Attending college – or denying the opportunity – should not become part of the criminal justice system.It’s difficult, however, to find the balance between reintegrating a criminal into everyday life and respecting the concerns of those most affected by the crime.St. Joseph’s College in Standish faces the difficult task. Two years ago, Luke Chouinard was […]

With all the talk of religion and morality in Congress these days, it’s odd how little outrage has been expressed over the latest revelations from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.A Pentagon report issued last week described, on page after page, women soldiers performing lewd sex acts on terror suspects during interrogations.The report describes […]

“The baby is in the water,” a woman screamed Tuesday at Smalls Falls. Before the drama was over, a host of good people and a lot of preparation had saved a youngster’s life.The 3-year-old from Connecticut slipped into a pool of water above a series of waterfalls along Route 4 between Madrid and Rangeley. As […]

Slow down. Pay attention.Perhaps those words should be emblazoned on every highway overpass.It only takes a moment of inattention to snuff out a life or cause life-altering injuries in an accident. Driving an automobile requires experience, skill and excellent reflexes.It is simply illogical to think that a person talking on a cell phone, unwrapping a […]

Two big bravos for our two largest cities.In Auburn, the flowers are blooming on Turner Street across from the YMCA. This is a gorgeous display each summer. It can’t help but brighten the day for local residents and impress visitors.In Lewiston, police met last week with residents of the Horton Street neighborhood to work on […]

By Claudia Rodriguez-Zinn,Knight Ridder August will mark the 40th anniversary of the Delano Grape Strike, but the effort to ensure the rights of farm workers is still not over.The strike lasted five years, involved more than 5,000 farm workers and successfully led to the first collective bargaining agreements for farm workers in U.S. history.Unlike almost […]

Central Maine Power Co. hires licensed crews to spray government-approved herbicide along its right-of-ways and around its substations to keep vegetation under control.While we understand the concern about using herbicide, it is practical under the circumstances.Months ago, the company alerted its customers that it may be spraying Accord, an herbicide manufactured by DuPont and approved […]

On Wednesday, three Oxford Hills teens were in a car that crashed into a stand of trees in Norway with such force that the engine block was separated from the car and tossed some distance away. The car caught fire and the teens were injured, but they were fortunate.They are still alive.Two teens in Wiscasset […]

By Stewart Patrick,Global Beat Syndicate WASHINGTON – The savage July 7 terrorist attacks in London understandably sidetracked the G-8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, from its focus on African poverty. But it would serve world leaders to recognize that terrorism and underdevelopment are not unrelated. To its credit, the Pentagon is already on the case.The Defense […]

Sometimes, a governor just has to deliver, and John Baldacci failed to do so Tuesday.We’ve had 10 months of almost unimaginable computer chaos in Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services. We still have medical providers awaiting payment for services delivered in January. We have others receiving lump payments without any idea which services they […]