Some commentators supporting the referendum on same-sex marriage this fall in Maine have been patting themselves on the back, saying that polls are showing an unbeatable margin for their side.
August 2012
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Shawmut driver hurt after crashing into back of tractor trailer truck
FAIRFIELD — A Shawmut man was hospitalized Thursday with serious but non life-threatening injuries after he drove a rented Dodge Caliber into the rear of a tractor-trailer truck.
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GOLF NOTEBOOK: Sweet will take break before school
Seth Sweet earned the top seed in the Maine State Golf Association Match Play Championship with his win at the Maine Amateur championship last month.
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LETTER OF THE WEEK: Organic farms cut carbon dioxide emissions
Richard Thomas’ letter (July 23), “Drastic measures needed to stop climate change,” pointed out some changes needed to prevent climate change to be too extreme. There is one area climate change groups never talk about.
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Agriculture Department slashes estimates for corn crop
ST. LOUIS — A deepening drought in the nation’s farm states has cut further into this fall’s harvest, with farmers now expected to pull from their fields the lowest corn yield in more than a decade.
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LETTER OF THE WEEK: Our military used to further corporate interests
In the past, when our government sought to enter foreign theaters of war, it sold war bonds to finance military actions.
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MLB: Buchholz sharp as Sox win
CLEVELAND (AP) — Clay Buchholz pitched a two-hitter, Cody Ross hit a two-run homer, and the Boston Red Soxbroke a three-game losing streak by beating the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on Friday night.
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Lobster again flowing into Canada
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — Maine lobster flowed back into Canada on Friday, one day after a judge ordered protesters to stop blocking access to processing facilities.
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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: 3 tied for lead as course bites back
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The major known as “Glory’s Last Shot” turned into one last chance for Tiger Woods.
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Gulf of Maine agency winner of major grant
PORTLAND — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded $127,649 to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, according to U.S. Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins.