2011
Springtime for toxics
Here’s what I wanted for Christmas: something that would make us both healthier and richer. And since I was just making a wish, why not ask that Americans get smarter, too? Surprise: I got my wish, in the form of new Environmental Protection Agency standards on mercury and air toxics for power plants. These rules […]
Keeping your eyes on the road to reality
The National Transportation Safety Board announced its recommendation that all use of cellphones should be banned for operators of motor vehicles — taking a hard line on an issue that has cost lives. While we certainly agree with the board’s contention that “no email, no text, no update, no call is worth a human life,” […]
Norman Arthur Marriner
BRUNSWICK — Norman Arthur “Mike” Marriner of Gurnet Road, died Thursday afternoon, December 22, 2011 at the age of 96 after a productive and well-traveled life. A native of Topsham and a long- time resident of Brunswick. Norman was a skilled machinist, a World War II veteran, avid reader and story- teller of history, sports […]
Albion Little Payson
PORTLAND — Commander Albion L. Payson ( USN retired), 75, of Holiday Drive in Portland and formerly of Yarmouth, Maine and Rockland County, New York, died on Wednesday, December 21 after fighting several illnesses. He was known for his generosity, community spirit, forgiving nature, and love and support of family. Al was born in Portland […]
AP survey says economy to pick up but still vulnerable
WASHINGTON The U.S. economy will grow faster in 2012 — if it isn’t knocked off track by upheavals in Europe, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists. Unemployment will barely fall from the current 8.6 percent rate, though, by the time President Barack Obama runs for re-election in November, the economists say. The […]
DEATH NOTICES
BRUNSWICK — James D. Lind, age 50 of River Road, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home. There will be no services.
Former UNH president was immigrant
BEDFORD, N. H. ( AP) — University officials are remembering Evelyn Handler, the first female president at the University of New Hampshire and the only woman to hold that post at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, as a strong, successful leader. Handler, 78, of Bow was killed when she was walking across a Bedford street Friday […]
North Korea: Economic accords discussed with South delegation
PYONGYANG, North Korea ( AP) — A South Korean mourning delegation returned home today after meeting with North Korea’s next leader, who has rapidly gained prominence since his father’s death. Kim Jong Un’s brief meeting Monday with a group led by a former South Korean first lady and a prominent business leader shows Seoul that […]
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