But supporters say an inappropriate discussion at Gorham Middle School has nothing to do with marriage.
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
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Maine confirms first-ever case of West Nile Virus
The Cumberland County man is recovering at home after being hospitalized for a disease now in 48 states.
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Cynthia Dill, Democrat: Amid obstacles, time taken to serve needy
Dill challenges the idea that she’s a spoiler, then breaks from campaigning to make lunch for her kids.
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1,000-plus treated in Maine with products from tainted Mass. pharmacy
More than 1,000 patients at Maine medical facilities have been treated with products that were recalled by a Massachusetts pharmacy after a steroid injection was linked to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 24 people and sickened hundreds more.
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Mainers alerted in crisis over meningitis
More than 1,000 received products from the suspected source, but none got the injection tied to the outbreak.
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Ogunquit man finds fame as Romney impersonator
OGUNQUIT — Mike Cote never paid much attention to politics, but the presidential election in November could give him a second career.
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Maine impersonator hopes he looks presidential
Mike Cote’s resemblance to candidate Mitt Romney offers him the possibility of a second career.
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PERVERSION FILES: Boy Scout documents include Mainers
Thousands of newly released Boy Scout files documenting allegations of sexual abuse by scout volunteers include detailed files on eight Scout leaders in Maine who were banned from the organization. The eight represent just a fraction of the so-called “perversion files” involving Scout leaders nationwide. Thousands of those files, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, […]
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Brunswick Republican leader backing a Green? Ask his wife
Meanwhile, a Republican running for House District 66 calls the yard sign ‘a bit of a slap in the face.’
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Maine State Housing Authority commissioners lift pot ban for 6 months
Tenants in subsidized housing can continue to use or grow medical marijuana in their homes for another six months, the Maine State Housing Authority’s commissioners decided Tuesday.