The ACLU of Maine and two national groups are calling on the secretary of state to apologize to nearly 200 Maine university students for telling them they needed to either get a Maine driver's license and register their vehicles in Maine or relinquish their right to vote here. In a five-page letter sent to Secretary of State Charles Summers on Monday, the Maine chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, and Demos, a national policy and advocacy organization, said Summers targeted the students and sent them a letter the groups called "threatening" and "likely to deter them (the students) from exercising their voting rights.
TOKYO - Sony executives bowed in apology Sunday for a security breach in the company's PlayStation Network that caused the loss of personal data of some 77 million accounts on the online service. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience we have caused," said Kazuo Hirai, chief of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation video game unit, who was among the three executives who bowed for several seconds at the company's Tokyo headquarters in the traditional style of a Japanese apology.
Senate President Stephen Sweeney isn't sorry. No, he won't apologize for calling Governor Christie a "rotten bastard." Or for saying he wants to "punch him in his head." Not even for comparing him to that most miserable and miserly of characters, Mr. Potter of the holiday classic "It's A Wonderful Life.
Regarding Pat Buchanan's column "'The good war' revisited" (Sept. 3 and TribLIVE.com): So, he and his fellow researchers will not even acknowledge the facts of World War II? Hitler was responsible for the deaths of more than 6 million Jews, along with anyone else who opposed him! Buchanan says Hitler had no aspirations to take over the world? He sent his troops all over Europe and North Africa. How many more Jews would have died in the Holocaust had not the Allies stopped the Nazis? Thank God for every man and woman, including my dad, who fought, and even died, during the war. Who really believes Hitler would have stopped with Jews? Buchanan and the rest should apologize to the families of the more than 6 million killed by the hatred of Hitler and the Nazis. World War II was good becaus...
Creators of a dirt motorbike track in a rural residential neighborhood of Olive Branch began leveling the recreational site Wednesday afternoon and apologized to city officials. Randy Smith, one of the creators of the track, said on behalf of himself and the property owners that he wanted to apologize to the mayor, aldermen and police. City officials had treated track proponents fairly during the controversial debate, he said.
In response to the news story "More SCI-Pittsburgh guards charged in abuse" (Nov. 16 and TribLIVE.com): Former Secretary of Corrections Martin Horn should apologize immediately for comparing corrections officers recently charged with crimes to a former Penn State football coach accused of molesting young children. To be clear, a handful of officers at SCI-Pittsburgh have been charged with crimes based largely on accusations made by convicted pedophiles and felons. The former Penn State defensive coordinator has been accused by alleged victims and their families of molesting children repeatedly.
NEW YORK - Seared by scandal, New York Rep. Anthony Weiner announced his resignation from Congress on Thursday, done in by lewd photos he took of himself, sent to women online and then adamantly lied about after being caught. I'm here today to again apologize for the personal mistakes I have made and the embarrassment I have caused," he said reading from a brief statement in Brooklyn.
Following the arrest of two U.S. citizens accused of starting the largest wildfire in Arizona history, Sen. Steve Gallardo demanded that U.S. Sen. John McCain apologize for comments he made that some wildfires in the state were started by illegal immigrants. At a fiery press conference at the Capitol, Gallardo and a group of other immigrant and Latino rights advocates lambasted McCain for comments he made during a June 18 press conference in Springerville, after he, U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl and U.S. Reps. Jeff Flake and Paul Gosar finished touring damage caused by the Wallow Fire. McCain told reporters that "there is substantial evidence that some of these fires have been caused by people who have crossed our border illegally.
SANGERVILLE Two price quotes for the removal of hazardous materials from the former Abbie Fowler Elementary School in Sangerville that differed by $360,000 have caused turmoil and drawn the attention of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Residents voted last year to demolish the school, which was deeded to the town after SAD 4 closed it in 2001 during a districtwide consolidation effort. The cost of that demolition however, has become an issue.
Kathleen Ceroni, a retired high-school teacher from Mt. Pleasant, says she has learned as a teacher and mother how important it is to apologize to and around youngsters, if she expects them to do the same. I'm struck by how difficult it is with some people ... to say, 'Hey, wait a minute. OK, you know what, I made a mistake,' " says Ceroni, 57. "It's been normalized not to apologize; no doubt about it. ... I don't think kids hear enough people in positions of authority admitting to being wrong and saying, 'Look, I'm sorry.'
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