Former Gov. King and Secretary of State Summers traded opinions on taxes, health care, energy and regulation in front of an invitation-only audience of about 200 people at a Texas Instruments plant here.
2012
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Land Trust to host potluck, talk Sunday
LIBERTY — The Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance will host a gathering and potluck supper, followed by a talk by Landis Hudson, executive director of Maine Rivers. The free event will be held 5-7 p.m. Sunday at the Montville Community Building. Maine Rivers works to protect, restore and enhance the ecological health of Maine’s river systems. A brief membership meeting will be held as part of the event; nonmembers are welcome to attend.
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Solon Elementary School praised for connection to community
SOLON — Solon Elementary School is a small school with a big vision.
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Bowling tournament planned for Sunday
WATERVILLE — The Consolidated Firefighters of Waterville will sponsor its third annual Bowl for Charity bowling tournament. The event will help raise money for fire equipment and also charities the organizations support every year.
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Oakland cemeteries’ fall cleanup set
OAKLAND — Fall cleanup for all Oakland cemeteries will take place Monday. Oct. 15.
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Waterville are police log and arrests: Sept. 13, 2012
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 1:19 p.m., theft was reported on School Street.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: To voters’ dismay, candidates don’t let facts get in their way
In the heat of battle this presidential election year, accusations are flying from both campaigns of lies, half-truths and contradictions. Yet the candidates no longer show contrition when a statement is unmasked as a distortion or an out-and-out lie. Instead, they accuse the media of spin.
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: New law aimed at plugging ‘brain drain’ of college grads
For decades, we’ve been hearing about Maine’s so-called “brain drain” problem. Bright, promising young college graduates who have spent their entire lives in Maine have to move elsewhere because of dismal job prospects in their home state.
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Attack in Libya kills four Americans
BENGHAZI, Libya — A mob armed with guns and grenades launched a fiery attack on the U.S. Consulate, killing the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Democrats want to take Maine back to 2010
It’s clear listening to many of my Democratic friends who are on the campaign trail and writing to newspapers they want to take Maine in a new direction: backward.