Today is Feb. 29, a date that falls every four years when an extra day is added to the calendar for leap year.
February 2012
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Bill Nemitz: Snowe’s done what she could; now she’s just done
It’s easy to speculate what might be behind the senator’s decision.
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Sentiments keen among the people Snowe helped
For many in Maine – veterans, farmers and those hoping to make a difference – Sen. Snowe has ‘always been there.’
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SNAPSHOT: Fixin’ for fishin’
John Rice does renovation work at Castle Island Camps on Tuesday afternoon in Belgrade. There are 12 waterfront cabins for rent from late April to mid-September in the complex on Castle Island Road.
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Snowe retiring
WASHINGTON — Sen. Olympia Snowe said Tuesday that she won’t run for re-election this fall, drawing the curtain on a storied Maine political career and delivering a blow to national Republican hopes to retake a U.S. Senate majority.
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L.L. Bean CEO loses lawsuit in dispute with neighbors
Chris McCormick, the head of “the store that knows the outdoors,” has lost another lawsuit in a dispute with his neighbors over how they get to the outdoors.
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Grant in District 59 race
GARDINER — Gay Grant has announced her candidacy for House District 59, representing Gardiner and Randolph.
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China selectmen raise doubts about uniform building code
CHINA — Rich McCarthy thinks MUBEC is a good thing for Maine residents, but some China selectmen are skeptical.
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Several sentenced in Kennebec County Superior Court
AUGUSTA — Several people were sentenced in separate hearings held Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court:
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Decision sets off scramble
AUGUSTA — Sen. Olympia Snowe’s announcement that she will retire sent shock waves through Maine’s capital late Tuesday.