A Colorado school board learns that students value the real story, with all of its triumphs and ugliness.
October 2014
Posted inMaine, News
Turner man dies after motorcycle collides with SUV
Witnesses say the motorcycle was exiting a shopping center onto Route 4 and was hit broadside.
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Posted inLink, Politics
National labor leader to stump in Maine for Michaud
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is scheduled to visit BIW and Waterville. Follow this and other political news in the Open Season blog.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
‘Grinding’ at dances causes stir in two Maine high schools
Students walk out of two events after chaperones enforce policies banning the sexually suggestive moves.
Posted inMaine, News
Domestic violence often kept hidden by Maine immigrants, refugees
They come from cultures where women keep silent and fear shame within their community, so protecting them can be difficult.
Posted inNation & World
Hong Kong protest expected to grow
Demonstrators want a reversal of a recent decision by China’s government to screen all candidates in the territory’s first direct elections, scheduled for 2017.
Posted inNation & World
Leader of North Korea reportedly had ankle surgery
The report may explain why Kim Jong Un has been out of the public eye for almost a month.
Posted inNation & World
Kurds take hold at Iraq-Syria line
While a U.S.-led coalition carries out the bombing, the peshmerga do the bulk of ground combat.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
College Football Notebook: Former UCF assistant accuses Leary of racism
Paul Ferraro served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Maine for two seasons before leaving for UCF.
Posted inMaine
Portland’s Congress Street named one of 10 great streets in America
The American Planning Association includes Portland’s signature street with other famous urban roadways, including New York’s Broadway.