Students say they were slapped and punched, forced to eat until they vomited and were confined in clothes hampers as punishment.
February 2020
Posted inNation & World
Marchers support Assange ahead of London extradition hearing
U.S. prosecutors have charged the WikiLeaks’ founder with espionage over publication of hundreds of thousands of confidential government documents.
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India’s prime minister pulls out all the stops for rally with Trump
The Gujarat state government spent almost $14 million on ads blanketing the city that show them holding up their hands, flanked by the Indian and American flags.
Posted inNation & World
Bat cave run by Thai monks shows it’s hard to banish virus risk
Although dry guano has low risk of infection, miners or visitors can potentially be exposed through fresh saliva and urine.
Posted inBusiness
Coal Country isn’t dead – it’s preparing for a comeback
The largest producers are betting that prices will bottom out in the first half of 2020 before rising in the second half as production declines and global consumption gains.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Maine OKs bill to make epinephrine devices more affordable, easily available
The devices are used to treat serious allergic reactions.
Posted inSports, Uncategorized
Bergeron scores twice as Bruins beat Flames 4-3
Patrice Bergeron scored a pair to lead the Bruins to their fifth consecutive win.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Klobuchar has clear path to presidential victory
Although Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders supporters will disagree with me, the most significant numbers to come out of Iowa and the New Hampshire primary are not the names of the “winners” but the combined scores of the progressives (Sanders and Elizabeth Warren) and the moderates (Buttigieg, Joe Biden and Amy Klobuchar). Viewed under that […]
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Letter to the editor: Ask state, not Portland taxpayers, to fund extra $21 million for school fixes
So now we learn that the upgrades to four Portland elementary schools not only require significant scaling back but also, even then, require an additional $21 million to complete. Supposedly construction cost increases were factored into the $64 million bond issue brought to and approved by voters in 2017. Looks like that dart missed the […]
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Letter to the editor: Warren will claw back some of what average Americans have lost
The good news is that Maine is a Super Tuesday primary state and Democratic votes will really matter this year. The bad news for Democrats is that we are all chasing our tails on the “electability” issue. Let’s stop trying to game how others will vote. On primary day, we’re meant to vote for the […]