Betsy DeVos blames the Obama administration and its 2010 takeover of federal student loans, which stopped private banks from giving out federally subsidized loans.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Maine Crime
Harpswell man charged with threatening man with a knife
Nathan Kane, 35, is arrested after the incident in a parking lot at the Topsham Fair Mall on Tuesday afternoon.
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Posted inNation & World
Migrant teen camp overflowing
The Texas camp city houses 2,324 teens and federal plans to close the site by Dec. 31 likely will not happen.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College football playoffs: Oklahoma remains ahead of Ohio St. into the fifth spot
The top 3 teams are unchanged, but Georgia is No. 4, followed by Oklahoma in the next-to-last rankings.
Posted inMaine
Farmington man killed, two injured in Kingfield crash
Police say a driver lost control on Route 27 Tuesday afternoon, skidding into the path of a tractor trailer.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Waterville council refers Children’s Discovery Museum request to the Planning Board
The museum, now located in Augusta, would move to the Congregational Church on Eustis Parkway with the hope of eventually buying the church.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Tuesday’s Patriots notebook: Patriots entering key three-game stretch
New England faces the Vikings on Sunday, then travels to Miami and Pittsburgh in a run that will likely determine its playoff seed.
Posted inBusiness
Women making inroads in funeral industry once dominated by men
Females are being drawn in record numbers to the profession, but they still face barriers from skeptics who doubt they can do the job.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Scarborough sees chance to refocus with superintendent stepping down
Julie Kukenberger, who was involved in several months of controversy, says she will continue to lead the school district in advance of her departure next summer.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News, Politics
International panel grills Facebook executive over privacy concerns
Richard Allan, the company’s vice president for policy solutions, appears in London in Mark Zuckerberg’s place.