In a high-profile address this week to the Associated Press luncheon, President Obama began his re-election campaign in earnest.
April 2012
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Norridgewock selectman-elect may be able to serve soon
NORRIDGEWOCK — Town officials moved one step closer on Wednesday night to allowing selectman-elect Charlotte Curtis to take her seat on the board.
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Maine House passes bill to lower income tax to 4 percent
Republicans said the bill will spark jobs. Democrats said Maine has no plan to pay for this and it’ll create a permanent fiscal crisis.
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Young people driving less and less
The share of people in their teens, 20s and 30s with driver’s licenses has dropped significantly over the past three decades.
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Tigers overcome Valverde slip, beat Red Sox in 9th
Austin Jackson hit a bases-loaded, walk-off single in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tiger beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Opening Day.
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What Red Sox fans said during and after today’s game
Below is a compilation of social-media messages and musings about today’s Opening Day loss to the Detroit Tigers.
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Doctors want to redefine autism; parents worried
Parents say redefining autism would exclude up to 40 percent of autistic children, cutting them off from valuable services.
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Maine governor signs east-west highway bill
The state will allocate $300,000 to study the feasibility of a private highway connecting New Brunswick to Quebec, Canada, which would run through northern Maine.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Legislators, police seen violating law while driving
I was driving home on March 26, on Interstate 95 from Augusta going north. As I got on the freeway, I noticed a vehicle in the passing lane going fairly fast. It had a state of Maine House of Representatives license plate. I followed the vehicle and saw the driver was talking on his cellphone […]
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Clean up welfare abuse, but start at right place
The LePage administration vowed to clean up welfare abuse in Maine. The only problem with that wash job is they started at the wrong end of the totem pole. They found some small cases, where recipients actually had to show proof of income and the ones on Medicaid who need the extra help. Lo and […]