President Obama says the nation should consider mobilizing behind a constitutional amendment process to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that loosened restrictions on money in politics.
August 2012
Posted inNews
Rare baseball card sells for $62,000 in Biddeford
Floyd Hartford wasn’t sure what he’d found when he pulled a stack of cards from a trunk of old papers. It turns out it was worth $62,000.
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Posted inNews, Politics
LePage picks controversial commissioner for Board of Education
Bill Beardsley, who faces questions about his handling of sex-abuse allegations at Husson College, now faces a Sept. 5 confirmation hearing.
Posted inNews, Sports
NFL to use replacement officials for at least Week 1
Replacements have been used throughout the preseason, with mixed results.
Posted inPolitics
Romney, Ryan bound by substance, differ in style
Romney is buttoned-up and reserved on the campaign trail, while Ryan is relaxed and exudes a natural enthusiasm.
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine tech group relaunches as for-profit venture
TechMaine, which declared bankruptcy last year, aims to make money by running online training courses.
Posted inBusiness, News
Former Maine sardine cannery to be auctioned
The plant in Gouldsboro and other facilities owned by Live Lobster Co. in Stonington and Phippsburg will be auctioned in September.
Posted inNews
Tombstone topples, pinning NH 3-year-old
A Somersworth police official says it took two police officers and a firefighter to lift the stone.
Posted inNation & World, News
CDC: West Nile cases rise 40% in 1 week
So far this year, 1,590 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 66 deaths.