We tend to agree with the Auburn City Council’s decision to ban gunfire in the southeastern part of the city, but we’re not so certain that it’s the best decision that we oppose more discussion on the subject.On Sept. 26, the City Council voted to add about 430 acres east of Washington Avenue and south […]

Road building doesn’t jump to the top of the list when we think about a recreation department that’s looking for volunteers.Coaching, refereeing, lining a field – sure. But building a road?The Minot Recreation Department put the call out that it needed help building a 1,500-foot road from Shaw Hill Road, near the Minot Consolidated School, […]

McDonald’s will print nutritional information about most of its products on its labels starting next year.The move is self-serving. McDonald’s is trying to blunt criticism that its food is unhealthy and to counter negative publicity the company has received both from the documentary, “Super Size Me” and from renewed interest in combating obesity, particularly among […]

In sports, as in life, we probably shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.We admit to being a bit of a homer for Bates College athletic teams. We pull for them, especially when they’re playing against teams from outside the state.On Oct. 25, Bates scored a 5-0 field hockey victory over Oberlin College. Bates […]

Two women died Monday in a Eustis house fire. Investigators have reason to believe the deaths were a suicide.A state trooper had visited the home earlier that day after police received a call from a relative of one of the women saying she had received what amounted to a suicide note.He left after the women […]

That there has been progress toward real democracy in Afghanistan is impossible to deny, but remnants of the totalitarianism common under the Taliban continue to haunt the struggling country.Journalist Ali Mohaqiq Nasab was convicted Saturday for publishing anti-Islamic articles in his magazine. He was sentenced to two years in prison. and his safety cannot be […]

New Hampshire is heading in a dangerous direction with a proposed change in its open meetings law.House Bill 626 would allow government bodies to hold virtual meetings via the Internet, to conduct business through e-mail or with a telephone conference call as long as minutes of the meeting are accessible to the public after the […]

Information obtained through the Freedom of Information Act has revealed that the FBI has illegally conducted surveillance against U.S. citizens and has not followed the rules established by Congress, the Justice Department or presidential directives.According to audit data gathered by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, hundreds of cases have been investigated by internal audits.The FBI […]

When a job as important as police chief opens, it’s crucial to hire the best possible candidate. Maybe that’s someone from within the department, or maybe it’s someone from outside.The only way to know, though, is to conduct an open search that includes advertising the job.Last week, Rumford selectmen voted 3-2 to advertise the position. […]

There’s a lot of debate about the business climate in Maine.Taxes and regulation are often the first reasons cited for the state’s trouble attracting new businesses. But the case of Poland Spring – and what appears to be an all-out war against the bottler – offers an illuminating example of the hurdles a business can […]