feels a big chill
As much as 4 feet of snow, blown by strong winds, stopped even pedestrians in their tracks, and motorists abandoned vehicles where they got stuck.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Regulators cut New England cod quota by 75 percent
Fishery managers say the level of cod spawning in the Gulf is at an all-time low.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine, neighboring states confront aging challenges
Northern New England faces rising labor costs and faltering school systems because of ‘age imbalance,’ analysts warn.