April 21, 2019
April 2019
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: There’s no way to win pothole slalom
A reasonable gas tax hike would provide the money Maine needs to fix its roads.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Students don’t get commencement guidance when they really need it
Advice to those starting college: Reach out to faculty, lean on your advisers, talk to career-services staff and be flexible.
Posted inNation & World
UN: 220 killed in battles for Libya’s capital last 2 weeks
A spokesman for the self-styled Libyan National Army says fighting between rival Libyan forces for control of Tripoli has escalated in the past couple of days
Posted inNation & World
Egyptians vote on changes that would extend el-Sissi’s rule
Egyptians have gone to the polls for the first of three days of voting on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030 and broaden the military’s role.
Posted inNation & World
Afghan official: Blast rocks country’s capital, kills 7
Afghan officials say a suicide blast rocked Afghanistan’s capital city during a gun battle with security forces, killing at least 7 people
Posted inLocal & State
Volunteers clean trash on Cobbossee Stream banks in Gardiner for Earth Day
Upstream shows how river health is important to ecology.
Posted inNation & World
Texas cancer center ousts 3 over Chinese data theft concerns
The dismissals come amid heightened concern in Washington that foreign governments have been using students and visiting scholars to pilfer intellectual property from confidential grant applications.
Posted inNation & World
Armed civilian border group member arrested in New Mexico
Authorities say a New Mexico man belonging to an armed group that has detained Central American families near the U.S.-Mexico border was arrested Saturday.
Posted inNation & World
Columbine honors 13 lost with community service, ceremony
The 20th anniversary of the school shooting is marked by somber remembrances and an emphasis on the strength and change that came out of the tragedy.