Resourcefulness and faith take a family from the volatile country of Burundi to seek asylum – and celebrate their first true Maine Christmas – here.
2013
Posted inNation & World, News
Seattle teen saved from bullet by glasses feels ‘lucky to be alive’
The girl was asleep on the couch when an apparent drive-by shooting left her injured.
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Freed Russsian prisoner seeks Swiss visa to visit sons
BERLIN — Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has applied for a Swiss visa less than a week after being released from decade-long imprisonment in Russia, officials said Tuesday. Khodorkovsky submitted the request for a three-month visa at the Swiss Embassy in Berlin, Swiss Foreign Ministry spokesman Stefan von Below said. Khodorkovsky’s sons go to school […]
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
H.S. Indoor Track and Field Preview: Girls’ Athletes to Watch
Lake Region’s Kate Hall is among the best in the state.
Posted inBusiness
Target ‘doing everything to regain customer trust, expert says
Even before the breach that exposed customer data, the company was struggling to boost sales.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
H.S. Indoor Track and Field Preview: Teams to Watch
Thornton girls and Scarborough boys are tops.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
LePage hails new Eastport seafood processing plant Republican Gov. Paul LePage is applauding the news that a new seafood processing facility is about to launch in eastern Maine. LePage said Monday that Campobello Holdings will soon begin operations at its new plant in Eastport. He says the company plans to create 15 jobs over the […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letter to the editor: Women should not be harassed over abortion
I had to write to say that it is about time someone said something about women having an abortion (“Letters to the editor: Abortion is an individual decision, not the public’s,” Dec. 7). I want to thank letter writer James Joyce for speaking up for us women. It is our body, and we should have […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letter to the editor: In Bayside debate, pay heed to earthquake potential
Regarding “Our View: Bayside’s future will be wet without investment” (Dec. 17), subtitled “The debate over change in the neighborhood should focus on more than aesthetics”: Little is said about the possibility and effect that an earth tremor (i.e., a small earthquake) would have on a 16-story residential tower built on fill. One only needs […]
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Letter to the editor: Now is the time to open dialogue with Cuba’s leader
President Obama should be lauded for shaking the hand of Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in South Africa. He will be criticized for this by some, but the Cold War as seen by President Kennedy is over. Diplomacy with Cuba has to start somewhere, and why not now? Raul Castro is not perfect, […]