NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Actress Reese Witherspoon has had the talk with her two young children. Not the sex talk. The domestic violence talk. As a Global Ambassador for Avon’s efforts to help victims of domestic violence, Witherspoon traveled to the Washington area to speak to the 2nd World Conference of Women’s Shelters, prompting a […]
March 2012
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, March 1, 2012Poliquin’s actions disrespectful
State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin, a constitutional officer, has violated the Maine Constitution, specifically the clause barring the treasurer from engaging in business while serving in office. Recent evidence demonstrates that Poliquin has been actively engaging in commerce as a real estate developer under his business Dirigo Holdings, LLC. Dirigo Holdings is the developer of Popham […]
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Morneau takes it day by day
The Twins’ slugger continues to deal with a concussion but remains optimistic.
Posted inOpinion
In political class warfare, it’s hard to tell who the elite are
WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum is engaging in class warfare. Santorum accuses President Obama and Mitt Romney of that supposed transgression. Yet class warfare was at the heart of his “what a snob” attack on Obama for urging students to attend college, part of an angry broadside against “the elite in society who think that they […]
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Our View: Teacher’s summons shows danger of joke
When schools take zero-tolerance stands on violence, the results can be extreme.
Posted inNation & World
Syrian regime signals strong push to ‘cleanse’ rebel district
BEIRUT — The Syrian regime showed a new determination Wednesday to crush its opponents, vowing to “cleanse” a rebel-held district in the besieged central city of Homs after nearly four weeks of shelling. Government troops massed outside the embattled neighborhood of Baba Amr, raising fears among activists of an imminent ground invasion that could endanger […]
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Super Tuesday broadens GOP race
WASHINGTON — A victorious Mitt Romney and runner-up Rick Santorum both claimed satisfaction from the close Michigan primary on Wednesday as they swiftly shifted their duel for the Republican presidential nomination to Ohio and the rest of next week’s delegate-rich Super Tuesday contests. Campaigning in Bexley, Ohio, Romney promised “more jobs, less debt and a […]
Posted inOpinion
Another View: Stolen Valor Act gives too much power to the government
The Constitution protects all speech, not just speech the government finds to be truthful.
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Maine Voices: Bill would offer recourse when ‘regulatory takings’ hurt landowners
With an ever-increasing web of land-use regulations, there is concern property values could suffer.
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Steve Solloway: An epic game, 20 years later
They played and played, and played some more in a state final for the ages.