Departments are getting better at teaching de-escalation, but there is still a ways to go.
2016
Medical marijuana caregivers face restrictions in Saco
Councilors are considering the state’s first ban on in-home growing of pot by caregivers, but it may violate state law and would be hard to enforce.
Brunswick woman taking gamble that stem cells will restore vision
Charlene Ouellet is paying $21,000 for an experimental and controversial procedure by a doctor in Florida.
Pundits puzzle over Trump visit to Portland
Why a blue city, come Thursday, when there’s a reddish 2nd District nearby?
Ads use real-life stories to recruit tourists to ‘Work in Maine’
The campaign posts banners showing a scientist and a consultant who gave the state a shot and decided to stay.
Firestorm spreading over Trump ‘insults’
Leaders in both parties are outraged at his treatment of the Muslim family of a fallen soldier.
Give Mike Hein his day in court
The outcry over the conservative activist’s alleged crime goes overboard.