The fugitive’s Moscow stay gives Russia access to his files and leverage against the U.S., analysts say.
2013
Posted inOpinion
Still working to improve treatment of mental illness
Government has failed to make needed changes, but activists are working to fix a broken system.
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Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Portland school budget surplus represents sound fiscal management
School officials are saving some money for an emergency and using the rest for needed materials.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Pioneering humane Alzheimer’s care
My thanks to Morning Sentinel reporter Matt Hongoltz-Hetling for his thoughtful article, “Maine nursing home’s drug-free dementia treatment a model” (May 26), in which he highlights the slow but hopeful transition of Alzheimer’s treatment from overreliance on drug therapy toward a more humane, milieu therapy. In the latter, a facility’s staff organizes the environment to […]
Posted inNation & World
Obama’s new energy policy: War on climate change or war on coal?
Coal is in the crosshairs as the president proposes new regulations to limit carbon dioxide in the air.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine kids’ health shows value of MaineCare
Even poor children are in better health here thanks to the previous Medicaid expansion.
Posted inNews
Local & State Dispatches
LePage vetoes two gun bills / Wildlife officials seek help studying lethal bat fungus / Mainer dies in ATV crash … and more news from around the state.
Posted inOpinion
Greg Kesich: Outburst confirms the paranoid politics of Paul LePage
The governor belongs to a political tradition of hard-liners who will never find a way to compromise.
Posted inNation & World
Prosecution asks to play tapes of Zimmerman’s calls to 911
SANFORD, Fla. – Several times in six months, neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman called police to report suspicious characters in the gated townhouse community where he lived. Each time, when asked, he reported that the suspects were black males. On Tuesday, the judge at Zimmerman’s murder trial in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin listened […]
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Maine skier hurt but stays confident
Simon Dumont plans to compete for Olympic gold in the half-pipe despite suffering a broken ankle.