The Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case that asks what role the Fourth Amendment will play in the 21st century, when satellite systems, GPS devices and smartphones increasingly make it possible for the government to track our every move without human intervention.
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Area residents sign anti-turbine petitions
AUGUSTA — A majority of residents in Concord and Lexington townships, as well as Highland Plantation, have signed petitions opposing wind power development in their area of Somerset County.
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NFL: Gronk emerges
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rob Gronkowski ran a simple slant route, caught the ball in the end zone and spiked it in front of the much smaller cornerback.
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Jobs bill not perfect, but it would be a start
On Oct. 13, I emailed each of our senators urging them to vote for President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, which would create over a million jobs. Even though some are temporary jobs, there’s no doubt this would stimulate our economy. Sen. Olympia Snowe replied Oct. 21 after she and Sen. Collins voted against jobs, knowing […]
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Why were coyotes not mentioned in deer article?
I’m writing in regard to the “Managing the herd” article in the Saturday, Oct. 29 edition. After reading, I was left wondering why there was no mention of how the coyote population directly effects the deer population. Many of the hunters I know would attribute the coyote population a major contributing factor. Limiting the number […]
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KAY RAND: Voters showed extremism on right as unpalatable as on left
A restoring force brought some equilibrium back to the body politic in Maine and across the nation on Nov. 8.
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COMMENTARY: Locally produced gifts at center of new tradition
Editor’s note: We usually shy away from reprinting stuff from the Internet, but we’d like to make an exception in this case, as we gear up for the holidays and the shopping and gift-giving that accompany them. “Birth of a New Tradition” is popping up in emails across the country, and several people have forwarded it to the newspaper. Its authorship is a bit murky, so apologies to whoever wrote it.
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OUR OPINION: Grandstanding aside, balanced budget vote OK
By a vote of 261-165 on Friday afternoon, the House of Representatives fell 23 votes short of the two-thirds majority required for passage of a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would have required the federal government to balance its budget.
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What’s wrong with this picture?
I can be conscripted into military service to serve in a war I disapprove of, but it’s somehow unconstitutional for the government to make me pay a fine if I don’t buy health insurance? Powers McGuire Augusta
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Cheverus wins big over Lawrence 49-7
PORTLAND — The Lawrence High School football team stood silently on its sideline, the celebratory cheers from Cheverus fans heard loud and clear at Fitzpatrick Stadium.