It’s here again. As I write this it’s here, and as you read this, it’s over. It’s St. Patrick’s feast day, that day when the first born on American soil celebrated by cooking up corned beef and cabbage, and when my grandfather slammed his beer glass down on the bar at Skeeter O’Neils and shouted, “Tell me again just exactly who it was who could afford corned beef?”
March 2012
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Legislators have plenty left to finish before next month’s adjournment
AUGUSTA — With a small mountain of work to do, the clock is ticking for Maine lawmakers, who have one month left before the law says they have to go home.
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Pittston Town Meeting moves swiftly
PITTSTON — Voters at Saturday’s annual Town Meeting decided to exempt active-duty military residents from paying vehicle excise taxes and threw their financial support behind the town’s annual fair.
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Team eyes world title in robotics
OAKLAND — Messalonskee High School students on Jamee Luce’s team routinely showcase their skills in front of 8,000 screaming fans.
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Belgrade community center questions approved
BELGRADE — Voters making yearly decisions about town business Friday and Saturday gave their blessing to upgrades to a town community center and agreed to purchase property next to the center.
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Health-coverage mandate at core of debate
WASHINGTON — Death, taxes and now health insurance? Having a medical plan or else paying a fine is about to become another certainty of American life, unless the Supreme Court says no.
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Legislator urged to support minority LURC report
I want to urge my representative, Pat Flood, R-Readfield, to oppose legislative attempts to weaken the Land Use Regulation Commission. L.D. 1798 poses serious threats to Maine’s North Woods, the largest forest in the East at 10.4 million acres. The North Woods is an integral part of Maine’s brand and economy, as well as the […]
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JONATHAN RISKIND: Pingree wants ‘pink slime’ off school menus
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree says allowing school districts to opt out of serving ammonia-treated ground beef filler known as “pink slime” isn’t good enough.
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Morning Sentinel police log: March 18, 2012
IN ATHENS, Friday at 10:06 p.m., a domestic disturbance was investigated on Valley Road.
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JONATHAN RISKIND: US Senate independents say King has to pick a side
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate’s only two independents have a message for Angus King: An independent senator still has to pick a side.