Dentist to offer cash for candy

WATERVILLE -- A Waterville orthodontist is putting his money where your mouth is. This year, trick-or-treaters can bring their Halloween candy to Charles J. Ruff DMD, PA, and receive $1 for each pound they collect. The candy will then be shipped overseas to the troops with the help of Operation Gratitude (opgratitude.com). Ruff, an orthodontic specialist in central Maine, is heading this anti-decay movement by giving away dollars and other gifts to the children who participate as well as the adults accompanying them.

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COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Potter steps it up for Husson

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GEORGE SMITH: Teacher’s consistent reward: Lifelong love of their students

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Why any working person would vote GOP is mystery

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Tar sands oil project bad for our natural resources

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Marriage is indeed government’s business

It seems that many people have an uninformed view of marriage as stated in many recent letters to the editor in the newspaper.

Study Harmon cited ruled scientifically invalid

In a column on Oct. 20, M.D. Harmon claimed that same-sex marriage would weaken the institution of marriage.

Government shouldn’t dictate who we can marry

As the mother of a 2-1/2-year-old son, family has a very literal meaning to me.

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