BINGHAM — When you’re one of a graduating class of only 19, you’re automatically “Famous in a Small Town,” Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School valedictorian Jennifer Hovey said at Sunday’s commencement exercises.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Next up for Brown — nationals
Waterville junior Bethanie Brown never saw Elle Purrier in the closing meters of the 1,600-meter race, but the crowd at the New England championship told her all she needed to know.
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KATHLEEN PARKER: Obama not immune from apathy that surrounds Romney
For the past year, we’ve been relentlessly reminded that Republicans didn’t especially love their front-running presidential candidate.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Romney straddles fence on even foolish issues
Mitt Romney officially sewed up the Republican presidential nomination with his victory in Texas.
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‘Our best days are yet to come,’ says Skowhegan graduate
SKOWHEGAN — Just four years ago, members of the Skowhegan Area High School class of 2012 kept hearing about how they would inherit a nation on the decline when they graduated.
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MLB: Nationals complete weekend sweep of Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Bobby Valentine called for a review and can just about count on getting one.
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RSU 18 residents to consider budget increase
CHINA — Town voters will be asked to approve the $33 million Regional School Unit 18 budget and to decide four other ballot questions on Tuesday.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
What was with LePage’s ‘smiley face’ attachment?
What happened in the governor’s State of the State message, in which he pledged to do all he could for the educational needs of the children of the Maine? It seems that the passion he showed for this idea has waned, does it not? I understand the concept of talk the talk, but walking the […]
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Maine budget eliminated smoking cessation therapy
I have heard some lawmakers defend their vote for the governor’s latest budget as an attempt to move Maine into the mainstream with other states. While this may be true in some respects, it is glaringly false in one instance. Maine has joined Alabama and Georgia as the only states not covering a tobacco cessation […]
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BILL NEMITZ: ‘Certified business friendly’ may make more enemies than cohorts
Picture yourself in a room with 19 other people, none of whom you know.