Re: “The LePage legacy” (Dec. 30, Page A1): The ultimate legacy of the LePage administration was the establishment of ranked-choice voting. If it were not for the quality of the former, we would have not secured the latter. Carl M. Toney Scarborough
2019
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Study finds ‘radical underrepresentation’ for women in film
NEW YORK (AP) — Despite widespread attention and protest over gender inequality in film, a new study finds that the number of female directors in the top 250 domestic grossing films last year dipped to 8 percent. That was down 3 percentage points from 2017, according to the 21st annual Celluloid Ceiling report released Thursday […]
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Texans, Colts meet in playoffs after turning around seasons
HOUSTON — Saturday’s wild-card game between the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts is a matchup that seemed improbable early this season after Houston dropped its first three games and the Colts limped to a 1-5 start. Instead of letting their tough starts lead to disappointing years, these teams which both finished 4-12 last season turned […]
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Vehicle violations, theft among Sanford Police Log charges
SANFORD – The following people were arrested or issued a summons by Sanford Police Dec. 21 to Jan. 3: • Melody G. Emerson, 40, Sanford was arrested on a warrant on River Street. • Alisha L. Jones, 26, Sanford, was issued a summons charging shoplifting theft on Main Street. • Eric Gordinas, 40, Sanford, was […]
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Trump says shutdown could last for ‘months or even years’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Friday he could keep parts of the government shut down for “months or even years” as he and Democratic leaders failed in a second closed-door meeting to resolve his demand for billions of dollars for a border wall with Mexico. They did agree to a new round of weekend […]
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Cowboys’ Prescott seeks 1st playoff win vs Wilson, Seahawks
ARLINGTON, Texas — Russell Wilson won a wild-card game with Seattle as a rookie, a Super Bowl in his second season and another NFC championship the third time around. The best Dak Prescott can hope for with the Dallas Cowboys is to join Wilson on that list of title winners in his third year, a […]
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Pauline C. Laliberte
BIDDEFORD — Pauline C. Laliberte, 98, of Biddeford died Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at St. Andre’s Health Care. She was born Nov. 22, 1920 in Biddeford, a daughter of Alfred and Yvonne (Bergeron) Larochelle. She was educated in Biddeford Schools, graduating from St. Joseph High School in the Class of 1938. On Sept. 5, 1949 she […]
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Letter to the editor: Source stories were what Maine was all about
Since moving to Maine five years ago, I’ve started my Sunday morning with a cup of coffee and Source. So as you can imagine, I was shocked and very disappointed to learn that you are discontinuing this section (From the Editor, Dec. 30, Page S1). It is the first thing (and sometimes the only thing) […]
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2019 predictions bring changes and surprises
The best thing about a new year is that it promises changes and surprises. The worst thing about it is precisely the same. So, as we start 2019, here are some predictions. Weather predictions are always timely and socially and politically safe, until the issue of “climate change” is raised. Climate change, while obvious, will […]
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Grant seeds Pine Tree Society program
SCARBOROUGH — With seed money from a New Hampshire-based endowment fund, Pine Tree Society is looking to “transform the educational experience of children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.” The society, which offers support and services to Mainers of all ages with either physical or cognitive disabilities, announced Dec. 18 that it was one of six […]
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