The numbers are embraced by leaders pushing for tougher laws and harsher punishments.
2017
Posted inNation & World, News
Storm-swept islands struggle as help arrives at glacial pace
The pressure’s on the Trump administration, but aid organizers cite serious logistical challenges.
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Posted inNation & World
FDA halts nicotine research on monkeys
The move comes after British primatologist Jane Goodall protested to the FDA commissioner.
Posted inMaine, News
Northern Maine man, 92, dies in logging accident
Gerard Belanger was dragging a log from a woodlot near his home when he lost control of the ATV he was driving, police say.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Don Rickles inflicts final insults in ‘Dinner with Don’ episodes
The digital series featuring the late legendary comedian’s interviews with celebrities – zingers and all – debuts on YouTube.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Carrabec boys soccer tops Winthrop
Nathan McGray scores two goals for Cobras.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, Politics, Sports
Two ‘Marshall’ film actors support NFL players in Trump anthem protest
Chadwick Boseman says the athletes are ‘patriots,’ and Sterling K. Brown says the president has ‘brought a lot of ugliness to the surface’ that can’t be ignored.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Republican tax reform plan would cut corporate rate to 20% from 35%
The rewrite due out this week also would reduce income brackets from seven to three, end some deductions and raise the national debt.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Maine Cannabis Report, News, Politics
Limits on personal marijuana grows likely to dominate public hearing
Lawmakers will hear from the public Tuesday on all aspects of their proposed rules. How much pot someone can grow on their own property is likely to be a contentious issue.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine murder victims remembered at Augusta memorial service
The ceremony on the UMA campus was part of the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, and nearly 50 people were there to remember someone close to them who was murdered.