SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Clint Bowyer raced to his first victory on a road course, and first with Michael Waltrip Racing, by holding off Kurt Busch at Sonoma.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Health care changes shifted cost, didn’t solve problems
I am writing to comment on, and correct, what I believe are some significant inaccuracies in the Maine Compass piece by Rep. Robert Nutting (“Legislature Beat Expectation,” June 15). Nutting’s assessment of the progress of the Maine Legislature is self-aggrandizing, and his statements on the impact of the Legislature’s action on health care are misleading. […]
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Posted inNews
Determined bear looking for food
WINTHROP — Jim Remley lost a flagpole, but he gained one dandy of a story about one determined bear that has been making the rounds at bird feeders and garbage cans across central Maine for the past several weeks.
Posted inNews
Architecture camp grants being offered
AUGUSTA — As part of an initiative to promote STEM education, scholarships will be available for high school students in an architecture camp at the University of Maine at Augusta.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Obama, Democrats still hiding behind a Bush
When are the Democrats going to stop hiding behind a Bush (as in George W. Bush)? They’ve really got to start playing another theme song: Bush did this, Bush did that, when things go wrong, blame Bush. Barack Obama has little to brag about except the killing of Osama bin Laden. If it weren’t for […]
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Laws are there for a reason, not to be just set aside
This country is made up of laws. To have the person holding the highest office in the United States just say we are not going to enforce these laws sets a bad precedent. If laws Barack Obama doesn’t like are set aside, then why cannot we set aside other laws, such as paying taxes. Not […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: ‘You’re Not Special’ was ice water in grads’ faces
By now, you’ve probably heard about the graduation speech offered by David McCullough, an English teacher at Wellesley High School outside Boston.
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Obama’s immigrant ruling doesn’t help unemployed
Millions of Americans are out of work and are having a hard time getting by, and President Barack Obama has acted. Surprising, since all he seems to do or talk about is raising taxes on the rich. With unemployment at 8.2 percent, what does he do to help American workers? Bypassing Congress, he granted something […]
Posted inOpinion
KATHLEEN PARKER: Romneys aren’t like the other 99%; they likely had ponies as children
The punch line is at least as old as the eldest baby boomer: “I didn’t get a pony.”
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Middle class needs recovery more than love
The middle class is getting lots of love on the campaign trail these days.