Sen. Margaret Chase Smith inspired my participation in politics during a 4-H trip to Washington, D.C., in 1969. For a kid from a small Maine town, meeting Smith was like meeting the president.
July 2012
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Selig critical of film produced by Red Sox manager
“Ballplayer: Pelotero”, a documentary that tracks corruption in the process of signing Dominican amateurs, opens Friday.
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Obama team targets Romney’s offshore bank accounts
The Obama election campaign has a politically loaded question it wants voters to think about: What is Mitt Romney hiding?
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Winthrop voters reject school budget for 2nd time
WINTHROP — Voters gave the school budget a second thumbs down at the polls on Tuesday, rejecting the 2012-13 school budget 410-281.
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GOLF: Madison’s Sweet leads Maine Am
The recent high school graduate posts the only score under par on the tournament’s first day.
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Teenager loses leg in Maine boating crash
A family vacation turned into a nightmare Tuesday, when a 15-year-old girl had her leg severed on Kezar Lake after her father crashed the family boat.
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Vt. state trooper resigns after getting $56,000 in overtime
A 22-year veteran of the Vermont State Police has resigned after accusations he charged the state for overtime he didn’t work, Gov. Peter Shumlin said Tuesday.
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US job openings rose in May, good sign for hiring
There were 3.6 million jobs openings last month. That’s the second-highest level in nearly four years.
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GOLF: MacDonald maintains NE Women’s Amateur lead
VASSALBORO – Kristen MacDonald saved her best hole for her last and used a run of eight consecutive pars to maintain her lead at the New England Women’s Amateur on Tuesday at Natanis Golf Course.
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Brunswick attorney suspended from practicing law
Carolyn Asquith is accused of not cooperating with opposing counsel, failing to comply with court orders and not paying for title services.