The governor is the most important person in our state’s political system. So doesn’t it makes sense to elect the most intelligent and competent candidate, who has a firm command of the most important issues currently facing Maine? When I examine the records of all three candidates and listen to them speak, it is clear […]
October 2014
Posted inLetters
Letter to editor: Michaud top choice to work for Maine’s environment
Democrat Mike Michaud is the candidate who can defeat Gov. LePage and restore Maine as a state that protects its environment. In sizing up candidates, we can fairly ask: “What have you done for me lately?” To compare: Michaud has a 92 percent score on his environmental votes in Congress. LePage has spent the past […]
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Posted inBusiness
GM issues 2 more recalls: For SUVs, Chevy Spark mini cars
Nearly 30 million vehicles in North America are affected by the automaker’s 71 recalls this year.
Posted inNation & World
Sweden will recognize ‘the state of Palestine’
The new premier says that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be resolved through a two-state solution.
Posted inNation & World
Pilgrimage draws 2 million Muslims
The hajj to Mecca is a main pillar of Islam and one that all able-bodied faithful must perform once in their lives.
Posted inNation & World
N.H. judge stirs outrage in child sex case
Days after sentencing a child sex abuser, the judge said he intends to reduce the sentence at a hearing.
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Latin America feeling ‘Francis effect’
The pope’s changes are winning him grassroots support, while rattling the church’s bishops.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Eliot Cutler should set a date to get out of the race if he can’t win
Such a declaration would be a challenge to all of us who say we want the best candidate for governor.
Posted inNation & World
Martin Perl, physicist who won Nobel, dies at 87
He discovered a subatomic particle known as the tau lepton.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: Wicked stepmothers and some governors have much in common
The fable of evil persona has made a comeback in the ‘everything for me and nothing for you’ attitude.