SOUTH CHINA — Erskine Academy senior Marissa Jordan got to see a more personal side of Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday when he talked about the abuse he suffered at the hands of his father and his campaign to encourage Mainers to speak out against domestic violence.
September 2012
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STILL LIFE: Going for a spin
People wave to their friends and family as the Merry-go-Round spins at the Farmington Fair Wednesday afternoon. The fair runs through Saturday Sept. 22.
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SNAPSHOT: As good as new
Joe Farina, left, and Mark Hoffman look under the hood of Hoffman’s 1929 Model A, that he and his father Kenneth Hoffman fixed up, on Wednesday morning at Mulligan’s in Manchester.
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Obama boosted by upbeat housing reports, new polls
Fresh signs of a national housing rebound and growing support in the polls boosted President Obama’s bid for a second term on Wednesday as Mitt Romney struggled to quell his video controversy.
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Today’s Editorial Cartoon: Defective Etch-a-Sketch
Mitt Romney may have waited too long to shake his Etch a Sketch as Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune editorial cartoonist John Cole shows us.
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Frost warning issued for W. Maine
The gardening season may be coming to an end in Northern New England . . .
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Justice Dept faulted in gun-trafficking operation
In the 471-page report, Inspector General Michael Horowitz referred more than a dozen people for possible department disciplinary action for their roles in Operation Fast and Furious and/or Operation Wide Receiver.
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Filing identifies girl, 10, accused of killing Maine infant
The girl is one of the youngest people ever charged with such a serious crime, according to prosecutors.
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Romney says he supports ‘100 percent in America’
Romney was responding to his videotaped remarks that, as a candidate, “my job is not to worry about” the 47 percent of Americans who don’t earn enough to pay income taxes.
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Maine woman accused of running over, killing boyfriend
Police say Andrew Ray and Kimberly Phelan, both of Deer Isle, were arguing when she hit the gas and ran over Ray.