The governor says the national reputation of Maine schools is poor. “I don’t care where you go in this country – if you come from Maine, you’re looked down upon.”
July 2012
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Sally Ride sparks posthumous debate on coming out
At the end of an obituary that she co-wrote with her partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, they disclosed to the world their relationship of 27 years.
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House GOP rejects Obama plan for offshore drilling
The legislation will likely go nowhere in the Senate and the White House has issued a veto threat.
Posted inNews, Sports
Celtics invite former Red Claw to training camp
Jamar Smith, 25, was a 6-foot-3 guard on the 2010-11 Maine Red Claws team, averaging 13.6 points per game.
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DHHS proposes update to medical marijuana rules
The proposed rules would be the first update since 2010, the year the program was implemented by DHHS following voter approval.
Posted inCommunity
SNAPSHOT: Yellow Lab for each hand
TWO FISTED: Erin Bessey, of Whitefield, holds onto her five-year-old yellow lab while he swims and keeps a grip on the lead of her seven-week-old lab puppy as he rests on the dock Tuesday at the Gardiner waterfront along the Kennebec River. Bessey said her pack of labs swim every day “anywhere we can go.”
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Police: Cars too fast, too close led to I-295 pileup
The initial crash happened after what police called “a phantom slowdown” – the sudden slowing of traffic for no apparent reason.
Posted inNews, Politics
Ethics panel to hold hearing to settle Scarcelli dispute
Karl Norberg claims former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rosa Scarcelli, his stepdaughter, reported campaign donations in his name without permission during 2010 gubernatorial run.
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Judge appoints temp guardian for Jackson children
The judge temporarily suspended Katherine Jackson as the children’s guardian because she is in Arizona and hadn’t spoken with them in several days.
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CDC to probe Maine troops’ possible toxin exposure
Maine soldiers may have been exposed to potentially toxic herbicides during training at a Canadian base during the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s.