FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New Patriots running back Joseph Addai isn’t concerned about switching sides in one of the NFL’s fiercest rivalries.
June 2012
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Fifth high school year has obstacles, but solutions exist
High school graduation is a mixed blessing for too many Maine families.
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Wilton Board of Selectmen
WILTON — The result of a special election for a Board of Selectmen seat was not available by press time Tuesday evening.
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Franklin County sheriff and 911 center
FARMINGTON — Results of the referendum vote on a new $598,300 emergency 911 dispatch center for Franklin County and the two-way Republican primary race for sheriff were not available by press time Tuesday evening.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Don’t forget wars paid for entirely by debt
The June 4 letter, “Obama’s bookkeeping creative, short of reality” attributes to Barack Obama a “75 percent increase in national debt, from $9 trillion to nearly $16 trillion.” Googling “national debt by year” reveals $10.6 trillion in the month of the most recent presidential inauguration and $15.7 trillion last month. Half of 10.6 is 5.3, […]
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East-west road should be named Heartbreak Highway
The area around Shirley, Blanchard and Moxie is about the only place left in Central Maine where everyday Mainers can roam, hunt and fish without gates and fees. The landowners there let us roam there as long as we respect their land. This highway will cut the state in half. Ninety-nine percent of Mainers can’t […]
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Bipartisan glimmers for corporate tax reform
On April 1, when Japan lowered its corporate tax rate, this country’s 35 percent tax rate became the highest in the industrialized world.
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Bustin leads Jenkins in Senate 21 race
David Bustin was leading Priscilla Jenkins 1,138-1,044 in early results Tuesday night in the Democratic primary for Senate District 21.
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Valentino leading in state Senate primary race
Rep. Linda Valentino is running against Rep. Don Pilon for the Senate District 5 Democratic nomination.
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UPDATED: Franklin 911 center passes in tight vote
FARMINGTON — The referendum vote to approve a new emergency 911 dispatch center for Franklin County passed by just 27 votes based on preliminary returns Wednesday afternoon, a county official said.