Activists say government aircraft dropped powerful, inaccurate barrel bombs on Aleppo and Azaz.
2013
Another View: Cold, hard look needed at Shell’s Arctic drilling plans
There’s no room for error in a setting as remote and forbidding as Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf.
Our View: End of testimony ban hopeful sign in Augusta
Reviving the practice of allowing Cabinet heads at hearings will make it easier to make policy and address big issues.
Still defiant, members of Russian band go free
The two Pussy Riot musicians, jailed for nearly two years, scoff at the amnesty law that led to their release.
Putin frees enemies for Olympics
News of amnesty dribbles out day by day, leading to hope for 30 jailed Greenpeace activists, including one with Maine ties.
Commentary: U.S. Supreme Court’s objections to live broadcasts should be overruled
Today’s public expects that if something is really important, it can be witnessed firsthand.
Maine Voices: Direct care workers play such a crucial role for so little respect, money
One aide, at least, is highly appreciated for not only helping her patient, but for rescuing a relationship.
On the Move
NEW FACES • Christina St.Cyr was named director of marketing for Yarmouth Boat Yard and Moose Landing Marina. St.Cyr has extensive experience in media and digital advertising. She previously worked for MaineToday.com, NewsSimply.com and Gannett. • Lisa Belisle, M.D., joined Topsham Family Medicine and Brunswick Family Medicine. Belisle, of Yarmouth, had operated her own private […]
Commentary: Balanced perspective key to assessing ACA’s impact on Mainers
Some have lost their sub-standard plans, but most in that small group will eventually be better off.