JERUSALEM – Israeli backers of a bill that would punish people for boycotting West Bank settlements said Sunday they will push forward with the proposal, despite accusations that it’s an undemocractic slap at freedom of speech. In recent years, settlement opponents in Israel have joined boycotts of products made in the settlements. The Palestinians and […]
2011
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The Flotsam Diaries: One man’s trash becomes treasure
A battered buoy, a menu from a Bar Harbor restaurant, a lobster claw band, and even a piece of a blue plastic recycling tub from New Brunswick drifted to Bay View Beach in Saco last year.
That’s where they were scooped up by Harold Johnson — beachcomber, debris documenter and creator of an unusual blog known as the Flotsam Diaries.
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Critics: Nuclear data kept from public
Radioactive water leaks stir scrutiny of the industry and the NRC
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Camp job calls for ease at shifting gears
Maine at Work: Multiskilled counselors referee games, teach knitting, chaperone field trips, quell quarrels and make paper planes.
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Lovers of plants flock to the Hill
The Hidden Gardens of Munjoy Hill tour raises funds for the Friends of the Eastern Promenade.
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Atlantis docks with space station for last time
A decision will be made today whether to move the craft out of the way of a piece of space junk.
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Statewide help line looks to grow
The 211 Maine program, which was started in 2006, offers information 24-7 on social service resources.
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MTA tourney features suspense-filled finals
Chris Angell of Brooklin mounts a rally, and Maisie Silverman of Brunswick wins a back-and-forth match to claim victory.
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Gray seeking residents’ input on tax deal
An industrial park’s owner would be allowed to use future tax payments to fund infrastructure fixes.
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Questions surround veteran’s death on upstate New York roller coaster
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A 208-foot-tall roller coaster in upstate New York remained closed Sunday amid questions about the falling death of an Iraq war veteran who lost both his legs to a roadside bomb and the decision to allow him on the ride. Sgt. James Thomas Hackemer was ejected Friday from the Ride of Steel […]