Some suggest the suspect shouldn’t bear all the blame, while others decry the ‘broken veteran’ talk.
2012
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Bulletin Board
Rockland Community Sailing’s high school sailing team will host a spring kickoff meeting at 7 p.m. March 29 at the Apprenticeship office building, 643 Main St. The meeting will offer a chance for midcoast area students in grades seven through 12 and their parents to learn more about the team. The Maine Games is accepting […]
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Thornton forward gets the Roy award
C.J. Maksut becomes the first hockey player from Thornton Academy to receive the trophy.
Posted inNation & World
Activists differ on best direction for Occupy
After the arrests of 73 at a New York rally, protesters see a range of goals related to economic justice.
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Southbound slave escapes overlooked
Stories of an underground network leading to freedom in Spanish Florida and beyond are coming to light.
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U.S. gains slightly in graduation rates
Stepped-up efforts to keep students from dropping out help more teenagers complete high school.
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States still at high risk of corruption, study says
Maine is one of eight states in the nation to receive an F in the ratings of ethics safeguards.
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Maine Voices: Portland hasn’t fully considered the ramifications of a charter school
At Portland High, for one, advanced scholarship is available, but so is its invaluable diversity.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor:Past models of bipartisanship abound
Never has the U.S. Congress been so polarized. It is now almost impossible to pass legislation to improve the state of the nation and its citizens — the parties are more intent on working on self-aggrandizement and the status of their political party. It’s gotten so bad that Sen. Olympia Snowe decided in disgust last […]
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Dana Milbank: GOP: Trust us, you’ll like plan to kill Medicare, go private
Are Republicans ready to be trusted with the reins of power? If you’re thinking of answering this in the affirmative, you might want to pause long enough to learn what transpired on the third floor of the Capitol on Thursday. There, four prominent Republican lawmakers announced their proposal to abolish Medicare — “sunset” was their […]