Victor Bastos was making $20,000 a year as a freelance Web developer in Lisbon, Portugal, when he started posting videos to YouTube. Already fluent in several programming languages and looking to branch into new ones, he thought making instructional videos would help him keep track of what he’d learned. “It was like an online notebook […]
2013
Posted inNews
Feature obituary: Ralph J. Salamone, 88, retired water district foreman
Mr. Salamone had a strong work ethic and a passion for family and the outdoors.
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Posted inNation & World
Zoo uses Twitter to find lost panda
How the red panda got out of its enclosure at Washington’s National Zoo remains a mystery.
Posted inBusiness
China slump weighs on markets
An overnight plunge in China leads to declines in European and U.S. stock markets.
Posted inOpinion
Kathleen Parker: Zimmerman trial presents high-profile test of jury of peers
The proceedings involving the fatal shooting of an African-American teen bring our biases to the fore.
Posted inOpinion
Commentary: New York University gets an F in academic freedom
NYU’s treatment of a Chinese dissident shows it’s willing to sacrifice its values for enough cash.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Workforce training, not higher minimum wage, would lift pay
Low-skill jobs are lost to global competition, and paying more for them won’t change that.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Republicans should pick budget over shutdown
Rank-and-file lawmakers should vote to override and not stick with the governor this time.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Falmouth parent’s views rankle readers
I am writing in response to the front-page article June 14, “Prosecuted Falmouth parent: We were targeted because we’re rich.” My first reaction was one of anger and disbelief that rich people from Falmouth could be so crass. I am a substance abuse counselor in a residential treatment program at a correctional facility. Our program […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Adolescent access to HPV vaccine shouldn’t be controversial topic
The real debate is whether it’s a disservice to a child to withhold a vaccine that protects against cancer.