A speaker coming to Maine next month will explain that many cultural norms are not religious.
March 2010
Posted inOpinion
Ron Bancroft: Student performance best way to measure teachers
Who wouldn’t do a better job if they were given meaningful feedback about what works?
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, March 30, 2010No wind power near Bigelow, please
In June 1976, the voters of Maine made the extremely wise decision to protect and preserve the natural treasure that is the Bigelow Mountain Range, located in both Franklin and Somerset counties. At that time, this incredible area was threatened by a development plan that would have transformed it into an “Aspen of the East” […]
Posted inNews
Feature Obituary: Marjorie Abbott, 78, devoted ‘Nana’ who loved to travel
EAST WATERBORO – Marjorie Abbott’s world revolved around her family. “She was always home with us when we’d get home from school,” her daughter Shirley Hutchins remembers. “Her family life was her whole life.” Not only was she always home for her children, she baby-sat her grandchildren as well. Melissa Giles remembers that they would […]
Posted inNation & World
Nine charged in police-killing plot
Members of a Christian militia are accused of conspiring to kill officers, then attacking the funeral.
Posted inNation & World
CDC: Not too late for swine flu vaccine
Seventy to 80 people have been hospitalized with the illness in Georgia in the past two weeks.
Posted inNews
Details of president’s visit to Portland announced
Tickets to the Thursday event will be available Wednesday on a first-come, first-served basis.
Posted inNews
Baldacci signs saltwater license bill
The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2011, meets a federal mandate for states to set up their own registries this year or face having a federal registry with fees next year.
Posted inBusiness
Geithner: Commercial real estate loanscontinue to be problematic
Losses have mounted on loans for commercial projects like stores and office complexes, as buildings sit vacant and builders default.
Posted inBusiness
Western states brace for spring grasshopper invasion
It costs millions to combat the pests, which may arrive in droves if a federal survey proves accurate.