September 2013 – Page 38 – The Portland Press Herald

Opinion

It’s the ultimate American dilemma – your clutter or your life

by HOWARD MANSFIELD September 28, 2013

What we own is crowding us out of our houses, eroding the idea of a home as a haven from chaos.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: U.N. treaty on the disabled should be accepted by Senate

by Los Angeles Times September 28, 2013

The agreement has bipartisan support, and not ratifying it will send the wrong message.

Nation & World

Prosecution of cantaloupe farmers sends strong message

by The Associated Press September 28, 2013

The FDA under Obama is more aggressively pursuing alleged lapses by farmers and food processors.

Opinion

Jonah Goldberg: Opponents of Obamacare unfairly tarred as anarchists

September 28, 2013

Affordable Care Act critics know it’s the law; it’s the president who continues to disregard the facts.

Nation & World

Newtown getting grant to put police in schools

by The Associated Press September 28, 2013

HARTFORD, Conn. – The Department of Justice announced Friday it’s giving $150,000 to put police officers in schools in Newtown in the wake of last December’s shooting massacre at the town’s Sandy Hook Elementary School. The grant from the department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance is intended to fund two positions, such as resource officers. “Just […]

Business

Titans clash again on GMOs

by MELISSA ALLISON The Seattle Times September 28, 2013

In Washington state, Monsanto and Dr. Bronner’s will apply lessons from their previous bout on the issue of labeling.

Opinion

Maine Voices: Punishing town of Scarborough won’t help endangered bird species

by BRIAN KANODE September 28, 2013

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service should fine the owner of the dog that killed a piping plover.

Letters, Opinion

Letters to the editor: Portland rules make it harder to recycle

September 28, 2013

Recently, the city went to great lengths to tell residents that recyclable materials that are not in a blue bin will not be picked up. As with everything else, we are getting less and less for our money. First we were told we had to use the outrageously, ridiculously overpriced blue trash bags, the reason […]