Top photo: Kevin Hawkes, a renowned book illustrator and a Maine resident, worked with students at Longfellow School in Portland on Friday on bringing story ideas to life and making their drawings more interesting. Bottom photo: First-graders Joseph Miller and Mobean Mohabbati begin a drawing that Hawkes would finish as part of his presentation to the students. […]
March 2012
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Super Tuesday: Ohio is next proving ground
Romney spends, Santorum harnesses volunteers, and Gingrich tries to hold Georgia.
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Sales of pets flat, but cost to keep them at $50.96 billion
Food and vet costs account for about 65 percent of the spending with the service category surging.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
More letters to the editor, March 3, 2012In Washington or Augusta, LePage stirs up readers
It was at once disappointing, irritating and somewhat amusing to see the Maine Sunday Telegram wasting any ink and paper covering the less-than-profound thoughts of Maine’s current governor re: the candidates for president in 2012 (“LePage says GOP needs a ‘fresh face,’” Feb. 26). Sure, he was in Washington for a conference with other governors […]
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Syria blocks Red Cross convoy to Homs
Humanitarian conditions in the besieged area are described as ‘a scene of medieval barbarity.’
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, March 3, 2012Who deserves Falmouth lake access?
In response to the article “Falmouth fights more lake access by public,” Feb. 28: I applaud the citizens of Falmouth for standing up to the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife’s strong-arm tactics aimed at appeasing the growing “motorhead” lobby, which wants to access every body of water in our state regardless of the impact […]
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Topless coffee shop arsonist will be sentenced this month
A judge sets the hearing for March 19 after rejecting a request for a new trial.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: With Snowe’s departure, Republican principles will take a big hit
She’s one of the few elected officials capable of thoughtful compromise and problem-solving.
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Cameroon brings in military to stop elephant poachers
DOUALA, Cameroon – Cameroon has launched a military offensive to flush out elephant poachers from a remote national park in the country’s northeast near the border with Chad. Defense Minister Alain Mebe Ngo’o announced the operation on state television late Thursday, saying that the country needed to take action against the poachers believed to be […]
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Walking tour of Dahmer haunts draws protests
MILWAUKEE – A planned walking tour of the Milwaukee haunts where serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer trolled for victims has drawn protests from victims’ family members and others, prompting online deal-maker Groupon to cancel its promotion for discounted tickets. Critics of the tour, including family members of some of the young men Dahmer murdered, say it […]