“Your new column on Thursdays is interesting,” he wrote to me. “Most interesting is the cover photo and the striking tonsorial choice. It appears that although you probably have a full head of hair, you are opting for the chrome-dome look. It’s very hip and cool. So perhaps a column about your tonsorial choice would interest readers.”
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Those in charge of state land sales should know law
Maine lawmakers trying to get answers this week about how a top state employee was able to negotiate the purchase of valuable state property found the effort essentially fruitless.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
S&P cites American politics for downgrade
For those of us lamenting the results of the recent S&P downgrade, I think we should try to understand the basis for this downgrade — aside from the $2 trillion math error. I think the best way to try to review their rationale is to read S&P’s actual report.
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Man who led police on turnpike chase arrested
Jack Coffey of Arundel eluded state police early Wednesday, but was pinched by Biddeford police that night for driving drunk.
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Interior secretary sees UMaine wind energy center
The DeepCWind Consortium includes utilities, marine design and construction businesses, and firms with expertise in wind project siting.
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US, Chinese hoops teams brawl during Biden visit
It was the second time both benches emptied in a physical game marred by fouls. By halftime, Bayi had 11 fouls while Georgetown had 28.
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O’Keefe’s group posts new Maine video
A new video posted by James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas has received less fanfare from conservatives than a similar recording revealed last week.
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LePage: Make ‘bath salts’ possession a felony
The governor has already signed a law banning the sale of bath salts and making possession a misdemeanor crime.
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IBM pursues chips that behave like brains
The company says it has built two prototype chips that it says process data more like how humans digest information than the chips that now power PCs and supercomputers.
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Dow plunges 419 pts. on economic fear
A report by Morgan Stanley economists saying the U.S. and European economies are “dangerously close to recession” rattles investors.