WATERVILLE — With the Maine Republican caucuses beginning in a few weeks, the state is getting some attention from the presidential hopeful who vows to cut $1trillion in spending during his first year in office.
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Posted inOpinion
If LURC loses, so do Maine’s citizens
I’m old enough to remember the meaning of the axiom “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.” It meant that we had a knack for picking presidents. It also meant, as I was taught in a central Maine grade school, that independent-thinking Mainers prided themselves on using common sense by not always voting the party line.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
LePage speech’s focus on abuse merits praise
Gov. LePage gave people plenty to argue about in his State of the State speech Tuesday, but his decision to target domestic violence was something that everyone can get behind.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Maine Compass makes good points on health care
I encourage everyone to read Thomas G. Bartol’s Jan. 17 Maine Compass: “Our health care system needs to stop being an illness care system.”
Posted inNews
Fire destroys garage, life of possessions
HARMONY — Sheldon Woodard, 71, was working on the exhaust system of a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis in his garage Tuesday night when he heard a strange noise and then saw flames shooting out the car’s windows.
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SKIING :There are many deals available for senior skiers
Let’s face it, as some of us reach and proceed through senior citizenry, we search for, and take advantage of, every little special deal we can find. Not that those of us who’ve passed into what some call our Golden Years don’t have a great deal to be thankful for: making it this far, being able to enjoy our lives, our families, our memories and our ever-expanding circle of friends and, for some, good physical condition and the extra leisure time for recreation that retirement affords.
Posted inSports
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Tippett champions Maine concussion bill
AUGUSTA — Saying the days of winning one for the Gipper are over, Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Tippett came to Maine’s Capitol on Wednesday to champion a bill addressing a growing concern from school sport fields to the National Football League: head injuries.
Posted inSports
SUPER BOWL: ‘The Catch’ that lives on
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning took home the MVP. Plaxico Burress had the game-winning catch. David Tyree got the biggest prize in the 2008 Super Bowl — an unforgettable moment that forever will be his.
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FOR THE BIRDS: Christmas Bird Counts yielded wide variety along the coast
This column is the second of three reviewing the results of the most recent Christmas Bird Counts in Maine. Let’s visit some coastal count circles together, working our way from York County downeast to Eastport.
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UPDATED: High speed, reckless driving cause crash: driver had revoked license
WILTON – A man who had his license revoked as a habitual offender was driving a car in the crash that killed him and a woman Monday on U.S. Route 2 in Wilton, according to a Franklin County assistant district attorney and court records.