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  • Published
    August 22, 2011

    NASCAR SPRINT CUP: Kyle Busch holds off Johnson for win

    BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) -- Kyle Busch won his 23rd race on NASCAR's Sprint Cup circuit, pulling even with brother Kurt in career victories.

  • Published
    August 22, 2011

    COMMENTARY: Time to address fan-on-fan violence

    Beaten in Los Angeles. Shot in San Francisco. Better be careful what you wear to the stadium. That great ticket you scored could be your last.

  • Published
    August 22, 2011

    Navy gone, but air show continues

    BRUNSWICK -- The first air show since the closing of the Brunswick Naval Air Station has meant new challenges for civilian organizers of what's already a complicated affair: Expertise and plane-handling equipment departed with the Navy. So did hundreds of Navy sailors who ran the event.

  • Published
    August 22, 2011

    Raking leaves already

    Raking leaves is often associated with crisp October mornings, children leaping into piles of red and orange colors, and a mug of hot apple cider.

  • Published
    August 22, 2011

    Foreclosed homes leave ripples

    WINSLOW -- The Choates' home on Bassett Road has been foreclosed on before.

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  • Published
    August 22, 2011

    Skowhegan recreation seeks volunteers

    SKOWHEGAN -- The Skowhegan Parks & Recreation Department is accepting volunteer coaching applications for soccer, football, field hockey and cheering.

  • Published
    August 22, 2011

    UMF fall registration now open to public

    FARMINGTON -- Registra-tion for University of Maine at Farmington fall term courses is now open to the public not enrolled in a UMF program.

  • Published
    August 22, 2011

    Pray on one knee;gossip on hte other

    It is amazing how good churchgoing individuals can pray on one knee and then gossip on the other.

  • Published
    August 22, 2011

    VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Essential Air Service: Boon or boondoggle

    It's called the Essential Air Service, and supporters call it an economic lifeline for small, mostly rural communities. Critics call it a $200 million-a-year federal boondoggle. Like so many issues involved in the debate over cutting federal spending, they are both right -- up to a point.

  • Published
    August 22, 2011

    Unity College president sees a world in trouble

    UNITY -- Feeling frazzled after the recent spate of temperatures in the 90s?