2015 – Page 4408 – The Portland Press Herald

Government seizure of dairy’s cash draws wide attention

by Rachel Weiner The Washington Post April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

A dairy farmer becomes a potent symbol for the movement against civil asset forfeiture.

Sports Digest

April 16, 2015April 15, 2015

SWIMMING PHELPS COMPETING: Michael Phelps, the 18-time Olympic champion, is aiming to compete in a fifth Games next year in Rio de Janeiro, although he won’t swim in the world championships this summer. Phelps, 29, is in Arizona to compete in his first meet since serving a six-month suspension by USA Swimming after a second […]

Nation & World

Some in Vermont decline TB treatment

by The Associated Press April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

Of 21 people associated with the Charlotte Central School who tested positive for the disease, ‘less than five’ turn down the antibiotics.

Nation & World

Gun rights association sues to carry guns at concert

by SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

Norman Music Festival organizers decided to ban weapons at the event in the Oklahoma college town.

Nation & World

Nation Dispatches

April 16, 2015April 15, 2015

SALT LAKE CITY Girl Scouts’ new troop will welcome transgender youth The Girl Scouts are opening a troop at a gay pride center in Salt Lake City that officials say will welcome transgender youth and children from LGBT families. In an era where the Girl Scouts of the USA has struggled with declining membership and […]