A national syndicate will offer replacement “Doonesbury” comic strips to newspapers that don’t want to run a series that uses graphic imagery to lampoon a Texas law requiring women to have an ultrasound before an abortion.
March 2012
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Dems question delay in reporting MaineCare malfunction
Maine Democrats say the administration should have come forward sooner with news that a computer malfunction had resulted in up to 19,000 people receiving MaineCare services they weren’t eligible for.
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Israel-Gaza skirmish continues; at least 15 dead
Israel pounded Gaza with bombs for the second day in a row Saturday, killing 15 militants, and militants fired more than 100 rockets back at Israel.
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SPRING TRAINING: Pirates top Red Sox
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Andrew McCutchen had two RBI doubles and also singled in three at-bats to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 in exhibition play Friday night.
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Bill to propose revamp for DHHS
AUGUSTA (AP) — The LePage administration will submit a bill to restructure the Department of Health and Human Services, a move that has nothing to do with a recent computer glitch that resulted in up to 19,000 people receiving MaineCare services for which they weren’t eligible, the governor’s spokeswoman said Friday.
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Money may be new factor for King
The last time Angus King ran for office he easily surpassed his four competitors’ fundraising efforts in an inexpensive race.
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Panel disciplines drunk driving trooper
Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy decided Friday that a state police trooper who was caught driving drunk on the Maine Turnpike in December must avoid any misconduct for three years or risk losing his right to enforce the law.
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Details about ski accident come to light
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — When David Morse, injured in a ski accident, died en route to the hospital in January, the ambulance returned to the ski resort rather than fight through a snowstorm to Franklin Memorial Hospital 45 miles away, according to new details released by the Carrabasett Valley Police Department.
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Embden residents nix plan to rename road
EMBDEN — Its sign has been stolen over and over, but one thing that can’t be taken away from Katie Crotch Road is its mystery.
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Helping hunger’s ever growing number of victims
AUGUSTA — Carrie McMaster struggles to feed her family.