The new intelligence guidelines allow keeping information on Americans with no ties to terrorism.
2012
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Gambling operations no longer a safe bet
The industry, always a tough sell in Maine, faces competition and an aging pool of gamblers.
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Posted inNation & World
Santorum says he or Obama should be president
SAN ANTONIO – Presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Thursday said Republicans should give President Obama another term if Santorum isn’t the GOP nominee, and for a second day compared rival Mitt Romney to an Etch A Sketch toy. Santorum reiterated an argument he has made before: The former Massachusetts governor is not conservative enough to […]
Posted inNation & World
Was killer in France a lone-wolf terrorist?
Police try to determine whether the gunman’s brother was involved and search for accomplices.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, March 23, 2012Readers react to shooting of Afghans
There seems a rush in the news media to sympathize with Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who shot dead 17 Afghan civilians. I contrast this with the media treatment of the Army psychiatrist who shot dead a dozen or so fellow soldiers at Fort Hood. The present case was a caregiver killing those in his care. […]
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Text alert: Police hunt distracted drivers
A Maine State Police minivan has been cruising the Maine Turnpike, looking for drivers who aren’t looking at the road.
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UPDATE: Woman found guilty in Blaine House protest
A Liberty woman is convicted of criminal trespass stemming from a protest last November when she and others failed to follow police orders to leave the Blaine House grounds.
Posted inNation & World
Symbolic House Republican vote seeks political edge on Medicare
WASHINGTON – House Republicans resurrected the specter of Medicare rationing Thursday in an election-year vote to repeal cost controls in President Obama’s health care overhaul. In the GOP crosshairs is a board that has yet to be named but would be empowered to force cuts to drug companies, insurers and other service providers if Medicare […]
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Maine wind power firm says it followed guidelines
Angus King’s former company says it broke no rules, despite what a federal report may say.
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Feature Obituary: ‘Bud’ Hertz, 68, antiques dealer and more, ‘loved by many’
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – Seems like everyone in town knew Bud Hertz. He was a well-respected antiques dealer and owned K & B Antiques on Route 1 in Saco for 29 years. He also worked for the Old Orchard Beach Fire Department. In his spare time, he refereed boys’ basketball games across southern Maine for […]