When it was introduced, the school consolidation bill needed public input. Another bill before the Senate, LD 1422, begs for more input from the public. LD 1422 will force all public schools in Maine to follow an education model called “standards-based education.” SBE moves away from traditional grades and grade levels. Most SBE systems use […]
2012
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Obama warns N. Korea, Iran their options are few
Obama directly challenges North Korea’s leaders “to have the courage to pursue peace.”
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Maine gas prices up 3 cents
The average price is now nearly 27 cents higher than the same day a year ago and nine cents higher than a month ago.
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Waterville police hunt suspect in pharmacy robbery
A man used a note and a threat of violence Sunday to rob a CVS of an undisclosed amount of prescription medications.
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Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampage
The wife of Staff Sgt. Robert Bales says, “I have no idea what happened, but … he loves children, and he would not do that.”
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Maine AG: Health reform challenge ‘matter of principle’
Maine is one of 26 states that have challenged the law that is now being tested before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Maine man heads to trial in Mass. highway death
Jeremy Gardner of Bridgton is accused of hitting Gregory Vilidnitsky with his truck while Vilidnitsky was working on a paving project on in Framingham in 2010.
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State House sendoff set for 4 Maine soldiers
The four serve with the 1968th Contingency Contracting Team, which contracts for supplies, services and construction to support humanitarian and combat missions.
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Police search for missing Bethel woman
A landlord alerted authorities March 12 when Fay Johnson had not been seen for several days and her dog was left in her new apartment.
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Victim: Lamoine shooting over truck paint job
Joshua McKinney of Ellsworth says it was over a $1,200 paint job done to a truck owned by Michael Carter, one of the other men wounded.