About 100 student protesters shout down the board chairman, demanding the trustees stop the budget cuts at the University of Southern Maine.
2014
Posted inNation & World, News
Chopin’s heart exhumed again, in secret, like a relic
The composer’s heart inspires a deep fascination in Poland and has has endured a wild journey of intrigue and adulation.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Sen. Collins sponsors tree planting in memory of Emmett Till
The African-American teen was killed in 1955 after allegedly flirting with a white woman. The outrage it sparked is considered an important moment in the Civil Rights movement.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Trustees look at worst-case scenario for Maine university finances
The seven-campus system needs a drastic change in current trends to head off a deficit that could reach $90 million in 2020, according to a new five-year projection.
Posted inEditorials
OUR OPINION: Supreme Court case puts health reform in danger
Even as the Affordable Care Act shows signs of success, opponents try to take it down piece by piece.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Interesting news tidbits that didn’t create headlines
Some interesting tidbits of news came out lately that did not create headlines but were important. On election night, Fox News beat out the networks handily, overpowering NBC, CBS and ABC news. They swamped all the other cable news outlets and won the critical ages 25 to 54 groups. The race card was played election […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Public land should be part of the community
I hope our selectmen take up the offer from the Maine Forest Service to go for a walk on China public land soon, before the snow gets too deep. The more reasons more people have to be outside, the more interactions we can have with the land. Public land can be a land as part […]
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More women in Congress doesn’t necessarily mean progress for women
US lags behind Cuba, Saudi Arabia and 97 other countries, many of which are not bastions of progressive thoughts about the rights of women.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Tea partyers sow the wind; we shall reap whirlwind
I come from a long way away, and I know a bad thing when I see it. For the same reason that no one ever pointed a telescope at the sun, why would anyone vote for Paul LePage or Bruce Poliquin? The tea partyers have sown the wind; now we shall reap the whirlwind. Edward […]