LAS VEGAS Cirque du Soleil performer dies after fall during show A Paris-born performer in Cirque du Soleil’s “Ka” died after a fall during a show Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Sarah Guyard-Guillot was pronounced dead late Saturday at a hospital after falling about 50 feet from the show’s stage. Visitor […]
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Another View: Overuse of psychiatric meds may be part of the problem
Americans don’t have more mental illnesses, but are much more likely to be treated with drugs.
Jackson tackles another Tolkien challenge
The director of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy returns with a three-part adaptation of the novelist’s ‘The Hobbit.’
Fight looms in Senate over reform of filibuster
Maine’s Susan Collins and independent newcomer Angus King could be on opposite sides of the issue.
Our View: Drug addiction not just a supply-side problem
It takes education and treatment in addition to enforcement to make a real difference.
Mainers vote to legalize same-sex marriage
“We’ll be able to stand before friends and family and make that lifetime commitment we’ve dreamed about,” said Matt McTighe, campaign manager of Mainers United for Marriage.
Maine Voices: Angus King’s partisan power play as governor worth recalling
To avoid having to craft a bipartisan compromise, he and Democrats pulled a fast one.
Democratic National Convention 2012
Democratic National Convention Sept. 4-6, 2012 Charlotte, N.C. www.demconvention.com/ Blogging from Charlotte Convention insight from Sen. Phil Bartlett, District 6.Democratic Dispatches A Maine delegate’s take on the convention DNC coverage #foreach($item in $cms.links(“/politics/dnc”,1,15)) $item.title$util.date(“MMMM d, yyyy”,$item.contentLiveDate,”America/New_York”)$item.summary #end Campaign Profiles Barack Obama: Four years later, no longer a blank slate Joe Biden: The veep: A regular […]
From Bill Gates, a challenge to reinvent toilet
Scientists from around the world have taken up the challenge to design a waterless toilet for the 2.5 billion people around the world without modern sanitation.
Banking in London feels taint of scandals
Questions are being raised about how well the giant financial sector is managed.