RUMFORD — Maine State Police are investigating the death of a 4-month-old girl Thursday but do not consider it suspicious, according to Maine Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland. State police, Med-Care and the Rumford Fire Department responded to a Rumford Avenue home at 6:56 p.m. Thursday for a report of an unresponsive 4-month-old girl. “When […]
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Posted inMaine, News
Gov. Janet Mills brings back Children’s Cabinet
Established in 1996, the group only met for 4 years and coordinated policies and programs for Maine’s children.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Marijuana vs. beer: The new divide in Canadian politics
Ontario has strict, religiously inspired alcohol regulations and its premier is not a fan of Trudeau, who delivered on his promise to legalize cannabis.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Pig ‘ebola’ virus sends shock waves through global food chain
A hemorrhagic illness reminiscent of Ebola has swept through China, home to half the world’s pigs.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: There’s no question – Maine college students are allowed to vote
College students who live here can vote here, regardless of where they bank or where they register their car.
Posted inAuto
On the Road Review: Ram Classic Runs the ‘Mother Road’
The Crew Cab 2WD with Hemi Power proves ideal for getting kicks on Route 66.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: The Holocaust and ‘Why?’
In a new book about Holocaust scholar and survivor Elie Wiesel, the author, Howard Reich asks Wiesel the inevitable suite of questions: Why? Why is human history in part a story of anti-Semitism? Why did the Holocaust happen? Why are Jewish houses of worship targeted for violence today? “Why do they hate us? Why?” Wiesel […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Tom Waddell: Religious vaccination exemptions put others at risk
Prohibiting these exemptions does not violate religious freedom.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Help Maine’s hometown hospitals
By passing L.D. 1350, the Legislature can stop imposing unnecessary financial hardship on vital rural facilities.