A national report echoes findings of a Press Herald/Sunday Telegram series published in December.
September 2013
Posted inNation & World
U.N. negotiators agree on plan for Syrian weapons
Syria would face unspecified sanctions if it failed to cooperate with
the U.N. mandate.
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Posted inNews
Old R.I. tunnel gets a second look
Rhode Island’s governor visits an abandoned railroad tunnel with an eye to possibly reuse it.
Posted inNation & World
Obama: Health care sign-ups are easy
The administration is ramping up a campaign to encourage uninsured Americans to buy insurance.
Posted inNews
Giant Pumpkin Contest blossoms into big competition for growers
Some of the largest pumpkins in New England will be on display Saturday in Springvale, Maine for the annual Giant Pumpkin Contest.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: To dismiss climate change is to ignore its insidious effects in Maine
There is substantial evidence that a reliance on fossil fuels is hurting the state’s economy.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: To cut food stamp rolls, bolster education, jobs
Reducing spending on the program won’t ease the circumstances that lead people to seek aid.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
NSA chief evasive on phone signal tracking
WASHINGTON – The nation’s top intelligence official sidestepped questions from a senator Thursday about whether the National Security Agency has ever used Americans’ cellphone signals to collect information on their whereabouts that would allow tracking of the movements of individual callers. Asked twice by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., if NSA had ever collected or made […]
Posted inNation & World
Ex-teacher freed after 30-day rape sentence
The Montana court ruling in the 2007 rape of a girl, 14, has prompted calls for the judge’s removal.
Posted inOpinion
Charles Krauthammer: Deal with an Iranian moderate? Don’t forget what happened last time
New President Hassan Rouhani has a history of unbroken loyalty to hardline ayatollahs.