A low-cost, smooth transition to college would help both students and the Maine economy.
2013
Live Stream Basketball Schedule
at pressherald.com/sports Thursday, Jan. 24 • Boys: Deering at Portland, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 • Girls: Cheverus at South Portland, 6:30 p.m. • Boys: Cheverus at South Portland, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29 • Girls: McAuley at South Portland, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 • Boys: Wells at Falmouth, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 […]
Hockey Notebook: Don’t overlook Yachtsmen
Girls’ hockey gets a jump on the other winter sports with its playoffs beginning in only two weeks. The talk this season has been one of parity. Any one of five teams — Greely, Scarborough, York, Lewiston and Leavitt-Edward Little — are given a chance to play for the state championship. A sixth voice is […]
Nation/World Dispatches
LOS ANGELES Church documents released in sex-abuse investigation Prosecutors who have been stymied for years in their attempts to build a criminal conspiracy case against retired Los Angeles Archdiocese Cardinal Roger Mahony and other church leaders said Tuesday they will review newly released internal priest files for additional evidence. Thousands of pages from the internal […]
Maine Voices: It’s not as much NRA’s money as its membership that dooms gun laws
The run on assault-style rifles in the face of a national gun-control ‘conversation’ is evidence.
Netanyahu’s power lessens after vote
Israel’s prime minister may have to make concessions to restart peace talks.
‘Face’ of Te’o’s fake girlfriend says hoax also on her
The woman in the phony Twitter photo says the alleged hoaxster apologized to her.
More Americans favor citizenship for illegal immigrants
A major increase in support is driven by a turnaround in Republicans’ opinions after the 2012 elections.
Gen. Allen cleared of misconduct in Petraeus scandal
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon investigation has cleared Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, of professional misconduct in exchanging emails with a civilian woman linked to the sex scandal that led retired Gen. David Petraeus to resign as CIA director. Pentagon press secretary George Little said Tuesday that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was […]
Debt-ceiling strategy: Just ignore it
A House vote Wednesday could preserve the limit yet allow borrowing to continue through May 18.