The man showed up at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., just as volunteers were gathering to cook lentils, yogurt and rice pudding for the faithful.
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Process lobster here, increase demand for meat
Even if the lobster war between the United States and Canada never turns hot, this summer’s cross-border trade dispute exposes some issues threatening one of Maine’s most prominent industries that won’t be going away.
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OUR OPINION: Paul supporters may energize GOP convention
Maine Democrats haven’t had much to cheer about recently, but they may have something to look forward to.
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OUR OPINION: Calling on all Maine patriots: Eat more lobster
As tensions heat up on both sides of the Canadian border about a glut of low-cost Maine lobster being kept out of New Brunswick processing plants, there is something every Maine patriot should do: Eat more lobster.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Cyber threat remains high with failure of Collins’ bill
In the final weeks before Congress left for its August break, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., took a gamble. They watered down their own cybersecurity legislation in hopes of winning passage.
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OUR OPINION: Attack on King really a defense of negative ad
Give Charlie Summers’ campaign staffers credit for diligent research.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Cut back on corn for ethanol, not conservation
Congress’ response to the drought afflicting the farm belt gets curiouser and curiouser. By now it’s clear that the main impact is on the corn crop, about 40 percent of which usually goes to feed cows, pigs and chickens. As supply shrinks, prices spike, and producers of meat and poultry get hit.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Terrorist attack at ’72 Olympics ignored
Confronted with one of the largest television audiences in history, Olympic organizers could’ve made a statement for peace.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Offshore accounts huge hole in world economy
Some staggering figures on tax evasion were revealed by British economist James Henry in a report titled “The Price of Offshore Revisited.”
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Ugly truth: More Americans becoming poor
There’s an ugly truth that keeps nagging us. As much as we might like to, it cannot be ignored.