February 2015
To fight extremism, Obama calls on U.S. to embrace its Muslims
WASHINGTON In the fight against violent extremism, President Barack Obama has argued the U.S. has one thing going for it that Europe doesn’t: a long tradition of warmly embracing its immigrants, including Muslims. With the Islamic State group spreading and terrorists gaining strength in the Mideast and Africa, Obama has sought to use this week’s […]
More than 100 may have encountered ‘superbug’
LOS ANGELES UCLA says seven people were infected and nearly 200 exposed to a potentially deadly, drug-resistant “superbug” on contaminated medical instruments — and the bacteria may have contributed to two deaths. Other outbreaks caused by CRE bacteria have been reported in hospitals around the country. Some of the bacteria are resistant to most antibiotics, […]
Russell A. Michaud
BRUNSWICK — Russell A. Michaud, age 85, of Weymouth Street, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at the Mid Coast Senior Health Center. He was born in Brunswick on May 15, 1929, the son of Adolphe and Rose Alma Belanger Michaud. He attended St. John’s School and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1948. On July […]
Yvette C. Cox
TOPSHAM — Yvette C. Cox, age 81, died Sunday evening, Feb. 15, 2015, at the Freeport Nursing Home in Freeport. She was born on Jan. 5, 1934, in Fort Kent, ME, a daughter of Charles and Winnie Marquis LeBlanc. She attended Presque Isle schools and married James Cox in Wolf Creek, KY, on July 1, […]
SERVICE NOTICE
BRUNSWICK — Rolando A. Amador died on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. A memorial service will take place on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church, 37 Pleasant St., Brunswick.
Poll: Most Americans favor a higher minimum wage
WASHINGTON Most Americans support increasing the minimum wage, as well as requiring employers to provide paid sick leave and parental leave, according to a new Associated Press poll. All three were proposed by President Barack Obama during his recent State of the Union address as ways to increase protections for American workers. But the poll […]