The aftermath of the Tucson shootings offered insights into the views and goals of many on the left.
2011
Posted inBusiness
Wholesale prices rising, consumers will see hikes
Energy and food costs are typically volatile, but there is concern as oil and grain prices hit 2-year highs.
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Posted inNews
High snow, high snow, it’s off to work we go
The city Thursday was busily removing the evidence of this week’s nor’easter from Portland’s streets and walkways.
Posted inBusiness
Foreclosure wave expected to crest in a painful 2011
After a slowdown tied to documentation questions, this year is likely to bring 1.2 million repossessions.
Posted inBusiness
Call centers for airlines appear to cope better
But that’s partly due to having fewer passengers and more open seats than during the holiday storm.
Posted inNation & World
Tunisian president vows reforms, lowers prices to quell public anger
TUNIS, Tunisia – Tunisia’s autocratic president, struggling to contain deadly riots that have destabilized his authority, made sweeping pledges for political and media freedom and said he will leave the presidency — but not until his term ends in 2014. Facing the worst unrest in his 23 years in power, an unusually contrite President Zine […]
Posted inNews
Old Port shooting conviction appealed to Maine high court
The attorney for Brandon Brown says the prosecutor presented a biased picture of him to the jury.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Obama struckright note in Tucson speech
President Obama said what needed to be said Wednesday night at a service for the slain and injured of the Tucson, Ariz., shooting rampage.
“At a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized — at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do — it’s important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds.”
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Our View: New administration still finding its way in Augusta
A budget fix proposal looks ripe for quick progress, while a gag order raises concern.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Jan. 14, 2011Immigration queries now OK
Hallelujah! I was so happy to read the paper on Jan. 7 to see that our newly elected governor had issued an executive order that would allow officials in state agencies to question people about their immigration status. Common sense is having its day in the sun. Social services paid for by the taxpayers of […]