Freestyle moguls skier Jeremy Cota eyes the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.
2012
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, Sports
On Baseball: When Brentz swings, there’s no mistaking the sound
FORT MYERS, Fla. — In the indoor batting cages at the Red Sox spring training complex, the thwacks are constant as batters swing at pitches from minor league coaches. Occasionally, the thwack makes you take notice. Like when Bryce Brentz takes his swings. Brentz, 6-foot-1, 195 pounds, stands still in the batter’s box. The bat […]
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Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Solitary confinement is not good for prison inmates — or anyone else
Maine is well ahead of the curve when it comes to reducing the solitary confinement population.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, April 3, 2012Pot crackdown is the new Prohibition
I get a kick out of local law enforcement when they make a “big marijuana drug bust.” In reality, they are opening the doors for out-of-state pot dealers. Of course, the price increases if it comes from Revere, Mass., or Hartford, Conn. Or even imported from Detroit. These lawmen actually keep the price of pot […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Same-sex couples would honor the institution of marriage
Contrary to a columnist’s claim, gay families aren’t trying to destroy marriage.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: LePage wins veto vote,but Maine families lose
National mortgage companies can thank the governor for a veto that could hurt Mainers.
Posted inOpinion
Kathleen Parker: In Trayvon Martin case, outrage has too many homes
That someone felt a need to use lethal force has to be the most appalling aspect of the case.
Posted inLife & Culture
Palin joins ‘Today’ team against Couric on ‘GMA’
Viewers who fantasized about potshots being volleyed between Sarah Palin and Katie Couric were disappointed this morning.
Posted inNews
Federal officials make severe cuts in Gulf of Maine cod catch
The action buys time for regulators and fishermen to find some way to avoid more devastating cuts.
Posted inNews
Feature Obituary: Russell Rogers, 52, proud of family and Marine Corps service
SCARBOROUGH — Russell Rogers was a proud Marine. So were his grandfather, father, two brothers and a nephew, who is now serving in Japan. He served in the Marine Corps for 12 years and did two stints in Japan. He worked as a jet engine mechanic on military bases in Japan, Cherry Point and Camp […]