The new intelligence guidelines allow keeping information on Americans with no ties to terrorism.
2012
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.
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 […]
Was killer in France a lone-wolf terrorist?
Police try to determine whether the gunman’s brother was involved and search for accomplices.
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. […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]