Rubio’s immigration bill a public image booster
This is exactly what we wanted to hear on weekend talk shows: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is finally “hopeful” about an immigration deal after a series of unpromising reconsiderations.
Rubio assumed the focal position of comprehensive immigration …
Monday, April 15th, 2013, 3:30 am
Editorial: Athletic programs look to improve, but various issues make for challenging task
The firing of University of Maine men’s hockey head coach Tim Whitehead has figuratively pushed the “Restart” button on UMaine athletics, finally confronting a problem that became fully apparent during a year of sub-par performance across …
Monday, April 8th, 2013, 12:56 am
Obama’s pay cut a shallow display of patriotism
Barack Obama recently announced his intention to return 5 percent — roughly $20,000 — of his $400,000 salary, to the U.S. Treasury in “solidarity” with federal workers who are due to be furloughed as a result …
Monday, April 8th, 2013, 12:55 am
The ‘Pearl Harbor’ of the Cyber World
Maine’s newest U.S. senator, Independent Angus King, graciously took time out of his busy schedule last Wednesday to meet with University of Maine students in Orono. Members from the university’s student political organizations — UMaine Democrats, …
Monday, April 8th, 2013, 12:55 am
Editorial: Cellulose just what UMaine, state needed to kIickstart development
Imagine a magical adhering substance that could be used in a variety of super-practical, physically evident applications — water-filtration, body armor, medicine, conducting electricity, harnessing wind power, the list goes on — bringing wealth to all …
Monday, April 8th, 2013, 12:52 am
With taboo toward abortion, birth control should be easier to obtain
As of Friday, April 5, 2013, the “morning after pill,” or Plan B, will be available without a prescription to any person, of any age, who wishes to buy it. For those who may be unaware, …
Monday, April 8th, 2013, 12:51 am
UMaine students deserving of skate park
The Student Quest for Underground Athletic Development is a student association at the University of Maine that brings together skateboarders, longboarders, skaters and BMX enthusiasts from around campus. Their mission: to build a state-of-the-art skate park …
Monday, April 1st, 2013, 6:42 pm
Editorial: With spring here, ways to finish up strong
The last month in the semester rarely passes without presenting some unexpected — and for most of us at this point, unwelcome — tests of our stamina. As if there weren’t enough tests to contend with …
Monday, April 1st, 2013, 6:41 pm
Easter season should inspire conviction, reinforce values
The Easter season is one that holds particular power. It is a time of reflection, as believers are reminded of Christ’s sacrifice. But potent as the images of the Passion are, they are indicative of so …
Monday, March 25th, 2013, 11:28 am
Rand Paul has Gipper-esque qualities, great candidate for 2016
It’s been a long, depressing few years for conservatives. Sadly, conservative titan Ronald Reagan and his policies of trickle-down economics departed long ago and have since been replaced by defeat after crushing defeat in elections and …
