In a Sept. 21 editorial, the Kennebec Journal said the Maine Public Broadcasting Network should get down off its high horse and join all agencies and creatures of the state of Maine in competing for the appropriations it wants or has and won’t willingly relinquish.
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CIA analysts provide international snapshot through tweets, Facebook
McLEAN, Va. — In an anonymous industrial park, CIA analysts who jokingly call themselves the “ninja librarians” are mining the mass of information people publish about themselves overseas, tracking everything from common public opinion to revolutions.
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Some local banks hope to embrace transfers
Today is bank transfer day — a grassroots effort that encourages consumers to move their accounts from big national banks to smaller community ones, or credit unions — and some local banks are embracing the opportunity to get new customers.
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Augusta voters will consider two important bond issues
On Tuesday’s ballot, there will be two bond issue questions before Augusta voters. One would fund important conservation and safety improvements to Gilbert Elementary School and the other would fund the reconstruction of residential streets on the city’s East Side. As your mayor and as your school board chair, we are in full support of both of these investments. We are writing this column to explain why and to encourage the voters of Augusta to also support these investments.
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Sorry liberals, we’re all out of other peoples’ money
“We sacrifice a little bit of freedom for every dollar the government spends.” – Lance Dutson, CEO, Maine Heritage Policy Center
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Watch your step when crossing racers paths
Would you run across a football field in the middle of a game or walk across a soccer/field hockey field while players attempted a goal?
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Assault suspect appears in court
AUGUSTA — A Rome man accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend with a shoelace before threatening her daughter with a knife made his first court appearance Friday.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Bicyclists find lighter traffic now
My passion for bicycling across November’s brown and gray landscape grows, and in the Belgrade Lakes region, a huge plus strikes me as obvious, particularly on weekdays. Traffic proves so much lighter compared to summer and leaf-peeping time.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Hit the road, pal, if you don’ t like the ride
Cab drivers have to deal with insults from customers, emotional and verbal abuse from customers, physical abuse from customers, road rage, bullying, theft, intoxicated individuals (whether it be alcohol or drugs) on a daily basis.
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The folks crying wolf finally have it right
Because this column is so fabulous and attracts fabulous readers like yourself, the point being made today comes in the form of a fable.