Gov. Paul LePage held two meetings with southern Maine Democrats this week, and he’s not talking about what went on. But the governor can’t be happy about what he heard.
2012
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Bank looks to raze, replace historic Farmingdale mansion
FARMINGDALE — A former ship captain’s mansion that has stood at 1 Northern Ave. since 1826 is scheduled to be torn down as soon as next week.
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Posted inOpinion
DENIS THOET: Welcome to Maine, Sunshine State of the North
By my count, Maine has more sunny and partly sunny days per year than any other New England state.
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Part of former Belgrade Lakes marina building to be destroyed
BELGRADE LAKES — The Maine Lakes Resource Center has hired a local contractor to raze a section of a former marina building on Mill Stream that houses the post office.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Are wealthy too good to pay their fair share of taxes?
The next time Fox news and the other talking heads complain about all those who are unpatriotic, we should ask them this: Are all those wealthy individuals/corporations too good for this country to pay taxes? Are they too good to pay their share for our soldiers who have made huge sacrifices? Are they too good […]
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Morning Sentinel correction: Feb. 3, 2012
SKOWHEGAN — A story on page B1 Thursday should have said Skowhegan selectmen met with a partner from Kennebec Valley Gas Co. last week, not Sappi officials. It was an editor’s error.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Good reasoning behind LURC reform proposals
Ron Joseph, in his Maine Compass on Jan. 26, said, “For four decades, landowner complaints about LURC have been listened to and dismissed by six governors.” Is there any wonder there needs to be a change? I have been involved in this issue for about three years, and my wife and I also traveled to […]
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Special forces use technology, wartime experience to rescue hostages
NAIROBI, Kenya — Roy Hallums was enduring his 311th day of captivity, blindfolded, his hands and feet bound, stuffed into a hole under the floor of a farm building outside Baghdad. He heard a commotion upstairs and managed to get the blindfold off. Delta Force troops broke open the hatch. An American soldier jumped down.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Is LePage tough? Depends on how you define the word
I am real confused, I guess. I’m just not sure what “tough” is anymore. Our Gov. Paul LePage claims to be the definition of tough. My main sources for defining this word (tough) were my grandfathers. Each of them were on polar opposites of the spectrum. It was fairly easy for me to choose who […]