When President Obama took office in 2009, his administration backed an effort to require businesses to provide paid sick leave to their employees. The legislation didn’t go anywhere at the federal level, but it’s picking up steam at the state and municipal rungs.
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Bull kills farm worker
FARMINGTON — A 55-year-old man was killed by a bull early Friday morning at Sandy River Farms.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Judicial system failed by not forcing Lake’s trial
Jim Loomis (letter, June 25) asked how Steven Lake got to pull the trigger. It comes down to irresponsibility and selfishness on his part. He can’t put the blame on others. He did it. Lake was mentally ill and did not get the help he needed. Even though he sought counseling, if he wasn’t totally […]
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WOMEN’S WORLD CUP SOCCER: Coach brings European flair to U.S. team
SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — The American women haven’t looked the same since Pia Sundhage got her hands on them.
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BASKETBALL: KV YMCA men’s league keeps players involved
AUGUSTA — Sean McNally said his competitive fire is gone, that it dried up and blew away as soon as the University of Maine men’s basketball team ended the 2010-11 season with a loss to Hartford in the first round of the America East tournament in March.
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Recreation: Bond Brook trails continue to evolve
Activities at the Bond Brook Recreation Area are expanding as the trails themselves continue to grow.
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MAINE COMPASS: 30 years ago, crusader finally won battle for smoke-detector law
Every year, thousands of Maine children and adults suffer through nighttime fires in their homes or apartments. Nearly 100 percent of them live to tell about it, a far different statistic from that of 30 years ago.
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New state budget both immoral and illegal
The budget that was recently signed by Gov. Paul LePage is both immoral and illegal. What Republicans call “pension reform” was simply stealing from the retirement system to fund their pet programs. Theft, larceny, embezzlement and robbery are words that truly apply in this case. What is characterized as “saving $1.4 billion” also could be […]
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MAINE COMPASS: School-based program teaches kids basics of philanthropy
A young man I’ll call Jack spent a couple of hours at Portland’s Wayside Food Warehouse unloading cases of donated food, organizing freezer space and loading milk onto trucks for local soup kitchens.
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‘Silver Alerts’ to aid searches for elderly
AUGUSTA — Maine is using a new “Silver Alert” system to search statewide for a missing elderly person suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or other illness.