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    August 1, 2012

    China Dunkin’ Donuts would offer more comfortable atmosphere, says business owner

    CHINA -- A proposed new Dunkin' Donuts at the Fieldstone Quick Stop will be part of a revamped gas station store that will include seating, better refrigeration units and improved air conditioning, owner Thadius Barber said Tuesday.

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    August 1, 2012

    VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Stifling democracy

    Every day in Washington, government officials -- at the Pentagon, the State Department, the White House, Congress or the CIA, to name a few -- talk to journalists about information that is considered sensitive.

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    August 1, 2012

    Dog that was accidentally dragged behind trunk in Waterville will recover

    David Bolduc said that after walking Sophie, a small bichon-frisé, outside his Water Street residence, he slipped the leash over the tow hitch of his vehicle while he did a couple of tasks in his garage. When his wife called him to invite him for lunch at McDonald's on Kennedy Memorial Drive, he got into his truck and headed off to meet her, without remembering where Sophie was.

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    August 1, 2012

    GEORGE SMITH: Our governor should be a proud promoter of all things Maine

    Linda and I spent two recent weekends in Boothbay Harbor and Bar Harbor. We visited with dozens of tourists from all over the world

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    August 1, 2012

    Snowe bowed to GOP leadership too often

    How many times (most recently in the newspaper, July 21) do we have to hear outgoing Sen. Olympia Snowe blame the way politics is conducted in this country for her not having the stomach for it any longer.

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    August 1, 2012

    Ton of aluminum wire stolen from Litchfield fairgrounds, inside job suspected

    LITCHFIELD -- About 1 ton of aluminum wire earmarked for upgrades at the town's fairgrounds has been stolen, and fair officials fear the burglar may not be a stranger.

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    August 1, 2012

    Recent letter about Maloney was incorrect

    I was dismayed to see a recent letter containing false information regarding the district attorney's race.

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    August 1, 2012

    Shocked LePage, Snowe didn’t attend hero sendoff

    I am a soldier's mom. On July 21, I attended the hero sendoff ceremony at the Augusta Civic Center for the deploying soldiers in the 488th Military Police Unit from Waterville.

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    August 1, 2012

    STILL LIFE: Keep on baling

    Charlie Kent is still going strong at 93-years-old as he handles bales of hay from Jeff Joslyn at his farm in Benton on Tuesday.

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    August 1, 2012

    STILL LIFE: Strike up the band

    New England Music Camp will offer a pops concert on Aug. 4 at the Messalonskee Performing Arts Center in Oakland at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20 at the door. There are concerts at the Bowl at the camp on Au5. 5, 11 and 12 at 3 p.m. that are free and open to the public.