The governor undermines his own agenda when he makes comments like Friday’s.
2011
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Jan. 15, 2011The selling of the waterfront?
“Profit is not a dirty word. In fact, it is the direct and indirect solution to our challenges,” Gov. LePage has said. Profit is the central issue in Portland’s waterfront zoning debate, pitting marine and fishing industries against property owners and businesses. The political climate appears to be leaning toward a more free-market economy, where […]
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Posted inNation & World
Mystery writer Joe Gores, 79
GREENBRAE, Calif. – Mystery writer Joe Gores, a former San Francisco private investigator whose books include “Hammett,” “Come Morning” and “Spade & Archer,” has died at age 79. A stepson said Gores died Monday. The San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times said he died of a stomach hemorrhage. Gores wrote 16 novels and three […]
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Dutch cyclist and team leader Peter Post dies
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Former Paris-Roubaix winner and Tour de France team leader Peter Post of the Netherlands has died. He was 77. The Dutch cycling union said Post died Friday. A cause of death was not given. Post was the first Dutchman to win the Paris-Roubaix, earning the victory in 1964 in the classic […]
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Gun fair backer acquitted in Uzi gunshot death
Edward Fleury is found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an 8-year-old boy.
Posted inNation & World
Recording star Whiting dies at 86
Margaret Whiting, a recording star of the 1940s who had a long career as one of the most enduring singers of classic popular songs, died Tuesday at a retirement home in Englewood, N.J. She was 86. The cause of death was not disclosed, although she had had a stroke in recent years. Whiting was among […]
Posted inReligion and Values
Reflections: Trust in safe passage from the ‘dark wood’
Don’t throw this away! Save it! Put it in your “for-when-I-am-going-to-need-it” file. Here’s poet John Ciardi’s translation of Dante’s opening words to his “Divine Comedy.” As you may know, Dante understood the spiritual life better than most. Dante’s pilgrim is the subject of the poem’s beginning. He is in the midst of a deep depression: […]
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Religion Calendar
Today Hands Around the Capitol, annual memorial recognizing the enactment of Roe v. Wade, starting at 10 a.m., with Mass, prayer service, rally and march. Visit www.mainerighttolife.com or call 782-0101. Holy Grounds Coffee House, 6:30 p.m., with the Christian rock group The John Edwards Ensemble from Wells. Church of the Holy Spirit, 1047 Congress St., […]
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Two new Catholic parishes are formed in Diocese of Portland
The new parishes are formed through mergers in York County and in the Bar Harbor area.
Posted inLife & Culture
Concert Review: Lovett, Hiatt trade songs, stories
The two songwriters thrill a sold-out State Theatre crowd.