I would like to share with your readers the wonderful opportunity that was afforded the junior class at Maranacook Community High School. We were invited by the Red Barn to participate with it on March 28 to raise funds for our Project Graduation. We had great participation by our students, their families and members of […]
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‘Let’s add to the solution, not be the problem’
I am sick and tired of the constant crybabying about Gov. Paul LePage. For once, we have elected a real businessman who is trying to bring this state back from bankruptcy and having to fight every step of the way. Most businesses have a six-month to a year probation policy. LePage has been in office […]
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Time to make ‘hope and change’ happen
With all the problems facing the city of Augusta and the state of Maine, I find it deplorable that Working America, affiliated with the AFL-CIO, went door-to-door in the Sand Hill neighborhood of Augusta. Drugs, prostitution, and burglaries plague this neighborhood ,and many people there are completely dependent on state aid. Responsible, taxpaying citizens need […]
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Commencement speakers shouldn’t cash in
Few occasions in life are more idyllic than college graduation. Steeped
in ceremony, it is the moment of triumph after years of work, a time for
parents to beam proudly and gowned students to receive their hard-earned
diplomas.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Americans taxed less than others but feel it more
As much as Americans and their politicians gripe about taxes, the U.S.
tax burden of about 24 percent is one of the lowest in the developed world.
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Police log, April 13
IN ALBION, Sunday at 3:23 p.m., a fire was reported on Crosby Road. It was extinguished and crews left the scene at 4:19 p.m. IN ANSON, Sunday at 5 p.m., a report of a domestic disturbance was investigated on Pease Hill Road. IN BINGHAM, Sunday at 10:38 a.m., an assault was reported on Main Street. […]
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New website helps patients find quality care
AUGUSTA — Mainers now have an easy and reliable way to compare the quality of doctors and hospitals around the state, the creators of a new website say.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Jones’ injury lingers in Skowhegan
Skowhegan Area High School’s Whitney Jones hoped to be on the softball field with her teammates by now, but the recovery from a foot injury is taking the senior shortstop longer than expected.
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Maine’s new poet laureate to read Saturday
AUGUSTA — Wesley McNair will give one of his first public readings as the Maine’s new poet laureate Saturday at the ninth annual Terry Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival held at the University of Maine at Augusta.
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BASEBALL: Opening day in Japan offers healing step
CHIBA, Japan — Players stood along the baseline, heads bowed. Fans observed a moment of silence. In the stands, spectators held signs reading, “Stay Strong Japan.” Away from the ballpark, those who no longer have homes, watched the game on television from shelters.