A retired Catholic priest, the Rev. Bertrand Poussard, was revealed Wednesday as the source of hateful and insulting letters send to Danielle Ramon, the teenager who accused former Lewiston Mayor Lionel Guay of inappropriate sexual contact. Guay was exonerated of those charges in October.The letters arrived at Ramon’s home following Guay’s acquittal, and contained several […]

Nobody should live like those at 119 Oxford St.The city of Lewiston rightfully condemned the dilapidated apartment block on Wednesday, after a pre-eviction hearing inspection. Its four tenants – who haven’t paid rent since August – live in what can only be described as dangerous squalor, in a heatless tenement ill-prepared for the harsh winter […]

For University of Maine graduates, the month of May is a time of celebration. Tassels are turned, mortarboards are flung skyward, and diplomas are distributed and displayed. Optimism swells inside each graduate, alongside hopes that academic achievement will lead to a fulfilling professional career.For Maine’s work force, the arrival of May is a more sobering […]

Before a sparsely-filled council chambers at Lewiston City Hall, Mayor Lionel Guay’s resignation was relayed to the public Monday through an impassioned, yet impartial, statement by Council President Renee Bernier. Talk focused on procedure, rather than reflection on who might be the first Lewiston mayor to resign mid-term.Guay’s departure closes an interesting chapter in L-A […]

News flash: O.J. Simpson did it for the money.In an interview last week with The Associated Press, the disgraced former NFL running back said he agreed to his memoir “If I Did It” to earn some much-needed “blood money.”“My kids would have been coming into a lot of money,” Simpson said. “Everybody who has written […]

Pat Tillman spent his last day of life on the broken roads of Afghanistan’s Paktia province, a thumb on the map that juts into northwestern Pakistan. It’s a land of barren and towering mountains that can turn a vehicle into a pile of scrap metal. That’s exactly how Tillman and the rest of his “Black […]

A look at punishments that have resulted so far from Pat Tillman’s death, with the soldiers’ ranks at the time. The officers who controlled the movements of Tillman’s platoon: Capt. William C. “Satch” Saunders: Formal written reprimand for “failing to provide adequate command and control of subordinate units.” Maj. David Hodne: Formal written reprimand for […]

Just like in any conflict, combatants in the impending drug war on Capitol Hill should look to veterans for wisdom.This month, Sen. Olympia Snowe has become a standard-bearer for Congress’ renewed examination of the prescription drug costs. Snowe is pushing the battle on two fronts: she is insisting that the government be allowed to negotiate […]

If, while reading this, you’re dressed in camouflage cargo pants and a blaze orange vest, and think it’s about time to put down the paper and search for that spare box of shells and orange fur-lined hat from the Cabela’s catalog, then you just might be a deer hunter.Today marks the end of Maine’s season […]

Unbuckle during a commercial flight, an attendant scolds you. Drive without wearing your seatbelt, an officer tickets you. Put your child on a school bus unequipped with seatbelts, though, nothing happens. The bus driver simply pulls away with squeak of the doors and a puff of diesel.It’s a stunning image in this era of safety […]