The U.S. will urge more stimulus to boost eurozone growth and counter high unemployment.
2013
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
State reviewing proposal for MaineHealth, hospital The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is reviewing a proposed affiliation agreement between a North Conway hospital and the MaineHealth system. If the proposal goes through, MaineHealth will become the sole corporate member of Memorial Hospital with certain controls over the hospital’s governance and operations. MaineHealth is the corporate […]
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Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Backers of GMO labeling unthinkingly buy conspiracy-based arguments
Genetically modified organisms have saved plants’ and people’s lives, belying critics’ claims.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Anti-care expansion speech ‘offensive’
I am both appalled and disturbed by Rep. Ken Fredette’s remarks regarding his opposition to the expansion of health care benefits in Maine. As justification for rejecting health care expansion, he refers to the book “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus,” which he claims supports his position that men think rationally, concretely and […]
Posted inSports
Saturday’s State Championship Schedule
BASEBALL CLASS A: Westbrook (16-3) vs. Messalonskee (13-6), 2 p.m. at Morton Field, Augusta CLASS B: York (15-5) vs. Winslow (16-3), 4 p.m. at St. Joseph’s College, Standish CLASS C: Dirigo (17-2) vs. Stearns (17-2), 2 p.m. at Mansfield Stadium, Bangor CLASS D: Buckfield (14-1) vs. Bangor Christian (18-1), noon at St. Joseph’s College, Standish […]
Posted inNews
Wounded Boston officer heads home from rehab
Richard Donohue still carries a bullet in his body from a shootout with the Boston bomb suspects.
Posted inNation & World
Investigators try to figure out why sports bar deck collapsed
Two dozen people suffer injuries as they gather at the bar to cheer the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.
Posted inReligion and Values
Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope Francis speak of unity
LONDON – The neophyte holders of two of Christendom’s most venerable posts met for the first time Friday and spoke of fostering unity and understanding between their sometimes rival branches of the faith. Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby exchanged warm words at the Vatican even as they acknowledged that relations between the […]
Posted inNews
New England Dispatches
State trooper shoots, kills New Bedford motorist / Casino holds early preview ahead of grand opening / Three beaches reopen after bacteria problem … and more news from around the region.
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Church heads concur about gay marriage
The pope and archbishop choose words carefully.