U.S. urges Syria to divulge details of nuclear program WASHINGTON – The Obama administration urged Syria on Thursday to come clean about its past nuclear research as well as its chemical arsenal, accusing President Bashar Assad of blocking access to facilities linked to a Syrian nuclear reactor destroyed by Israel in 2007. The top U.S. […]
September 2013
Posted inOpinion
Charles Krauthammer: Putin’s star rises in Mideast, while Obama merely gets to save face
The Obama administration is now slinking away from a disastrous Syrian policy of its own making.
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Posted inSports
Hear! Hear! Fans of Seattle Seahawks seek to be loudest
SEATTLE – Some of the loudest NFL fans in the country are attempting to become the loudest in the world. This Sunday, Seattle Seahawks fans will attempt to break the Guinness World Records mark for loudest stadium, or officially “loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium,” which was set in 2011 in Turkey during a […]
Posted inNews
Local & State Dispatches
Outlook for Maine foliage season: Vibrant colors / Maine worker hurt in Biddeford awarded almost $500,000 / Chemical smell prompts evacuation at local college … and more news from around the state.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: UMaine System recruiting money missing its target
The system is spending plenty to draw foreign students, but has no clear strategy for doing so.
Posted inOpinion
M.D. Harmon: To better serve seniors, Maine must attract more young people
More pro-business policies will draw the firms that offer revenue-generating jobs for younger workers.
Posted inBusiness
Apparently, markets unaware it’s September
NEW YORK – September was supposed to be ugly for financial markets. The prospects of a U.S. attack on Syria and less economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve only added to investor worries going into September, which historically is the worst month of the year for stocks. Instead, the Dow Jones industrial average is up […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: In popularity of e-cigarettes, there’s peril and opportunity
Is the rising popularity of electronic cigarettes a public health problem or a way for smokers to get their nicotine in a safer form? Right now, e-cigarettes appear to be both. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week announced that the number of youth who have tried e-cigarettes doubled between 2011 and 2012. […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Public restroom no help if it is locked
I am a vendor at the Portland Farmers’ Market. On Aug. 31, I returned to the market at Deering Oaks after several weeks’ absence. When I was last there, the historic building in the park above the pond was offering clean bathrooms to the hundreds of park visitors in need of them. Those of us […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: DEP delays, misguided policies cause harm to Maine’s lakes
The agency’s promotion of unnaturally high lake levels may be what’s hindering dam relicensing efforts.