Archive for January, 2010
My father served in our country’s military, so why can’t he now get the help he needs for health problems acquired in Vietnam?
The Marketplace is a perfect example of the wasteful habits that are destroying our planet and desperately need to be changed.
The Issue: Reflecting on the relief effort for the earthquake in Haiti.
What We Think: It is an opportunity to refresh Haiti and unify the world if officials can steer clear of unfounded criticism.
Ke$ha article displays questionable ethics
Although I do not go to your campus, I received a link to the article posted about pop singer Ke$ha (“Thieving artist Ke$ha is ruining music,” Jan. 14, 2010). After reading it, …
RE: “Supreme Court ruling lets corporations get ‘personal’”
Good comments all and great perspective on what could arguably be the biggest single threat to American democracy since the Bush v. Gore election. In his new book “Threshold: …
University of Maine senior right wing and center David deKastrozza is not one-dimensional. According to Black Bears’ men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead, “He’s good at everything.”
A big, power forward not previously known for his scoring touch, …
University of Maine sophomore left wing Brian Flynn’s leap into the glass with arms extended in celebration was seen on ESPNU and is replayed on the Alfond Arena JumboTron before every home game. Flynn’s game-winning goal …
The bigger players get, the more violent games become and the more we respect — read: pay — the modern athlete, the clearer it becomes that the all-star games in sports are a thing of the …
Basketball is a unique game. One could argue that athleticism plays more a role in basketball than in any other sport. While other popular sports such as football and baseball are getting more position- and situation-specific, …
