Jordan Spieth has gone from a first-time winner on the PGA Tour straight to the British Open.
2013
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Toshi Seeger was legend in her own right
Re: “Singer Seeger’s wife dies at 91” (July 12): “Singer Seeger’s wife” was a successful person in her own right and has a name, Toshi (nee Toshi-Aline Ohta) Seeger. Your headline was a slight to Toshi, who was a most magnificent woman. Pete Seeger’s success was her success. I am privileged to know Pete and […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Summer food program for kids bad idea if it boosts school costs
Who could possibly argue against L.D. 1353, a bill requiring schools to provide lunches to deserving children during months when school lunches are not available? A recent Press Herald editorial (“Our View: LePage should back bill to close student food gap,” July 11) correctly touts the benefits of such a program. It’s what we clearly […]
Posted inNation & World
Nuclear sub commander Eugene Wilkinson dies at 94
GROTON, Conn. – Retired Vice Adm. Eugene P. Wilkinson, the first commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s first nuclear-powered submarine, has died, the Naval Submarine Base in Connecticut said Tuesday. Wilkinson, who was 94, died in Del Mar, Calif., last week. The cause of his death wasn’t disclosed. Wilkinson received his commission in 1940 and […]
Posted inNation & World
Nixon aide Leonard Garment dies at 89
Leonard Garment, a top-shelf Washington lawyer whose most famous client was the embattled president of the United States, Richard Nixon, at the peak of the Watergate scandal, died July 13 in New York City. He was 89. His daughter, Ann Garment, confirmed his death but did not cite a specific cause. For decades, Garment was […]
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Our View: Median panhandling ban won’t address core issues
The public dialogue now should move on and explore what more can be done for the needy.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
Lackluster earnings lead to end of Wall Street gains A string of lackluster earnings reports from companies including Coca-Cola and Charles Schwab ended an eight-day winning streak for the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. Coca-Cola, the world’s largest beverage maker, fell after the company said it sold less soda in its home market of North […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine Medical Center best state hospital – again
But some question the motives and methodology behind U.S. News and World Report’s work.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Free trade deal protects profits at the expense of Maine people, jobs
Allowing the Trans-Pacific Partnership to be rammed through Congress will stifle input on future pacts.
Posted inOpinion
Greg Kesich: Challengers should challenge LePage and not each other
Eliot Cutler’s early swipes at Mike Michaud can only help the governor hold on to the Blaine House.