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Published
April 20, 2010

PETA balks at idea of reopening cannery

Lobsters and fish are "smart, sensitive," group argues.
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April 20, 2010

Project weighs pros, cons of bus or rail service from Portland
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April 20, 2010

Our View: Teachers unioncan fix its bad reputation

It has an opportunity to show that it's serious about creating workable evaluation guidelines.
Published
April 20, 2010

Chief leaders of al-Qaida in Iraq are killed

U.S. and Iraqi forces kill the group's top figures in an air and ground assault on their safe house.
Published
April 20, 2010

Three survivors pulled from rubble five days after China quake

Relatives used bamboo poles to push aid to two of the victims, who were protected by a bed frame.

Published
April 20, 2010

Supporters need $8,000 for Maine high school mock trial competition

Supporters of the state’s High School Mock Trial Competition say they need to raise about $8,000 by June 1 to keep the program running this fall. Friends of Mock Trial, a nonprofit group, already has raised about $7,000 of the $15,000 needed to fund the competition, which was started in the mid-1990s. The Maine State […]
Published
April 19, 2010

Silent stories: Brain cancer forces renowned photographer to speak through images
Published
April 19, 2010

Race to Blaine House speeding up

Hopefuls are busy raising money, attending forums, getting their messages out -- and getting tired.
Published
April 19, 2010

Armed rally has Capitol in its sights

A 'Restore the Constitution' open-carry muster will take place today in a national park outside Washington, D.C.
Published
April 18, 2010

Letters to the editor, April 18, 2010Blowing hot and cold on wind

Although erecting wind turbines in pristine areas may not be ideal, it is better than the alternative. To those opposing the wind power projects, I challenge them to consider where the energy used in the United States comes from currently. Coal, one of the top three energy sources in the United States, mined by blowing […]