Scott Durst has spent the past 30 years fighting drugs in Maine, locking up countless users, dealers and distributors as part of his job keeping the streets safe in his adopted state.
August 2012
RELIGION BRIEFS
SKOWHEGAN — Vacation Bible School “Christianity in Medieval Times” will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 22-24, at Centenary United Methodist Church, Dr. Mann Road.
ON THE EDGE: Badminton at the Olympics?
I’ve never been a fan of sports. This is on the record and so deeply embedded that it will be mentioned in my obituary. I’ve usually avoided the Olympics, because it’s the Vatican event of sports, like when the Pope gives the Easter address and everyone goes.
Waterville schools list bus routes
WATERVILLE — Waterville Public Schools recently announced bus routes for the upcoming school year.
BRIDGE RESULTS
WATERVILLE — The Waterville nonsanctioned bridge club winners on Thursday were Lou Veilleux and Patricia Kick, Connie Fedorovich and Paul Leberman, Wanda Finke and Jeannie Wiggins, Betty Perry and Judy Jones, Patricia Nutt and Francis Roy.
HARNESS RACING: Fast field for Hight
SKOWHEGAN — Walter Hight says harness racing fans typically bet about $25,000 each year on the Walter H. Hight Invitational. This afternoon, bettors will be wagering on a total of five horses.
Paul Ryan’s devotion to physical fitness started with father’s heart attack
WASHINGTON — Paul Ryan’s dogged commitment to fitness and healthy living can be traced to 1986 when, at age 16, he found his father dead of a heart attack in the family’s Janesville, Wis., home.
ALLEN AFIELD: It’s August, time to start scouting deer
Did someone mention late summer deer scouting?
OSHA fines builder in fatal camp collapse
Kennebec Home Improvements was cited Thursday for three serious violations and fined $9,240, according to public records. A lawyer for the company said they may appeal the decision.
COMMENTARY: Government not supposed to solve problems, just give us tools to use
“Where the people fear the government, you have tyranny. Where the government fears the people, you have liberty.”
— John Basil Barnhill, “Debate on Socialism,” 1914