Collins and Shaheen warn Senate leaders that the federal spending cuts could furlough shipyard workers.
2013
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Abortion restrictions put decision making in wrong hands
Making it harder for women to choose when to have a family interferes with private matters.
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Posted inNation & World
Retired cardinal blasts successor for criticisms
LOS ANGELES – Retired Roman Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony defended his tattered legacy Friday in a sharply worded letter to his successor, one day after Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped him of his administrative duties and bowed to a court order to release thousands of pages of confidential files on sexually abusive priests. In a letter […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Burning over fire department coverage
In the Jan. 27 edition of the Maine Sunday Telegram, under the headline “Is the Portland Fire Department overstaffed?,” was an imitation news article with a biased title. There was one gaping hole in the information: Why it is so vital for the Portland Fire Department to have these resources to fulfill their duty of […]
Posted inBusiness
Social network company to pay to settle case
WASHINGTON – The company behind the popular Path social networking service agreed to pay $800,000 to settle federal charges that it illegally collected personal information from cellphones without the knowledge or consent of its customers, the government said Friday. Path Inc. of San Francisco collected names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and usernames for Facebook […]
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School food to get more healthful
New USDA rules call for a ban on almost all candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy foods.
Posted inNation & World
Ed Koch, 1924-2013: The ‘liberal with sanity’ who ruled N.Y.
The former New York City mayor is recalled as colorful and feisty to the end
Posted inSports
NBA players call foul on union boss
Billy Hunter is suspended for hiring of friends and family and for alleged conflicts of interest.
Posted inSports
Goodell: Safety a shared responsibility
NEW ORLEANS – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to share the blame. “Safety,” he said at his annual Super Bowl news conference, “is all of our responsibilities.” Not surprisingly, given that thousands of former players are suing the league about its handling of concussions, the topics of player health and improved safety dominated Goodell’s 45-minute […]
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Jobs report suggests economy has momentum
The news was tempered by evidence of an uptick in the unemployment rate.