The Portland Press Herald / The Maine Sunday Telegram

A bounce-back victory for Pirates

PORTLAND — After missing the last three games because of injuries, Portland Pirate forwards Brad Larsen and Tyler Ennis got right back into the swing of things Friday night.

Each had a goal and an assist as the Pirates snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win against the Manchester Monarchs before 5,656 fans at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Is it buying time again?

WASHINGTON — Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers refused to let snowstorms stop them from stepping up purchases for everything from clothes to appliances. The improvement provided hope that the recovery from the recession is gaining momentum.

Our View: Home care services part of long-term budget fix

One of the ironies of the budget crisis is that among the "savings" needed to balance the budget are cuts that will end up costing the state more money in the long run.

Imagination battles cliche in underwhelming 'Alice'

One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small, and the pills Tim Burton gives you don't do very much at all.

With apologies to Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit," that more or less sums up "Alice in Wonderland," the director's middling new version of the Lewis Carroll tale.