A column that implies that people with little money can’t stand up for themselves is wrong.
September 2013
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
On Baseball: A capable manager by any means
The Boston Red Sox regular season ended like it did last year: with a meaningless game on the last day. That is the only similarity. To really appreciate the regular season the Red Sox completed on Sunday in Baltimore, you have to recall how it all ended in 2012: Daisuke Matsuzaka on the mound. Bobby […]
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
High School Notebook: Red Storm better than record shows
Scarborough finds itself 1-3 in Western Class A football, but don’t be deceived by that record. The Red Storm have lost close road games to contenders Sanford (2-2), Thornton Academy (3-1) and Bonny Eagle (4-0), and easily won their only home game against Bangor, 34-7. “You get better playing those good teams and I think […]
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Beethoven, the way his music should be
Pianist Orli Shaham’s standing ovation is richly deserved in Sunday’s Portland Symphony Orchestra concert.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Spare parts in space? Just press ‘Print’
A 3-D printer set to be tested on a NASA flight could serve as a flying factory.
Posted inNew England Patriots, News, Sports
Patriots beat Falcons, 30-23
Tom Brady threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns as the New England Patriots held off a furious Atlanta comeback Sunday night.
Posted inNation & World, News
Gunmen slay students in Nigerian dormitory
The terror group that claims responsibility may have ties to al-Qaida.
Posted inMaine, News
Police report fatal crash on the Maine Turnpike in Falmouth
The crash occurred around 7:30 p.m. on the Maine Turnpike southbound near mile marker 51, police said.
Posted inSports
Marlins’ Alvarez throws odd no-hitter vs Tigers
MIAMI — With the bases loaded, two outs and the score 0-0 in the bottom of the ninth, Henderson Alvarez stood in the Miami Marlins’ on-deck circle, bat in hand, hoping to complete his no-hitter. Alvarez had blanked the Detroit Tigers for nine innings — and briefly, mistakenly thought he had pitched a no-hitter. But […]
Posted inNation & World, News, Sports
Father of stabbed Dodgers fan calls for witnesses
SAN FRANCISCO — The father of a Los Angeles Dodgers fan stabbed to death after a San Francisco Giants game last week asked on Sunday for witnesses who may have captured the chaotic melee on mobile devices to come forward. Robert Preece, his voice quavering at times, spoke in front of AT&T Park’s iconic Willie […]