May 2014
Chaos in Ukraine
I write about Ukraine as a student of history. Like other Americans, I have never personally known what it is like for my country to be invaded. Nonetheless, I empathize with Ukrainians through the power of imagination, aided by the facts so far as we know them. The area we call Ukraine has a long […]
Tracking the truth on trains
In his recent column, Doug Rooks asks, “What do Republicans have against trains?” After reading it, we’re left to ask, “What do liberals have against facts?” because his column has very few. First, the neighborhood group he maligns as NIMBY opponents are not against trains. Never have been. What we’re against is the location of […]
Who’s in charge?
The Town Council, Municipal Department, and the School Board are attacking the taxpayers of Brunswick with their outrageous spending and high taxes. The Town Council has such debacles to their credit: The million dollar loss of the old Times Record building, the sale of the old town municipal building, and old Rec Center (sold under […]
Dire climate report looking more certain
WASHINGTON The Obama administration is more certain than ever that global warming is changing Americans’ daily lives and will worsen — conclusions that scientists will detail in a massive federal report to be released Tuesday. Study co-author Donald Wuebbles of the University of Illinois said the National Climate Assessment will emphasize how the United States […]
Boko Haram leader threatens to sell girls
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s Islamic extremist leader is threatening to sell the nearly 300 teenage schoolgirls abducted from a school in the remote northeast three weeks ago, in a new videotape received Monday. Abubakar Shekau for the first time also claimed responsibility for the April 15 mass abduction, warning that his group plans to […]
Fighting in eastern Ukraine kills 12
ODESSA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine sent an elite national guard unit to its southern port of Odessa, desperate to halt a spread of the fighting between government troops and a pro-Russia militia in the east that killed combatants on both sides Monday. The government in Kiev intensified its attempts to bring both regions back under […]
Divers recover more bodies in S.Korea ferry
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A civilian diver involved in searches for dozens of missing people from the South Korean ferry disaster died Tuesday, as other divers helped by better weather and easing ocean currents were picking up efforts to retrieve more bodies from the sunken ship. The Sewol carried 476 people, most of them […]
Eagles show promise in loss
TOPSHAM There are times in a high school softball game when a big hit here, or an inningending play in the field, can be the difference between a win and a loss. Here are three big statistics from Mt. Ararat’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference contest against Mt. Blue on Monday: — The Eagles were onefor […]
Brunswick rallies past Oxford Hills
SOUTH PARIS — Grace Rabinowitz started a fivegoal surge in the second half as the Brunswick High School girls lacrosse team downed Oxford Hills, 9-5, on Monday in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference action. After a 4-4 deadlock at the half, Brunswick trailed 5-4 when Rabinowitz scored two quick goals for a 6-5 Dragons lead. Goals […]