Needing a break from the latest executive follies - nominating himself for the Nobel, grazing for omelettes, whining SNL is "the real collusion!" - we turn to the improbable, heartening, slice-of-Maine-life that is the Bangor Police Department's Facebook page. Herein, find wry tales of good deeds, small crimes, hope, grief, empathy, larceny, cereal, rules on snowstorms and flannel shirts, the painful universal "fight to find the light," the grace of small acts of kindness, and, yes, donuts.
Virginia billionaire says that while he recognizes the nullification of the coal miners' health package and union contract is "painful," the pain is necessary for the sale to be worthwhile to an investor like him
"It is right to save lives and wrong to be punished for trying."
"The era of self-regulation for tech companies must end immediately."
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Progressive Newswire
Amnesty International - USA
MoveOn.org
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Voces de la Frontera
Center for Biological Diversity