It also rejects a Democratic bill that would have allowed businesses to bar employees from bringing guns to work.
April 2013
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Portland-area firefighters train for disaster at Jetport
Flames erupted and roared. There were fake screams. The goal? To rescue the plane’s passengers within three minutes.
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WORST WEEK IN WASHINGTON: FBI went 0-2 last week
Here’s a quick summary of the FBI’s week: It came out that the agency probably let a bad guy go and charged a good guy with a crime.
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MAINE COMPASS: Cyberbullying causes pain, suffering, so it should be a crime
Most — if not all — of us have had an experience with bullying. Bullies torment and discriminate against anybody based on age, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, family status, national origin and any other personal characteristic that identifies a person as a unique and special human being.
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Lewiston fire started in condemned building
Most of the nine units were still occupied despite city efforts to get people to leave.
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Maine businesses speak out against east-west highway
At a hearing, they back bills to slow or kill the project, which they say would divert traffic needed to survive.
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County sheriffs, health care representatives warn of the dangers of legalizing marijuana
Four county sheriffs teamed up with representatives of community health care providers today at a news conference at the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office in Augusta to warn of the danger to society in general, and youth in particular, of legalizing marijuana.
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Fire destroys home in Knox on Monday
Bill and Jackie Bryant’s farmhouse, barn and belongings were destroyed by fire in Knox on Monday.
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Police: Gun used in Ohio classroom came from home
Police said there were at least 21 other students in the first-period classroom Monday when a student pulled a gun and attempted suicide.
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Obama: U.S. still not sure who used chemical weapons
At a White House news conference, the president also defends the FBI in regard to its efforts before the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon two weeks ago.