SCARBOROUGH — As banners are hung and parades planned for Memorial Day, Jim Robinson’s thoughts invariably travel to the South Pacific and the men who never came home from war.
2012
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Waterville should invent reuse for storied St. Francis de Sales
Smash it down and scrap it. Remove all vestiges of the past. That’s the collective stance we’ve taken with respect to many of Waterville’s historic sites.
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Posted inSports
STEVE SOLLOWAY: Cooper let her true colors shine
The wig, with its eye-opening Kelly green curls, was mailed to the principal’s office at Bonny Eagle High six months ago. Beth Schultz smiled when she saw what was in the box. She also found a note.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: In spite of shortcoming, home HIV test a good deal
Here are three sobering statistics about health, life and death to contemplate.
Posted inNews
Two children hurt in ATV crash
Two children, including a 3-year-old, were injured in ATV crash in Lee on Saturday, when the driver swerved to avoid another ATV.
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Franchitti wins Indianapolis 500, his third
Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time Sunday after Takuma Sato crashed on the final lap in a thrilling conclusion to the famous race.
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Driving season begins, as does griping about gas
It’s Memorial Day weekend and our national obsession with the price of gasoline is in focus once again.
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New report details demographics of Maine islands
The islands’ population has increased about 6 percent since 1990.
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Aging, hobbled Ray Allen comes through for Celtics
The Philadelphia 76ers were sagging off the Celtics guard in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, essentially daring him to shoot another 3. It turns out, they shouldn’t have done that.
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‘Men in Black 3’ takes down ‘Avengers’ with $55M
The suits have knocked off the superheroes at the box office.