PORTLAND — As the Portland Sea Dogs begin their 18th season tonight, and their ninth as a Boston Red Sox affiliate, the annual question is asked:
April 2011
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Organic farmer makes D.C. pitch
WASHINGTON — When Sarah Smith’s Grassland Organic Farm in Skowhegan needed help to create pastures where cows could graze even in a summer drought, a U.S. Department of Agriculture program chipped in $1,300 and priceless expert advice.
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Despite increased state funding, Mt. Blue budget still includes major cuts
FARMINGTON — There are position cuts, fewer bus runs for pre-K students, and other spending cuts in the $25.4 million proposed 2011-12 budget for Mt. Blue Regional School District 9.
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BOSTON RED SOX: Fenway’s face lift continues
BOSTON — Fenway Park is all dressed up and ready for its 100th birthday party.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
LePage a politician without professionalism
For the better part of my 60 years, politics and politicians have been of great interest to me. My work history has afforded me the opportunity to meet, speak and, on some occasions, dine with politicians from all over the United States. Many of those discussions involved issues about which the politician and I had […]
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‘Me first,’ tailgating don’t get drivers there quicker
What’s your hurry your death or mine? Not too long ago on a trip down the interstate, I nearly went under the wheels of an 18-wheeler. Why? Because the driver was entering the highway from an entrance ramp without yielding. I was unable to move over to accommodate him, and though I was slowing down, […]
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Help should ‘extend beyond our own borders’
Jane Mullin’s letter, “Help needy Americans before reaching to Japan,” on March 23 left me bewildered. How could anyone watch the immense suffering in Japan and not want to help, much less encourage others not to help? She also encourages us to send only prayers to other countries. America, the richest country in the world, […]
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Farmington police seek suspect in ATV, gear theft
FARMINGTON — A large all-terrain vehicle and more than $1,000 worth of ski gear were stolen Tuesday night during a burglary at Titcomb Mountain, according to Farmington police.
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OUR OPINION: Bills aimed at vaccines should be defeated
The story of medicine’s progress against disease is told in two parallel tracks, one dealing with curing illnesses and the other with preventing them.
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Take union dues, put them toward pensions
Shame on Peter Sirois for comparing our governor to a vicious killer like Saddam Hussein. I tried to follow his point about clawing versus working your way to the top, but he lost me with, “Look what we did, not only to him, but to his people.” Some thoughts about his perception of state workers […]