When the question was whether Maine should expand slot machine gambling, we said no.
Posted inOpinion
RICHARD CONNOR: Star athletes can forget that reality brings accountability
When athletes become stars they enter a galaxy where any light except that which shines on them is eclipsed. They are fawned over and coddled and pampered. Along the way, they can lose touch with reality.
Posted inNews
Farmington OKs police station renovations
FARMINGTON — Residents overwhelmingly approved a $490,000 renovation of the building that will become the town’s new police station.
Posted inSports
MORNING SENTINEL BOYS BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Wood, Winslow continue to improve
The 2009-10 season was a good one for the Winslow High School boys basketball team. The Black Raiders won 12 games and reached the preliminary round of the Eastern Class B tournament.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Inspiring others to work hard tougher than doing it yourself
When Cindy Blodgett had the ball in her hands she could will her team to success.
Posted inOpinion
MIKE TIPPING: Neither side of the aisle taking advantage of new roles in Augusta
When Maine voters delivered a thumping to Democrats in the gubernatorial and legislative races last year, they relieved them of many of the responsibilities of governing, both in actuality and in a figurative sense, and placed those responsibilities squarely upon Gov. Paul LePage and his new Republican majorities.
Posted inNews
Two arrested in waterville drug bust
WATERVILLE — Two men were arrested early Saturday after police searched their Autumn Street apartment and seized marijuana and narcotics, according to Sgt. Alan Main.
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LePage willing to pay more for pension
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage will increase his personal contribution to the state retirement system if lawmakers want to add that provision to the two-year budget, his spokesman said.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Simple solution to issue of bathrooms for transgender
I will be the first to admit that I don’t understand transgender very much, but rather than spend way too much money arguing about it, and worrying about protecting students’ safety, why not build a few more bathrooms? One for everyone. Cathy Cook Breau Burnham
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Precautionary approach to chemicals best for kids
As a professor of environmental policy, I write in response to Jon Reisman’s March 26 column criticizing the policy basis of the Kid-Safe Products Act. Reisman takes issue with a precautionary approach to assessing a chemical’s impact on children. He would like to see the burden of proof fall on the public rather than the […]