FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — An NFL season can be grueling and the longer it goes, the harder it gets. Bodies get battered, minds get weary. It takes time to recover from the pounding the players take each week. Neither the New England Patriots nor the New York Jets have that time this week. The teams will […]
September 2013
Posted inNews
Bill Nemitz: Immature brains behind microwave cat video
Can someone please explain how anyone, anywhere could consider this not only fun, but a legitimate form of Internet entertainment?
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Posted inNation & World
Hurricane, tornado activity way down
WASHINGTON — After a couple of years of wild, deadly and costly weather, the United States is mostly getting a lucky break this year. So far. Summer is almost over, and as of Tuesday morning, not a single hurricane had formed this year. Tornado activity in 2013 is also down around record low levels, while […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Lessons of controversial salmon hearings more relevant today
Despite dire predictions, listing salmon as endangered hasn’t hurt the blueberry or forest-products industries.
Posted inOpinion
Greg Kesich: Governor’s actions even more offensive than his words
Changing the rules on state aid for poor families lifted no one out of poverty, as he claims.
Posted inNews
Maine federal extortion trial begins with recordings
Former selectwoman Carole Swan said she wanted $10,000 in ‘big bills’ during an exchange.
Posted inNation & World
Nation & World Dispatches
WASHINGTON Poll: Privacy rights in U.S. are not being well-protected Following disclosures about the National Security Agency’s massive surveillance programs, a majority of Americans believe the U.S. government is doing a poor job of protecting privacy rights, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Close to 60 percent […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Higgins Beach not critical plover site
Can the federal and state unelected fish and wildlife officials ever stop wasting money? The most recent Maine Audubon report (“2012 Piping Plover and Least Tern Project Report for Maine,” February 2013) is a poignant reminder that government officials are wholly unable to stop spending our money. The report clearly states that Higgins Beach has […]
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U.S. income inequality at a record pace
The top 1 percent of U.S. earners took home 19.3 percent of income in 2012, the most since 1928.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Study of 2012’s extreme weather shows we must head off warming
A recent report by a group of 78 scientists boosts the case for cutting emissions now.