On Friday, July 20, at 7:30 p.m., the Cary Memorial Library welcomes poets Tom Lyford and Douglas “Woody” Woodsum in the first of this year’s two summer poetry readings.
July 2012
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Arooskis mountain bike session set for today
WATERVILLE — Arooskis, an adult outdoor program run by Healthy Hometowns, will hold a mountain bike session at 5:30 p.m. today at the Quarry Road Recreation Area. Participants may bring their own bicycles, though equipment will also be available to use for those that do not own one or wish to try something new.
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Spend the evening, or even a day, at KING EIDER’S PUB
I now aspire to a King Eider’s Pub mug. A total of 520 lucky customers have their own pub mugs, which hang from the ceiling. With ceiling space now totally consumed, there is a waiting list for a mug, hand-crafted by Hallowell Pottery Works.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Adding one word could solve same-sex marriage ballot question dilemma
Having already received more than 600 comments from the public about the wording of the same-sex marriage ballot question, Secretary of State Charlie Summers probably isn’t looking for more ideas.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Consider these ideas to cut down spending, taxes
If the government wants to really cut down on spending it could: Ask for proof of citizenship or legal resident status; nonlegal aliens would be reported to Immigration. Cut pork-barrel spending (Congress will not like this one). Go by the laws Congress passes, have a cut in pay and benefits, pay more for their health […]
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Portland businessman accused of $3.3 million plan to rig energy market
Federal energy regulators have recommended a $1.25 million civil penalty against a Portland businessman, saying he hatched a scheme to manipulate New England’s energy market that cost electricity users more than $3.3 million.
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Gov. Paul LePage rips test scores in light of Harvard study ranking Maine low for student improvement
A new Harvard study that gave Maine low marks for student test score improvement serves as a wake-up call that more must be done to improve public schools, Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Devine’s column makes mockery of church
I frowned after reading J.P. Devine’s column “Summer Pepsi nights” on July 8. In it he recounted the nostalgic summer days of his youth when he and his friends would steal a couple sodas from a beverage truck: “We could have taken a whole wooden case, but we weren’t thieves, and we always confessed it […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
What will be governor’s next moronic statement?
In his column, Mike Tipping said the statement about the Gestapo was not the worst that Paul LePage has made. If you are a Holocaust survivor, a World War II prisoner of war under the Gestapo, or one of the people tortured by them, you probably disagree with Tipping. Now we can sit back wait […]
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TD BANK 250: Win means money
PORTLAND — The Goodyear racing tires needed for the 39th annual TD Bank 250 this weekend at Oxford Plains Speedway will cost Ben Ashline about $1,500.