He started the nonprofit End Hunger Network in 1983 to raise awareness of childhood hunger and help end it.
2011
Posted inSports
Girls’ basketball: Greely recovers to top York
The Rangers wipe out an 11-point first-half deficit to beat the Wildcats.
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Celts know the lockout problems
WALTHAM, Mass. – If experience counts, the Boston Celtics should have an edge coming out of the lockout. Four players have been through two of them. Kevin Garnett already had played three seasons when his first NBA lockout began on July 1, 1998. Ray Allen and Jermaine O’Neal were two-year veterans. And Paul Pierce was […]
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Physicians weigh in
A task force that’s developing recommendations to fight prescription drug abuse surveyed physicians and other prescribers in October. Some respondents wrote comments on the questionnaires expressing frustration with Maine’s abuse problem and the need for more action. Some of the comments focused on the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program, a database of all opiate prescriptions. Doctors […]
Posted inNation & World
Pet store puppy boycott stepped up
Puppy mills supply most pet stores, which see increased sales during the holiday season.
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Nation & World Dispatches
BRUSSELS Suicide attacker kills five at bus stop; motive unclear A suicide attacker in the Belgian city of Liege tossed grenades into a crowd and then sprayed it with bullets, leaving at least five people dead, including a 17-month-old toddler. At least 132 were wounded in Tuesday’s assault at a bus stop, according to preliminary […]
Posted inOpinion
Another View: Romney is entitled to opinion, but that doesn’t make him right
Societies are complex, and no value judgment can be accepted as an absolute truth.
Posted inOpinion
Remember Gingrich’s ethics sanction? Funny, he doesn’t
The presidential candidate blames partisan politics for the hugely bipartisan votes against him in 1997.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Dec. 14, 2011Much to say on Occupy Maine
Bravo to the Portland City Council for its overwhelming vote not to issue a permit for Occupy Maine to stay in Lincoln Park. This is long overdue ,and it is time for them to either leave on their own or be evicted immediately. Yes, they have a right to protest, but not like this. Lincoln […]
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Maine Voices: Maine housing authority squanders money on high-priced projects
The agency’s scoring system for choosing projects doesn’t award points for lower costs.