Its status as a for-pay private institution was a hard sell in Washington, D.C. – a city full of free museums.
2019
Posted inNation & World
Don Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79
Disc jockey Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decades-long rise to radio stardom and an abrupt public plunge after a nationally broadcast racial slur, has died
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, Nation & World
Gov. Mills urges federal help on climate change for smaller, rural states
In a letter, she asks Congress to focus more on offshore wind, renewable energy and weatherization.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Christmas tree growers in New England report good year, despite challenges
Stephen Higgins, president of the Maine Christmas Tree Association, says it was a ‘seller’s market’ this season.
Posted inLocal & State, The Maine Forecast
We’re expecting another weirdo storm on Monday
One month after an oddball weather pattern, the same setup is presenting itself. What’s a meteorologist to do?
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Sudan’s Christians enjoy holiday amid hope for new freedoms
Believers were able to celebrate Christmas this week with a joyous march for the first time in years.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Episcopal church in New York has Sunday service for the deaf
Congregants say that being unable to hear the music, prayers and sermons might be considered a limitation, but their trilingual church has changed that.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Freezing rain sends vehicles sliding off roads across central Maine
First responders were busy responding to a steady stream of accidents and slide-offs Friday morning.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Tina Turner mural defaced at North Carolina record store
Employees say an image of the pop star outside the store in Asheville was defaced with a red swastika.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, Uncategorized
Judge: Alec Baldwin didn’t slander man in comments on parking spat
But assault and battery allegations against the Emmy Award-winning actor can proceed toward trial.