The order came after the shooting at a Florida high school was over, but questions remain about whether officers could have entered the school sooner to confront the gunman.
March 2018
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
J.C. Penney cuts jobs, offers muted outlook
The company is trying to cut costs and make the chain more attractive to shoppers jumping back and forth between online and brick-and-mortar stores.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Vero, alternative networking app, gets a lot of likes
Its ad-free platform with a ‘no data-mining – ever’ promise has users flocking to sign on.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
A Market-go-round: S&P 500 erases early plunge; Dow drops
A trade war could undermine one reason investors clung to optimism: A global economy rising in sync.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Steelworkers score victory; everyone else may bear cost
Tariffs on imported materials could translate into higher prices for consumer goods, weighing heavily on U.S. economic growth.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, Religion and Values
Billy Graham, ‘America’s pastor,’ laid to rest
His children recall his humility and devotion to spreading the Gospel.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Family of girl killed in Stockton Springs lived in poverty
Julio and Sharon Carrillo, the parents charged in the beating death of Marissa Kennedy, had less than $1,000 in monthly income, relied on food stamps and paid no rent at the family-owned condo where they lived.
Posted inVarsity Maine
Winslow girls basketball wins Class B state championship
Black Raiders roll past Lake Region to win 1st Gold Ball since 2005.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, Religion and Values
Anti-Semitic incidents soared by 57 percent, report says
Less civility in our national discourse has led to more intolerance, the Anti-Defamation League says.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Schools and Education
Three boys from Waterville high school charged in series of threats
One of three students charged with terrorizing said he wanted ‘to pull a Sandy Hook,’ a reference to an incident in which a gunman killed 20 6- and 7-year-olds and six adults, while charges are pending against two other boys.