PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. Students allegedly in video of sex assault are suspended Two Alabama college students have been suspended after authorities discovered a cellphone video that allegedly shows them sexually assaulting a woman at a Florida beach while a large crowd of spring-break revelers watches. Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen described the video as […]
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Posted inNation & World, News
Former Blackwater security guards face prison sentences
Prosecutors are seeking long prison terms for four who killed Iraqi civilians.
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Posted inMaine, News
Plan for developing former armory in South Portland wins support
City approval of amended zoning is the next step for the ‘cutting edge’ multi-use project.
Posted inNation & World
Turkey recalls ambassador over pope’s Armenia genocide remarks
Pope Francis calls the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks ‘the first genocide of the 20th century.’
Posted inNation & World
South Africa disc jockey a social media sensation at 2 years old
At about 1 year old, he fiddled with his father’s DJ app and soon showed precocious ability.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Misleading organic rule overdue for USDA rewrite
The weaker standards will erode the label’s meaning and harm Maine’s local-food industry.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Eliminating the state income tax won’t mean economic growth
The income tax is the most fair and efficient means of raising revenue.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Why not fight for more gun-ownership requirements?
Instead of allowing people to carry concealed weapons without a permit, why are we not fighting for legislation that requires all gun owners to have permits, even for unconcealed weapons? I understand we have a love of guns in this country (the American Revolution? the Wild West?), but we also have a love of the […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Require simple rider to gun-carry bill
Re: “Cumberland County police chiefs denounce concealed carry gun bill” (April 8): Having established that proposed concealed carry legislation simply allows “a legal gun owner to carry while wearing a jacket” (according to the sponsor, Sen. Eric Brakey), perhaps a simple rider to the bill would be appropriate. It would provide that in addition to […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: South Portland should join move to ban pesticides
Spring is on the way, or at least we hope so. The grass will soon be turning green – but that’s not all that’s going green in Maine this season. Twenty-four communities have passed resolutions banning the use of pesticides on city property. In fact, nearby Ogunquit has passed an ordinance that includes private property […]