We know both the diagnosis and the cure, but a recent column recommends ignoring both.
2011
Posted inSports
Softball finals at a glance
Class A WHO: Scarborough (18-1) vs. Messalonskee (16-3) WHEN: Noon today WHERE: Cony High, Augusta Class B WHO: Fryeburg Academy (19-0) vs. Bucksport (17-2) WHEN: 11 a.m. today WHERE: Bailey Field, St. Joseph’s College Class C WHO: Telstar (17-1) vs. Dexter (17-2) WHEN: 7 p.m. today WHERE: Coffin Field, Brewer High Class D […]
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Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Protests in State House derailed paycheck-protection reforms
What’s the point of being in the majority if a loud group of opponents can scare you out of doing what’s right?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Portland’s sex-ed switch is a cut, not an addition
The Family Living curriculum has a good track record and does not need to be replaced.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
More letters to the editor, June 18, 2011Find ways to save seniors’ programs
As a retiree and a member of AARP, I am writing in defense of Maine’s seniors who are now threatened by Congress in its attempt to resolve the debt ceiling crisis. There are proposals being considered by Congress that would make harmful cuts to Medicare and Social Security as part of a deal to raise […]
Posted inNation & World
Activists report 16 protesters killed in Syria
The government’s crackdown and alleged brutality fails to stop the three-month-old uprising.
Posted inNation & World
Saudi women in the driver’s seat for rights
The regime could crack down or give way to their demands, angering clerics and other conservatives.
Posted inNews
Freeport world travelers take the long way home
The sailing couple fulfill a dream and make cherished connections on a global voyage.
Posted inNation & World
‘NATO will be defeated,’ Gadhafi yells
A few thousand people loyal to the Libyan leader protest the intensified bombing of Tripoli.
Posted inReligion and Values
Prayer and police work bring relic home
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Parishioners at St. Anthony Church in Long Beach prayed fervently after their 780-year-old relic was stolen. When it was returned, they thanked God and the police for bringing their little piece of St. Anthony back home. “St. Anthony is the patron saint of travelers and lost things, but today he’s also […]