No major industry player has an incentive to voluntarily adopt safer, up-to-date technology.
2013
Posted inNation & World
Two tragedies after tonsil surgery raise questions about hospital and procedure
Two girls are left with brain damage after elective tonsillectomies were done to treat sleep apnea.
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Posted inMaine
Children’s food program is ready to be replicated
End 68 Hours of Hunger feeds both Maine and New Hampshire children.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine landlord pleads guilty to misdemeanor after fatal fire
The Winthrop man could withdraw his plea to a charge stemming from a fatal fire in Augusta.
Posted inNation & World
World Dispatches
BANGUI, Central African Republic U.S. calls for end to violence that has killed 1,000 in 2013 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for an immediate end to violence in the Central African Republic, where clashes this week left “dozens” of people dead including six African Union peacekeepers. A mass grave containing at least 20 […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Car bombing kills Lebanese politician
Five others also are dead and scores wounded in an attack certain to further raise sectarian tensions.
Posted inBusiness
Crude oil prices top $100 a barrel as economy signals rise in demand
The last time oil traded above $100 was Oct. 21, and the last day it closed above that level was Oct. 18.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
ALBANY, N.Y. GE study: No need for more dredging at Superfund site General Electric Co. said Friday a study requested by New York state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli shows no need for it to voluntarily expand dredging already underway in a portion of the upper Hudson River contaminated with PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls. Fairfield, Conn.-based GE […]
Posted inMaine, News
Passer-by asks no credit for helping save Portland teacher after Christmas Eve heart attack
Frank Chowdry stopped to aid Ted Kaczowka, a longtime educator at Deering High School.
Posted inBusiness
Markets treat Friday like vacation day
The Dow and S&P end flat on a day when volume is 40 percent below the recent average.