If Congress suddenly passed a law requiring all citizens to carry tracking devices that monitored their movements and snooped into their private communications 24/7, the outcry would be huge.
July 2012
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LePage leaves Vermont reporter speechless
Paul Heintz has been following politics long enough to know how elected officials typically handle controversy: they tamp it down.
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MLB: Youkilis won’t talk about Valentine
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chicago White Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis refused to comment Sunday on the latest criticism from Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine.
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Senate, House campaign finance reports filed
WASHINGTON — With less than four months to go before Election Day, the political cash is starting to flow in Maine.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Our elected officials out of touch with the people
Our elected officials in the federal, state and local governments are completely out of touch with the people that they represent. Greed has taken over 90 percent of them. In addition, the Supreme Court is completely lost in the train wreck that we are heading for. They are obligated to uphold the Constitution, but guess […]
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MLB: Beckett rebounds, Red Sox top Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are happy with their post All-Star game start.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Young students benefit from exercise programs
I am writing to say how beneficial two school health programs were for my second-grade students during the past school year. My students did the Move More program, which incorporates 20 minutes of exercise three times weekly. They also did the Brain Gym program, which was 20 minutes of specific exercises that the physical education […]
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BILL STEWART — Local auto racing scene not what it used to be
Maybe you’ve seen the black and white photographs taken of Maine drivers at Unity Raceway from a glorious, yet forgotten era.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: New home HIV test gives power to the people
The FDA made a huge leap toward fighting AIDS with the approval of the first over-the-counter rapid HIV test with near-instantaneous results.
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Study backs unified China library
SOUTH CHINA — Young children oohed and aahed at the stick bug and box turtle, interrupting the instructor to ask questions and to beg to get a better look at the live specimens.