The lung cancer risk for men leveled off in the 1980s, but for women it still is increasing.
2013
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the Editor: LePage out of touch on public education
I’m a retiree and moved to Maine permanently last July from New Mexico (yeah, I had been warned about the Maine winters). Bottom line, I’ve been receiving the Press Herald since my arrival and following the ongoing arguments about the quality of Maine public schooling and the direction (more charter, virtual/computerized learning) and funding of […]
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Posted inNation & World
Upstart party deals a blow to Netanyahu
JERUSALEM – The unexpectedly strong showing by a new centrist party in Israel’s parliamentary election has raised hopes of a revival of peace talks with Palestinians that have languished for four years under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Political newcomer Yair Lapid, the surprise kingmaker, is already being courted by a weakened Netanyahu, who needs his […]
Posted inBusiness
Slow-growth warning cuts Apple stock value
It falls by 10 percent, wiping out a year of gains, as the lack of groundbreaking new products erodes revenues.
Posted inNation & World
Domestication theory: Grain may explain how dogs became tame
WASHINGTON – You know that dog biscuit shaped like a bone but made mostly of wheat? The fact that your dog is satisfied with it instead of going for a piece of your thigh may be one of the big reasons why its ancestors evolved from wolves to house pets. A team of Swedish researchers […]
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Skiing Notebook: Sassi provides true test of skiers throughout Maine
For some Nordic skiers, Saturday’s Sassi Memorial holds more weight than next month’s state championships. “It’s the only time we get to race against pretty much everybody in the state, which is exciting,” said Zoe Chace-Donahue, a senior at Merriconeag Waldorf School in New Gloucester. “You see a lot of teams that you normally wouldn’t […]
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Wrestling Notebook: Massabesic closing the gap slowly
It may be too great a distance to overcome, but Massabesic High’s wrestlers showed Friday and Saturday in Vermont that they have moved closer to defending Class A champion Marshwood. “With the kids we’ve got, we can hold our own,” Massabesic Coach Rick DeRosier said. “Each tournament we’ve gone to, it seems like we’ve been […]
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Briefcase
Business, legislative leaders take action to fill ‘skills gap’ Maine business and legislative leaders have formally launched a special bipartisan committee that will look for ways to fill a “skills gap” and improve the state’s economy. Maine State Chamber of Commerce President Dana Connors joined Senate President Justin Alfond of Portland and House Speaker Mark […]
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Sales of homes up in Maine
Amid favorable conditions, the totals for single-family houses rose 17 percent for all of 2012 and 12 percent in December.
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Massachusetts: A beacon of health-care reform
States gear up for Affordable Care Act requirements by studying the Bay State’s solution.