‘The ‘Beautiful Game’ Turns Ugly’ will open in Las Vegas on Sept. 1.
July 2015
Posted inNation & World
Boy Scouts’ decision to end ban on gay leaders draws mixed reactions
Once-closeted Eagle Scouts rejoin while the Mormons – BSA’s biggest sponsor – consider an exodus.
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Jonathan Pollard had ‘short but intensive’ career as spy
Jonathan Pollard was arrested in 1985 while working as a civilian analyst for the U.S. Navy, and he pleaded guilty to passing secret documents to the Israeli intelligence service. He has said he was motivated by loyalty to Israel, but he was also paid more than $50,000 and was in line to earn multiples of […]
Posted inGolf, Sports
Campbell’s title well worth the wait
First a rain delay, then anticipation make for long day for Rome, NY native.
Posted inNation & World
Scientists fear artificial intelligence arms race
A group warns against a global arms race focused on using machines to fight the next battles.
Posted inMaine, News
Skowhegan rejects Jay’s request to share lobbying costs
The selectmen decided the town already had contributed enough to the effort to pass a bill designed to lessen the effect of paper mills’ reduced property valuation on school districts’ state funding.
Posted inBusiness
Court tells EPA to ease smokestack limits at power plants
The court also upholds the agency’s right to impose clean-air standards.
Posted inGolf, Sports
Campbell wins Charlie’s Maine Open
Rome, N.Y. native earned one-stroke victory for 1st professional win.
Posted inLifestyle, News
Jamestown excavation unearths bodies of VIP settlers – and a mystery
The discovery deepens the portrait of the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
AAA: U.S. has lowest July gas prices since 2009
Maine’s current average price for self-serve regular, $2.71 a gallon, is 95 cents lower than a year ago.