The challenge facing GOP leaders is to harness the energy of conservatives without allowing that energy to turn on them.
August 2012
Lebanon spraying against West Nile
As a precaution, officials decide to spray pesticides at the edges of two elementary school properties in RSU 60.
Maine’s Ron Paul delegates threaten to boycott convention
The action would protest switching 10 of Maine’s elected delegates with Romney supporters, but some Paul allies question the strategy.
Monmouth police seek info on break ins
Police are seeking the public’s help in finding those responsible for two daytime burglaries on Sanborn Road over the weekend.
Pingree visits site of new York County health center
The new facility is expected to serve 6,000 patients a year.
Man loses fingers in Maine truck crash
Police say speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.
Most Americans say the rich don’t pay enough taxes
The poll found that many Americans believe rich people to be intelligent and hardworking but also greedy and less honest than the average American.
Man loses fingers in Harmony truck crash
Glenn Bussell, 79, of Bristol, Conn., was driving a 2003 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck south toward Harmony village about 4:30 p.m. when he veered off the road and flipped the truck twice.
5 Maine communities win business-friendly designation
Two municipalities that applied didn’t make the cut.
GOP stance on abortion too extreme for Maine senators
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says the GOP platform ‘seems designed to alienate a lot of moderate women.’