2016 – Page 12 – The Portland Press Herald

Cabela’s tumbles after warning that Bass Pro deal faces scrutiny

by Nick Turner Bloomberg December 30, 2016December 30, 2016

The company also expects a delay in a separate deal to sell its credit-card business to Capital One Financial Corp.

Greenland’s thaw melts a climate-change skeptic

by Chris Mooney The washington Post December 30, 2016December 30, 2016

The question for Andreas Muenchow, an oceanographer, is no longer whether the Petermann Ice Shelf is changing – it’s how fast it could give up still more ice to the seas.

Maine, News

Donations to Press Herald Toy Fund still pouring in

by Staff Report December 30, 2016December 30, 2016

Readers’ donations are used to provide holiday toys to thousands of Maine children who might otherwise not receive gifts because of hardships faced by their families.

New England Patriots, Sports

On Football: All signs point to New England

by Mike Lowe December 30, 2016December 30, 2016

The injury to Oakland QB Derek Carr has the Patriots firmly in the driver’s seat of the AFC playoffs.

Nation & World

Mattie Smith Colin, 93, reported on return of Emmett Till’s body

by Joan Giangrasse Kates Chicago Tribune December 30, 2016

She movingly covered, in the Chicago Defender, what was a flashpoint in the civil rights movement.

Politics

Critics say Maine lawmakers’ ‘skeleton bills’ lack transparency

by MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press December 30, 2016

Vague one-sentence drafts, totaling close to 100 each legislative session, can be deceptive and exclude the public from important policy discussions, say lawmakers and lobbyists.