Here we go again. No cost of living raise for two years, and now the people in Washington are talking about cutting our Social Security and Medicare. In Tuesday’s newspaper, however, I read an article about the U.S. helping Pakistan with a dam construction project. Is this anyway to balance the budget? Sending money overseas […]
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Bush and Reagan worst, not Carter and Obama
In the Aug. 15, “Views from Elsewhere” section on the Opinion Page, you printed an editorial “Obama takes title of ‘worst president’ from Carter.” Jimmy Carter was not the worst president that this country has had. In fact, I would have to rate him as being in the top three best presidents. If you are, […]
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Kyle Busch takes Michigan Sprint Cup race
Kyle Busch, last month’s TD Bank 250 winner, gets his fourth Sprint victory of the year by outlasting Jimmie Johnson.
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Mets rally to nip Sea Dogs, 7-6
Binghamton scores twice in the seventh inning to send Portland to its fourth straight loss.
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John Kelley, ’57 Boston Marathon winner, dies
“Johnny the Younger” dies at age 80 from a melanoma that spread to his lungs.
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Runners honor fallen Maine soldiers
About 300 people ran parts of the route in the event that honors the 79 soldiers with Maine ties who have died since Sept. 11, 2001.
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Navy is gone but air show continues
The upcoming air show at the Brunswick Naval Station will provide a challenge with most of the expertise gone.
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LePage opposes expanded training missions in Maine
The governor told the National Guard and the Federal Aviation Administration that the expanded training area is a “want, not a need.”
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One injured in Brunswick motorcycle crash
The injured person is taken to Maine Medical Center.
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Libyan rebels capture major base defending capital
They rebels, on the way to Tripoli, seize large stores of weapons.