After picking up his first two wins of the season last Saturday night at White Mountain Motorsports Park in North Woodstock, N.H., Joey Doiron heads to Quebec as the hottest driver on the Pro All Star Series North tour for Super Late Models. Doiron, a 21-year-old driver from Berwick who has been on top of […]
September 2013
Posted inOpinion
Charles Krauthammer: A halfhearted intervention in Syria would have no value
Sen. Bob Corker: “What is it you’re seeking?” Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: “I can’t answer that, what we’re seeking.” – Senate hearing on the use of force in Syria, Sep. 3. We have a problem. The president proposes attacking Syria, and his top military officer cannot tell you the […]
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Global war could end U.S. empire
President Obama has been purposely mislabeled a socialist by rightists when he is every bit a neocon and neoliberal, a man who galvanized the anti-Bush, anti-war people of 2008, who neutralized and converted them into a cheering section for the same Bush-Cheney agenda of “total, endless war.” Funny how Democrats, liberals and progressives had a […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Dogs, birds and beaches: At issue is quality of life versus life itself
‘Voice control’ and lax enforcement of Scarborough leash laws harm endangered wildlife.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Common Core will set bar higher for Maine schools
Gov. LePage’s less-than-unqualified support for the standards fuels misconceptions about them.
Posted inBusiness
Walmart protest leads to arrests
NEW YORK – One current and two former workers from Walmart Stores were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct while trying to deliver a petition demanding better working conditions at the chain to the Manhattan office of a company board director, police and organizers said Thursday. The protest outside the Fifth Avenue office of Walmart […]
Posted inNews
Feature obituary: Robert Dyer, 57, accomplished Portland artist
Mr. Dyer was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2006. Throughout his illness, he continued to paint.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
Fixed rates near 2013 high on long-term mortgages Average fixed rates on U.S. long-term mortgages neared their highs for the year this week amid signs of further strength in the economy. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan was 4.57 percent this week. That’s up from 4.51 percent […]
Posted inSports
Prospective Coyotes break ice
Among the 36 players in Phoenix’s rookie camp are 17 who played in Portland last season.
Posted inNation & World
Egypt’s top security official escapes car bombing
The assassination attempt on the interior minister raises fears of an escalation in violence.