PORTLAND — For several decades, ridership on the Maine Turnpike increased like clockwork by an average of 2.5 to 3 percent every year. Toll revenue did the same.
June 2012
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Some worries about Dill
There’s been a fair amount of chatter from local political pundits about how the outcome of the U.S. Senate race will measure the health of the Maine Democratic Party.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Where are protests against loss of innocent lives?
I drove by the protesters in front of the Federal Building on June 8, and wondered: How can these folks get more upset about contraceptive medicine than the ongoing killing of civilians? Our military has been responsible for many innocent lives being lost, most recently by misdirected drone attacks. Where are the protests about that? […]
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NBA FINALS: James leads Heat to 2-1 series lead
MIAMI (AP) — Halfway to a title, LeBron James shows no sign of letting this one get away.
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GOLF: Webb Simpson wins U.S. Open
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Webb Simpson won the U.S. Open and put two more names into the graveyard of champions.
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AUTO RACING: Clark takes home checkered flag
UNITY — Farmingdale’s Johnny Clark overcame engine trouble to win the second annual John Phippen Memorial Late Model race Sunday at Unity Raceway.
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Morning Sentinel police log: June 18, 2012
IN CLINTON, Sunday at 7:08 p.m., a burglary was reported on Baker Street.
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Want a lighthouse?
The federal government wants to give away two historic Maine lighthouses — but not to just anyone.
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Somerset County budget boost just marginal
SKOWHEGAN — The proposed Somerset County budget for the coming year is up about $200,000, meaning marginal increases in taxes spread across the 34 towns, plantations and territories in the county.
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TRUTH TEST: Dill claim on income mostly true
“Our problem is that the top 1 percent of Americans take in a quarter of this nation’s riches, and continue to see their fat incomes grow, while 99 percent of us watch our income and quality of life fall off a cliff.” — State Sen. Cynthia Dill, D-Cape Elizabeth, speaking at the Maine Democratic Convention.