‘Hall of fame CEO’ Alan Mulally, in charge since 2006, will step down on July 1 in favor of Mark Fields.
May 2014
Posted inLife & Culture
Draft of Bob Dylan’s ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ to be sold at auction
The lyrics are written in pencil in the singer-songwriter’s own hand.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
May Day: Russia celebrates, workers rally in many countries
Red Square has its first joyful parade since 1991 on a day that also sees a flurry of labor unrest both violent and peaceful.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Virus from Asia, Africa gains foothold in Caribbean
The mosquito-borne chikungunya virus is rarely fatal but causes high fever and intense joint pain.
Posted inBusiness
Weather warms up U.S. market for vehicles
Small SUVs and pickup trucks lead the way as sales for April are up 8 percent over last year.
Posted inBusiness
Critics: Warren Buffett is off his fiscal game
The baron of Berkshire Hathaway has not done well of late, but he’s ‘a long-duration thinker.’
Posted inOpinion
M.D. Harmon: Time for compromise, but not collapse, on illegal immigration
Let the millions of people stay if certain conditions are met, including sealing the country’s borders.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Plastic’s widening gyre of destruction must be contained
Every square mile of ocean contains 46,000 pieces of plastic, which harm sea life and, ultimately, people.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: High costs cause Maine’s brain drain
Erin Cabana’s April 22 op-ed, “Maine Voices: Greater Portland’s rental properties unfairly priced sky-high,” was spot on. Like her, I’m a young professional; so far, I have spent my career working outside my home state of Maine due to the dearth of job opportunities in my field (academic librarianship) there. Nearly every time I talk […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Civics instruction already required in Maine’s schools
Talk about not doing your homework! Steve Woods argues strenuously for legislation to require six hours of civics instruction to graduating seniors in Maine (“Maine Voices: Schools need civics courses to get young voters involved,” April 29). Such legislation is already on the books. Two years of social studies and history, including American history and […]