For a blunt-titled book with a tragic conclusion that every reader knows from the start, Thurston Clarke’s “JFK’s Last Hundred Days” manages to surprise and even occasionally to delight.
August 2013
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OUR OPINION: Old housing in dire need of attention
Last Friday morning, the tenants of 9 Laurel St. in Augusta were told their building was unfit for occupancy. They had to be out by that afternoon.
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OUR OPINION: Town volunteer crosses line conveying hope Obama gets shot
The 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech have been welcome reminders about how far we have come on our journey as a nation committed to equality and justice.
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HAROLD MEYERSON: Today’s strike echoes march’s goal
Of all the commemorations of the March on Washington, the one that will best capture its spirit isn’t really a commemoration at all. Today, one day after the 50th anniversary of the great march, fast-food and retail workers in as many as 35 cities will stage a one-day strike demanding higher wages.
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MLB: Carp’s pinch-hit single gives Red Sox win
BOSTON (AP) — Pinch hitter Mike Carp’s bloop single to left in the eighth inning dropped just beyond the glove of Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado, scoring Jarrod Saltalamacchia from second base with the tiebreaking run and lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Orioles on Wednesday night.
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PATRIOTS: Last shot to get it right
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The final exhibition game is usually the time for first stringers to rest.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Nothing new for Moreau
Winthrop High School athletic director Chris Moreau is new to the job but not the profession. Moreau was hired last week to replace outgoing AD and Dean of Students Dwayne Conway, who accepted a position as principal at Marancook Community High School.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Patterson’s time has arrived at Maine
ORONO — Tyler Patterson was dressed, taped and ready to go Wednesday afternoon, when a flash of lightning in a dark northern sky sent the University of Maine football team off Morse Field and into the Mahaney Dome for practice.
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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Mules have maturity
Colby had its first football practice Wednesday afternoon, and although the Mules have only five seniors on their roster, head coach Jonathan Michaeles thinks maturity could be a strength with this team.
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U.S. OPEN: Venus falls in 3rd set tiebreaker
NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams dug herself out of deficits over and over again, until she simply ran out of solutions, exiting the U.S. Open before the third round for the third year in a row.