This week, many Americans are getting their first look at Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney’s choice to be the nation’s vice president.
August 2012
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MAINE COMPASS: Democratic attack ads show selective amnesia about tax cuts
I was saddened to see that, before the fall campaign starts in earnest, partisan Democrats are running TV attack ads against Tom Martin of Benton and four other Republican senators.
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Logger, owner agree to fines
AUGUSTA — A logger and landowner have agreed to fines for violating logging laws in Franklin County’s Freeman Township, according to the Maine Forest Service.
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Farmington could be forced to close residential road
FARMINGTON — An eroding riverbank that threatens a secondary road in Farmington is now at the point “where we start to have serious concerns,” according to one town official.
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NFL: Jones makes a good 1st impression with Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots rookie Chandler Jones already has heard the comparisons to Jason Pierre-Paul of the Giants.
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Expectations high to start preseason
It’s often said new seasons bring new faces, as the next batch of contributors replace the ones from yesterday.
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Pingree urges cruise ships to serve Maine lobster
The congresswoman says she’s written a letter to the owner of 15 cruise lines, imploring them to buy local lobster while in Portland.
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Expectations high to start
It’s often said new seasons bring new faces, as the next batch of contributors replace the ones from yesterday.
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JUNIOR LEGION BASEBALL: Post 14 wins state title
Tri-Town tied the Junior Legion baseball state championship game with two runs in the top of the seventh inning. Post 14 came back and scored in the bottom of the eighth to win 4-3 to win its first state championship.
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Red Sox, fans lose beloved icon Johnny Pesky
“I feel like part of the Red Sox tradition just died,” said ex-Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez. “It’s hard to think of the success, defeat, and all we went through without Johnny.”