On the rainy night of Sunday, Feb. 26, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin walked to a convenience store in Sanford, Fla. On his way home, with his Skittles and iced tea, the African- American teenager was shot and killed. The gunman, George Zimmerman, didn’t run. He claimed that he killed the young man in selfdefense. The Sanford […]
March 2012
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Quote of the Week
“I think that (Mark Rogers) … represented the school well. He was a good role model for our students, and I think he is still a good role model for our students.” — Kim Totten, School Administrative District 75 chairwoman on Thursday’s vote to retire the number Rogers wore as a Mt. Ararat High School […]
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Confusing the issue
To the editor: Let me please respond to “More than physical,” Pauline Hannaford’s letter to the editor, which was published March 13. Her use of her meaning and the use of the word “ intercourse” is so misleading. However you have chosen to stand on the gay marriage issue, one should always remember the Old […]
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Words of war
To the editor: I’ve been reading about lexicology and learning how meanings of words can change over time. A living room was once a lounge or parlor, but now those words are associated with alcohol and tattoos. Last week’s news told me how outdated my vocabulary was. For example, there were once several suitable words […]
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Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few
SEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama warned North Korea and Iran today that their options are few, and their friends fewer, as those nations refuse to back down from actions the world sees as menacing. “By now it should be clear,” Obama said, addressing North Korea from the South Korean capital only about 30 miles […]
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Boy, 3, disappears from Ark. Scout camp
HARDY, Ark. (AP) — Rescue crews are searching for a 3-year-old boy who went missing from a Boy Scout camp in northeastern Arkansas. Arkansas State Police say Caleb Linn has not been seen since Saturday morning. Police say Caleb was among 11 children working on a cleanup project at a bridge near the Kia Kima […]
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Divers recovering 5 bodies from wreck
GIGLIO, Italy ( AP) — Divers have recovered nearly all of the bodies from the wreck of the Costa Concordia, two months after the cruise ship struck a reef and capsized off Italy’s Tuscan coast. Italy’s Civil Protection Agency said that by early this afternoon divers had brought up four of the five bodies located […]
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Mali protesters seek order after coup
BAMAKO, Mali ( AP) — Demonstrators in Mali’s capital are demanding a return to constitutional order days after mutinous soldiers claimed power in a coup. About a thousand people, including members of youth movements and political parties, gathered today in central Bamako. Some of the youth groups threatened to march on state TV and radio […]
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Pope Benedict XVI visits Santiago, Cuba
SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) — This sun- scorched city is accustomed to playing second fiddle to Havana at the other end of Cuba. Today, Santiago de Cuba gets a real day in the sun because Pope Benedict XVI is beginning his Cuba trip here. Authorities have built huge steel arches in the shape of a papal […]
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Director Cameron back from the deep
HONOLULU (AP) — “Titanic” director James Cameron dove to the Earth’s deepest point in a specially designed submarine, the National Geographic Society said, making him the first man to travel alone to the near 7-mile depth of the Marianas Trench. The Hollywood icon, also the director of “Avatar” and other films, touched down in the […]