HINCKLEY — The first commencement ceremony for Maine Academy of Natural Sciences at Good Will-Hinckley will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 14, in Bishop Auditorium in Prescott Hall, Good Will-Hinckley.
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Discrimination suit against hospital moves forward
A federal lawsuit in which a 20-year employee of MaineGeneral Medical Center claims he was the victim of age and disability discrimination has survived an initial hurdle and is set for trial in August.
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CORRECTION
A story Saturday on page B12 , “LePage vetoes $20M state research bond,” should have reported that Maine ranks 50th in the nation for personal income growth, according to Democrats. It was a reporter’s error.
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GEORGE SMITH: Republican-led Legislature had a good — not great — session
Although the Legislature returns on Thursday to act on bills vetoed by the governor, most of the wrap-up news stories about this session have been written and published, reporting on the Legislature’s most significant accomplishments.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Court can ease fallout from Citizens United
“While American democracy is imperfect, few outside the majority of this court would have thought its flaws included a dearth of corporate money in politics.”
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ROGER CLEMENS TRIAL: Government rests case in Clemens perjury trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — It took 24 witnesses over 19 days of testimony for prosecutors to make their case against Roger Clemens, with three jurors and two minor pieces of the indictment dismissed by the time they were done. With the overlong-running trial now in its seventh week and Clemens’ lawyers starting to take their turn, the case remains centered on the credibility of one person — Brian McNamee.
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King’s traits will serve Maine well in US Senate
Like many of my friends and neighbors, I am tired of the needless division and partisan posturing in Washington. As a conservative Democrat, I’m tired of the extreme ideology and failed solutions being offered by leaders of my party. As a result, I am supporting former Gov. Angus King in his bid to become our […]
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RSU 18 budget not in tune with our poor economy
The proposed budget for RSU 18 (Belgrade, China, Oakland, Rome, and Sidney schools) is not in tune with, nor consistent with the poor economy we are facing and must to be reduced. The proposed RSU-18 budget increase of over $1.1 million (or 3.49 percent) from the previous year is not compatible with the earnings of […]
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Signing no-tax pledge one step in right direction
In response to Donald Chalmers’ letter published May 28, I have, in fact, signed a pledge to never vote to raise taxes on Maine and America’s hard-working people. Simply put, we have a spending problem in Washington, not a revenue problem, and our economy and America’s strength as a nation are in jeopardy. What we […]
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STANLEY CUP FINALS: Unlikely matchup
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A little less than two years after battling for the services of high-scoring free agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk, the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings are going after a bigger prize — the Stanley Cup.