The House and Senate reluctantly passed it. President Barack Obama reluctantly signed it. Tea party cheerleaders on talk radio and cable TV took a victory lap, but they didn’t really like it.
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Bear spotted outside Oakland T-Mobile
OAKLAND — Does a bear eat berries behind T-Mobile on First Park Drive?
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Blueberry tour planned for Saturday
FARMINGTON — The Farmington to Wilton Blueberry Tour starts at 9 a.m. Saturday at Meetinghouse Park and ends at the Wilton Blueberry Farm.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: First lady eats a hamburger, fries and the world ends
Someday, right-wing ideologues are going to choke on their hatred of Michelle Obama.
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Gardiner’s class of 1971 plans reunion
GARDINER — The Class of 1971 of Gardiner Area High School will have their class reunion 5-11 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Gardiner Sportsman’s Club. No charge; BYOB; grills available.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Letter about welfare causes feeling of shame
It has been quite a while since I wrote a letter to the editor. “What is wrong with working for a living?” (July 17) provoked me. I thought about things and slept on it. When I got up, I felt the same: Shame. Even though I don’t really think I’ve done anything wrong. I get […]
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Montville home burned
MONTVILLE — A two-story home on Mehuren Road burned flat Tuesday morning after lightning struck a locust tree and the resulting fire jumped to the nearby house.
Posted inOpinion
Leave smokers alone and go after the obese
With regards to Mark Pantermoller’s letter (July 16), I don’t know about leaf eaters, but I’m in full agreement that too many intrude where they are neither wanted nor required.
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Morning fire destroys Clinton home
CLINTON — A bolt of lightning may have started a fast-moving fire that destroyed a house on Battle Ridge Road early Tuesday morning, according to a state investigator.
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Debt deal might not be enough
NEW YORK — The U.S. averted a debt default Tuesday when President Barack Obama signed a bill raising the country’s debt ceiling into law. But that might not enough to maintain its coveted AAA debt rating, according to Fitch Ratings.