Things have changed for newspaper reporters during the last 25 years.
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Trash haulers heard, get no satisfaction
CHINA — Disgruntled commercial trash haulers got attention, occasional arguments and no satisfaction from China selectmen Wednesday.
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COMMENTARY: Poison ivy has admirably held its own against humans for centuries
I still remember the moment in my childhood in which I lost all faith in the innocent purity of plants. One day, I was a carefree adolescent at summer camp, exploring the leafy woods with my fellow campers. A couple of days later, I was an illustration for a medical textbook. “The worst case of poison ivy I’ve ever seen!” the camp nurse told the other staffers as she trotted me and my dime-sized blisters around for inspection.
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COMMENTARY — ON BASEBALL: Red Sox Nation owes much to Dick Williams
The news came Thursday that Dick Williams had died at 82, and all of sudden it was like 1967 all over again.
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‘Every so often he … loses it’
SKOWHEGAN — Shaun D. Corson of Madison told his mother Sandra Walker on Sunday that he thought he may have hurt his girlfriend in Florida last month.
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Search is on for biggest Maine trees
FARMINGTON — Some people look at a big oak tree in the backyard and see more than just a source of shade.
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MAINE COMPASS: Medicaid block grant funding is a poor choice for Maine
The Medicaid Block Grant funding resolution proposed by House Republicans is detrimental to Maine’s elderly and individuals with special needs.
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MORNING SENTINEL SOFTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Bouchard has change of heart, overcomes illness to spark Messalonskee
Leo Bouchard considered quitting as Messalonskee High School softball coach after last season. Terry Parlin, who Bouchard describes as his mentor, had won five Eastern A titles at Messalonskee, and Bouchard didn’t feel like his 7-9 record last year was carrying on that tradition.
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COMMENTARY: Role of faith in America’s founding
Was America founded as a Christian nation? This is one of the most heated historical debates in America today, with its implications reverberating from prayers at high school graduations to Ten Commandments monuments on courthouse lawns.
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Waterville Historical Society changes fees
WATERVILLE — The Waterville Historical Society executive board recently decided to eliminate fees for tours of the Redington Museum for individuals younger than 18 when accompanied by an adult. Earnings of the Hewlett-Jaffe Fund will cover the costs of the change. Tour fees for adults are still $5. For more information, call Donnice Finnemore at 872-9439.