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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 11:26 pm in Sports
Two blockbuster trades headline NBA as trade deadline approaches
By Jesse Scardina

It’s finally over.
The season-long “Melodrama” involving the next big free agent, Denver Nuggets star forward Carmelo Anthony, was finally resolved with a three-team trade involving 12 players.
The New York Knicks received the grand prize with …


Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 11:26 pm in Sports
Second generation Yankees owners falter with players
By Lucas Thomas

New York Yankees part owner and Senior Vice President Hank Steinbrenner needs to chill out. He is trying way too hard to be his father. It’s obvious by the way his players have responded to his …


Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 11:25 pm in Sports
Flyers flying in the East; Canucks and Red Wings top West
By Matthew Soucy

It has been a long winter for folks in the Northeast, but the end of February — and the start of spring break — is almost here to rescue the masses from the grasp of Maine …


Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 10:56 pm in Style & Culture
By Elizabeth Caron

With enough determination and knowledge, even a fear of heights isn’t enough to pass up an adventure beginning on top of a 9,200-foot mountain in Venezuela.
Michael Merchant, a 47-year-old University of Maine graduate from Hampden, is …


Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 10:54 pm in Style & Culture
No big plans? Low-brow and high-brow options abound
By Kegan Zema

So, you’re stuck in Orono for spring break. The good news is that not all is lost. Your peers may be back home or partying at destinations across the country, but there will still be plenty …


Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 10:52 pm in Style & Culture
Rockers deliver high-energy pop among silly moments
By Kegan Zema

One of the best parts of Grand Hotel’s “In Color” comes at the very end during the song “Thanks!” As the band plays out, lead singer Kyle Gervais repeatedly spits out “thanks to you”s of varying …


Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 10:52 pm in Style & Culture
James Franco shines in Danny Boyle’s intense bio-pic
By John Shannon

January and February have often been seen as dumping grounds for film distributors, a time to release products that actively embarrass movie studios.
In the past few weeks, we’ve seen the eye-scalding atrocities “Just Go With …


Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 10:51 pm in Style & Culture
By Macey Hall

Sweatshirts and hoodies are as crucial as the T-shirt in any man’s wardrobe — especially to those of college age. Hooded sweatshirts can look sloppy and tired, but there are ways to wear them that look …


Monday, February 21st, 2011, 4:44 pm in News
Union restriction, she fears, could spill into Maine
By Michael Shepherd

A Maine state representative is en route to Madison, Wis., where protests fighting possible limitation of collective bargaining rights for state employees have crippled government and education, leaving thousands of Wisconsin’s state employees off the job …


Sunday, February 20th, 2011, 11:22 pm in Opinion

This is a man’s world.
Since before James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome sang about it in 1966 to well after that single reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts, this motto has often existed as …