The Washington Post
2017
George Smith: Using Maine’s sun and water
Our natural resources are our greatest gift, and can be our economic salvation.
Inmate jumps from 2nd floor of Cumberland County Jail housing unit
Peter Call, 23, is treated at Maine Medical Center and then returned to the jail.
Deputies responded to 21 calls involving California man who shot and killed 5
Police records detail an escalating feud between gunman Kevin Neal and his neighbors.
Self-injury and suicide attempts are rising among American girls
Some experts attribute the increase to a combination of cyberbullying, depression and drug abuse.
Teen idol, ‘Partridge Family’ star David Cassidy dies at 67
His publicist said Saturday that the singer-actor, who had a rabid fan base in the 1970s, was hospitalized with liver and kidney failure.
‘Borat’ actor Sacha Baron Cohen offers to pay fines for tourists
Six Czech tourists were reportedly detained by authorities in Kazakhstan’s capital for dressing up as comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen’s famous character.
Fed needs to avoid ‘boom-bust’ cycle in economy, Yellen says
The Federal Reserve chair says officials remain puzzled about why inflation has retreated for several months this year.
Court retains custody of Pittston woman’s horse, mule
A state agent said the once-emaciated horse had gained 40 pounds in a few weeks under state care; Judge Paul Mathews told owner Kelsey Radley that the animals had been ‘cruelly treated’ on her property.