Topic: Bar Harbor

Class warfare? What about the ignorance gap?

Occupy Wall Street protesters point out a ballooning US wage gap. It shouldn't distract us from another great cleavage: the ignorance gap. That’s the difference between those willing to listen and consider and those who refuse to do either. And it plays out in politics with grave consequences.

Grapevine closed by snow: playtime near L.A., but tough work on I-5

The California Highway Patrol works hard to reopen the Grapevine closed by the winter weather, even as arts students outside Los Angeles frolic in the snow, highly unusual at that low altitude.

A Voice from Old New York

Louis Auchincloss shares glimpses of his remarkable life – both as a writer and a highly privileged New Yorker.

In 2012 presidential election, Clinton vs. Palin?

Given President Obama's continuing troubles, the 2012 election could feature a Republican such as Sarah Palin going up against a different Democrat – Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Florida vacation? Obama is headed to the Gulf Coast next month

Florida vacation! Obama and family are headed down south in August.

Malia Obama's summer: braces, camp, and a growth spurt

Malia Obama, the president's oldest daughter, will spend a month at summer camp this year – her first long venture away. Her dad 'may shed a tear.'

Bar Harbor, Maine: five things the Obamas could do on vacation there

The first family picked an activity-filled location for their trip – Bar Harbor, Maine. Here are some suggestions for how they can fill their time.

Obama's vacation: Time with the family ... and the nuclear codes

Obama's vacation in Maine will be a short one. But no matter where they go, presidents never really leave their job the way a typical white-collar professional does when he packs his beach towel and powers down his Blackberry.

Off to Bar Harbor, Maine, Obama ends week on an up note

Obama – and the Democrats – may well feel buoyed by better news about the Gulf oil spill, Senate passage of financial reform, and latest poll numbers for vulnerable Sen. Harry Reid. The president now gets a weekend away, in Bar Harbor, Maine.

Acadia National Park to host Obama family on vacation. Will it get disrupted?

Acadia National Park will receive Obama and his family today. But will this vacation, like seemingly every other outing, get cancelled or interrupted?

Kooky? Ahead of his time? The man who would be stateless

Garry Davis renounced his US citizenship 62 years ago and declared himself "World Citizen No. 1." Why would he do that?

Buying carbon offsets may ease eco-guilt but not global warming

Voluntary carbon offsets are a 'Wild West' market ripe for fraud, exaggeration, and poorly run projects that probably do little to ease global warming.

Faith in America lifts the public mood

A recent cross-country road trip showed that despite struggles, few people seem to doubt that the nation will rebound.

Colleges wean off fossil fuels

Alternative energy sources help power campuses across US.

Modern mariner phones home to Maine schoolhouse

From an oil rig in the Indian Ocean, a seafaring dad offers practical math and tales of pirates as lessons over a Web connection with his kids’ classroom back home.

Fuel prices threaten key Canadian lifeline: ferries

Sky-high fuel prices have seen a 30-percent rise in fuel surcharges for the Newfoundland ferry since July 2007.

A tipping point in America's mood

There is a new awareness of the challenges we face.

American visits to Canada hit 36-year low

Passport confusion, a weak US dollar, and high gas prices appear to be fueling the steady decline.

Now, ‘green’ report cards for U.S. colleges

New rating systems help students choose environmentally friendly colleges.

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