JUNEAU, Alaska Miller ends fight over Murkowski’s Senate seat Republican Joe Miller is ending his fight over Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat, conceding the race to his bitter rival, incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Miller’s decision, announced Friday at a news conference in Anchorage, comes one day after the state certified Murkowski as the winner. He had […]
2011
Posted inLife & Culture
People & Entertainment: Mellencamp and wife are splitting up after 20 years
LOS ANGELES – John Mellencamp and his wife are calling it quits. A spokesman for the 59-year-old rocker said he and his wife of 20 years, model Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, are splitting up. Publicist Bob Merlis declined to say Thursday if the couple had filed for divorce. Merlis said the Mellencamps “are proud of their […]
advertisement
Posted inSports
Patriots stick with the system
The players change, but Bill Belichick’s methods are still a road map to success.
Posted inNation & World
Large storm kills six as it moves east
Six people die in Missouri and Arkansas as a system affects an area from Chicago to New Orleans.
Posted inNews
In Maine politics, that was the year that was
From the governor’s race to the casino vote and The Cutler Files, 2010 couldn’t be called boring.
Posted inNews
House, Senate seek to coordinate Alzheimer’s fight
A bill co-sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins recognizes the physical and financial burden of the disease.
Posted inSports
Busy weekend as Black Bears come to town
A UMaine exhibition game caps a festival of skating and hockey at three local venues.
Posted inBusiness
Quiet, positive close to a turbulent year
The Dow ends up with a 14 percent gain in 2010, despite a flash crash and debt crises in Europe.
Posted inBusiness
Loan scams are a California gold rush
Companies that customers pay for help modifying their home loans instead are charged with running a Ponzi-like scheme.
Posted inSports
Steve Solloway: Making the most when he’s getting the chance
His eyes scanned the list of names of men invited to the Maine Red Claws’ training camp. That day in November, his mind weighed their credentials and pedigrees. Fifteen players, including himself. Eugene Spates was impressed. “Ten off that list would make the team. I thought my chances were slim. Confidence? I had no confidence, […]