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    October 1, 2013

    MAINE COMPASS: Bear, deer much different animals and must be hunted differently

    WHEN MAINE BECAME a state in 1820, it decided, like most other states in the union, to conduct its elections in November. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but that time was 100 years before the state created deer and bear hunting seasons that coincide with the election season.

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    October 1, 2013

    Reform needed for lethal border policies

    If you value human life, demand a change in our border policies.

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    October 1, 2013

    Music festival planned for Oct. 12 in Waterville

    WATERVILLE -- The Kennebec Rap N' Rock Music Fest is planned for 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Head of Falls Park. Admission is $5. Vendor tables are $10.

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    October 1, 2013

    War’s ugliest side displayed in Pakistan

    Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman got it right: War is hell.

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    October 1, 2013

    Lawmakers just not listening to budget office

    Every year around this time, the Congressional Budget Office issues a report about just how grim the nation's long-term financial health is. A few lawmakers wring their hands and say they will get serious about fixing the problem, but then they don't. We, as a nation, rush toward a debt-induced disaster if no one heeds the warning.

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    October 1, 2013

    BRIDGE RESULTS

    FAIRFIELD -- The Fairfield non-sanctioned bridge club winners on Tuesday were: north/south Carroll and Audrey Harding, Lucien Veilleux and Patricia Kick, Herb Dawson and Joanna Denis; east/west Barbara Terhune and Frances Roy, David Bourque and Charles Gagnon, Paul Leberman and Diane Bishop.

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    October 1, 2013

    Look at it as if federal budget were your personal checkbook

    EVERY OTHER FRIDAY starts the same. A second cup of coffee and a sense of panic about how long I have before I get a friendly reminder from an editor about my column being due.

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    October 1, 2013

    UMF Fall Festival kicks off Friday

    FARMINGTON -- The University of Maine Farmington Center for Student Involvement and The Ferro Alumni Center welcome family and friends of students and UMF Alumni to UMF's Fall Fest Friday through Sunday.

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    October 1, 2013

    Octoberfest, car show set for Saturday

    FAIRFIELD -- Fall Octoberfest and car show is planned from 9 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfeild Center Grange at the corner of Routes 139 and 104. The festival will feature crafts, homemade pickles, jellies, as well as a luncheon of hot dogs and other goodies.

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    October 1, 2013

    Today’s editorial cartoon

    October 1, 2013