DYERSVILLE, Iowa – An investment group that includes Hall of Fame third baseman Wade Boggs has completed its oft-delayed purchase of the eastern Iowa farm where “Field of Dreams” was filmed and plans to begin turning it into a large baseball and softball tournament complex in the spring. Go the Distance Baseball LLC said it […]
2013
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Carrier of gun had legitimate motive
I just don’t understand Bill Nemitz. In his column about Justin Dean exercising his open carry rights (“A world so safe, it’s scary,” Dec. 28), Nemitz claims that Dean lives in “a world of pure paranoia,” where he might want to have a firearm at his disposal for purposes of self-defense, yet he (Nemitz) has […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: United States should not intervene in Syrian war
It’s easy to say we should do something, but it’s more difficult to do the right thing.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: All who pay payroll tax hurt by fiscal cliff deal
Income up to $450,000 is protected from tax increases, but every paycheck will feel a bite.
Posted inFood, Life & Culture
Eat and Run: Rosie’s, Portland
Want good beer, delicious food and great service in the Old Port? Then this is the place you’ve got to try.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Emancipation the beginning of a process that continues 150 years later
Slavery is officially illegal, but we continue to mistreat people of color in the workplace.
Posted inNation & World
A new House to vote on Sandy aid
The speaker sets the vote for Friday after criticism for his decision Tuesday to cancel an expected vote.
Posted inBusiness
3-D models an innovation in manufacturing
Rapid Tech at UC-Irvine does challenging odd jobs for companies using advanced technology.
Posted inBusiness
Wind tax credit extended, saving thousands of jobs
The one-year extension of a U.S. tax credit for wind power, approved by Congress this week, will save as many as 37,000 jobs. But the wind industry is expected to stall this year, so the impact may not be fully felt until 2014, the American Wind Energy Association says. An extension of the production tax […]
Posted inNation & World
Syria’s death toll tops 60,000
BEIRUT – The United Nations said Wednesday that more than 60,000 people have died in Syria’s bloody internal war, surpassing the Syrian opposition’s estimates by one-third. The head of the United Nations Human Rights office, which released the numbers, faulted the entire international community, including the U.N., for having “fiddled around the edges while Syria […]