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Published
August 22, 2011

LOCAL AUTO RACING ROUNDUP: Taylor outruns White in ACT race

OXFORD --Jeff Taylor of Farmington scored his second career American Canadian Tour Late Model win at Oxford Plains Speedway on Saturday.
Published
August 22, 2011

Augusta District Court: Aug. 11-17, 2011

AUGUSTA -- Here is a list of cases closed between Aug. 11 and Aug. 17 in Augusta District Court:
Published
August 22, 2011

Search for woman stumps police

LEWISTON -- A 22-year-old woman has been missing since July 1, when family members say she was getting ready to attend a Fourth of July party with family and friends in Rangeley.
Published
August 22, 2011

A plan to foil the plot against voter registration

In his column of Aug. 16, David Offer raises yet again the accusation that by ending same-day voter registration in the state of Maine Republicans are attempting to “disenfranchise” voters. Be this a plot, and a foul one it must be, there is a way to foil it (curses!!). There are 10 weeks between now […]
Published
August 22, 2011

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Sea Dogs fall to Mets

PORTLAND -- Portland Sea Dogs right-handed pitcher Brock Huntzinger has not won a game since July 6, and his ERA is 6.57.

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Published
August 22, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Turkey, Saudi Arabia 2 forces of peace, stability

In the normal course of events, the visit to Jeddah of Turkish President Abdullah Gul recently and his talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah would raise little attention. Relations between the two countries are excellent and have been for a long time. There is no reason whatsoever to imagine that they will do anything other than continue to grow.
Published
August 22, 2011

Bush, Reagan, not Carter, Obama, worst presidents

In the Aug. 15, "Views from Elsewhere" section on the Opinion Page, you printed an editorial "Obama takes title of 'worst president' from Carter."
Published
August 22, 2011

Cut Social Security, but help Pakistan build dam

Here we go again. No cost of living raise for two years, and now the people in Washington are talking about cutting our Social Security and Medicare. In Tuesday’s newspaper, however, I read an article about the U.S. helping Pakistan with a dam construction project. Is this anyway to balance the budget? Sending money overseas […]
Published
August 22, 2011

Bush and Reagan worst, not Carter and Obama

In the Aug. 15, “Views from Elsewhere” section on the Opinion Page, you printed an editorial “Obama takes title of ‘worst president’ from Carter.” Jimmy Carter was not the worst president that this country has had. In fact, I would have to rate him as being in the top three best presidents. If you are, […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Kyle Busch takes Michigan Sprint Cup race

Kyle Busch, last month's TD Bank 250 winner, gets his fourth Sprint victory of the year by outlasting Jimmie Johnson.