BILLINGS, Mont. Judge orders hearing to reconsider rape sentence A Montana judge under fire for his comments about a 14-year-old victim in a schoolhouse rape case has ordered a new sentencing hearing for the former teacher who received just 30 days in prison for the crime. In setting the hearing for Friday afternoon, District Judge […]
September 2013
Posted inNews
Tablets invade Maine laptop program
Sixty percent of students will use iPads this year, a major evolution after the state let schools choose from a list of technology options.
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Local & State Dispatches
Man found with stab wound at apartment / Pirate festival ready to make waves this weekend / Maine police charge 14 in two-day drug sweep … and more news from around the state.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Tar sands oil isn’t the bogeyman
When I was little, we worried a lot about the bogeyman. Nobody had proved he existed, but that was exactly what made him so frightening. Without a description to constrain him, the bogeyman was free to become the sum of your fears, in whatever shape you chose. I couldn’t help recalling this as someone stopped […]
Posted inOpinion
Greg Kesich: Too many questions behind Syrian intervention
Entering a war is easy, getting out much more difficult. A decade of war should have taught us that.
Posted inSports
NFL Notebook: Steelers starting back aims to stay healthy
PITTSBURGH – Isaac Redman could do the math. Nearing the final cuts Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ fifth-year running back looked at the crowded depth chart and figured somebody’s feelings were going to get hurt. “I know that somebody had to go,” Redman said. “After being around here for a while, you understand how it goes […]
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Another View: State prison wrong setting for Riverview forensic patients
Those found not responsible for criminal offenses shouldn’t be warehoused in a corrections facility.
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Police: Belfast suspect knew male victim
Authorities provide no further details about the shooting that left Lynn Arsenault dead and her son wounded.
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Our View: From kindergarten on, every day in class counts
Southern Maine schools are trying to cut elementary absenteeism. But the state sends a mixed message.
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Maine Voices: Ethical considerations must be part of education in digital citizenship
An incident involving Nazi imagery and Greely athletes raises far-reaching issues about social media.