The increase is caused by a lower threshold for illness, but it means more U.S. children need attention.
2013
Posted inOpinion
Charles Krauthammer: A bipartisan immigration deal may hinge on which plan triggers what
Is a bipartisan immigration deal at hand? It’s close. Last week, the AFL-CIO and the Chamber of Commerce worked out a guest-worker compromise that allows in foreign workers on a sliding scale of 20,000 to 200,000, depending on the strength of the economy. Nice deal. As are the other elements of the Senate’s bipartisan Gang […]
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Posted inLife & Culture
People & Entertainment: Madonna visits sick children at Malawi hospital she funds
BLANTYRE, Malawi — Pop diva Madonna, spending her fourth day in the southern African country of Malawi on Thursday, picked up ailing children and joked with them when she visited an overcrowded children’s ward in Blantyre, the country’s largest city. “Muli bwanji? (How are you?)” she greeted them in Malawi’s main language, Chichewa. Madonna, with […]
Posted inNation & World
Calls get louder to oust Rutgers administrators
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The call from faculty members and politicians to oust top Rutgers University administrators grew louder Thursday, a day after men’s basketball coach Mike Rice was fired for mistreating players, including shoving them and berating them with gay slurs. More than 50 faculty members signed a letter calling for the dismissal of […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Most Americans say pot should be legal, poll finds
The government should not enforce federal drug laws in states where pot is legal, respondents say.
Posted inNews, Sports
Bowdoin tennis team sanctioned for unspecified hazing
The men’s tennis team will forfeit four games and miss postseason play after ‘a case of poor judgement.’
Posted inNews, Politics
Tax credit bill for low-income Mainers clears Senate
A party-line vote sends the proposal to a joint legislative committee.
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine House: School superintendents can live anywhere
The House favors letting school boards ignore the live-in-the-district rule when choosing superintendents.
Posted inNews, Politics
Will Maine revive plan for climate change?
An Augusta hearing attracts groups urging a restart on efforts that were dropped in 2011.
Posted inAmerican Journal
U.S. plans to stay out of dispute over elvers
It’s unlikely to suspend the state’s harvest over excess licensing, an official says. In Maine, talks with the Passamaquoddies continue.