TORONTO – The head of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. said Wednesday he has every intention of completing the acquisition of BlackBerry, despite doubts that the $4.7 billion deal for the troubled smartphone maker will go through. BlackBerry announced earlier this week that Fairfax signed a letter of intent that “contemplates” buying BlackBerry for $9 a […]
September 2013
Posted inSports
Earnhardt offers support in drivers’ troubled times
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – From afar, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has watched Martin Truex Jr.’s body language to see how his former teammate is handling the fallout from the Michael Waltrip Racing race-fixing fiasco at Richmond. He’s had a much closer view of the toll it’s taken on Clint Bowyer, who triggered the entire controversy when he […]
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Posted inNation & World
U.S. forensic experts help Kenyan police search mall
NAIROBI, Kenya – Forensic experts sifted through the rubble at Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall Wednesday as many Kenyans demanded to know how 10 to 15 gunmen managed to hold off government security forces for more than three days. More than 70 people, including five gunmen, were killed in the siege. The death toll was expected […]
Posted inOpinion
Alan Caron: There’s hope for despairing Catholics, and his name is Francis
With his simple message, the pope seems poised to lead the church on a path of healing and renewal.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Students joyful over Adult Ed’s move, proud of their power to help
Finding a new home for the program was a lesson in civic participation in which new skills were key.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Stormwater fee is fairest way to spread the costs
Your fee would be in proportion to how much runoff your property produces in downpours.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Smartphones also enable rude adults
I appreciated Meghan Gaven’s Maine Voices column regarding smartphones and audience etiquette (“Misused, smartphones a tool for teaching kids to tune out live performances,” Sept. 16). However, I must insist that this is not only a problem with kids. The commentary could be totally rewritten, addressing the behavior of self-centered, ill-mannered adults. I have had […]
Posted inBusiness
New lender to support small firms
Bill Whitmore, who has operated fitness centers, will offer financing and other business services.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Iran can get respect when it starts behaving respectably
It was a shame but not all that surprising when the awaited encounter between President Obama and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rohani, didn’t happen Tuesday at the U.N. Obama offered to shake Rohani’s hand, but the invitation was declined. The last time the two countries’ leaders met was 36 years ago, during the reign of […]
Posted inNation & World
Garment workers, police clash in Bangladesh
A fifth day of protests for higher wages forces the closure of more than 100 factories for the day.