Abortion rights and access to insurance-covered contraception will likely play a role, but the most critical ‘women’s issue’ might be the economy.
July 2012
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SNAPSHOT: Hold on tight
Ryly Crandall, 5, of Augusta holds on with both hands while riding a pony led by Jennifer Adams of Hidden Pond Farm at the Pittston Fair on Friday.
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Maine restaurateurs expecting meat prices to skyrocket with drought
It will be some months before the drought and heat battering the Midwest show up in the form of higher food prices, but Kevin Cunningham, executive chef at The Inn at Brunswick Station, says he’s already thinking about how dramatic increases in the cost of meat, corn and dairy might affect his fall menu. He […]
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Fewer Maine candidates using Clean Election funds
AUGUSTA — Maine’s system of public campaign financing, which has been enormously popular with legislative candidates, appears to be losing its luster in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling outlawing so-called matching funds in taxpayer-financed campaigns.
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Maine Department of Transportation: Fairfield intersection has undeserved reputation for car crashes
FAIRFIELD — A recent collision at Nyes Corner has added to the site’s reputation for serious crashes, but data from the Maine Department of Transportation shows that there are fewer crashes at the intersection than average for a location of its type.
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CORRECTION
A headline on page C2 on Thursday’s edition identified incorrectly the golfer who won the State of Maine Championship. John Hickson won the tournament.
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Planners aim high for annual ‘Taste of Greater Waterville’
From 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday at the Concourse and surrounding streets, festival-goers will be treated to food from more than 20 restaurants and vendors; dozens of events for adults and children; and a concert by Eddie Money.
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New $4 million Hallowell hockey and skating facility celebrated at ribbon-cutting ceremony
HALLOWELL — The Bank of Maine Ice Vault opened July 7, a little less than five months after a groundbreaking.
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Good roofs make good neighbors: Gardiner contractors install new shingles for woman next door for free
GARDINER — As she finished work Friday afternoon, Kathy Hanson got a call from her 23-year-old son. He asked her to come soon because their cat was stuck up on the roof.
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Maine’s claims of voter fraud inspire Doonesbury comic strip
Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster says he doesn’t know who Doonesbury is. But Doonesbury, or at least its author, Garry Trudeau, knows about Webster and his attempt to tighten voter registration laws.