I learned this year in the 125th Legislature that getting a job there was easier than getting a jobs bill passed.
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COMMENTARY: Democrats are the new party of Reagan
WASHINGTON — After he switched to the Republican Party in 1962, Ronald Reagan famously quipped: “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The party left me.”
Posted inSports
COMMENTARY ON BASEBALL: Gonzalez helps Sox take it to next level
On the field at Minute Maid Park in early July, Adrian Gonzalez struck up a brief conversation with Astros third baseman — and son of Boston’s first-base coach — Chris Johnson. A few minutes after, Drew Sutton, Johnson’s friend and former teammate in the Houston system, checked up on how it went.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
What if Casey and Caylee had been black?
If Casey Anthony and her little girl Caylee had been black, would that case have ever reached the proportions that it did? And if Casey Anthony was black, would she have walked free? Phyllis H. Berry, North Anson
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Bath salts linger in community
WATERVILLE — Paranoid, delirious and semi-comatose users of the hallucinogenic stimulant bath salts are still appearing at area hospitals, despite emergency legislation banning the drug signed July 6.
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Meeting satisfies upset Belgrade resident
BELGRADE — After meeting with the Planning Board, Richard Tripp said it’s time to move on. Tripp, whose property abuts the new Maine Lakes Resource Center on Main Street in Belgrade Lakes village, has complained about the size of the building, saying the new two-story, 3,500-square-foot building obstructs his view of the neighborhood.
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America, Maine need bilkeways, walkways
One of the items that is coming close to the congressional budget knife is funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. Some Republican leaders have described such funding as “not in the federal interest” and “frivolous.” Consider these facts, however. Biking and walking make up 12 percent of all trips in the United States, even though […]
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COMMENTARY:Congress’ war on incandescent light bulbs blows up — as it should
With its traffic circles and tree-lined squares, America’s capital sometimes resembles a magical, otherworldly place. Maybe that’s why so many who govern here think that they can wave their legislative wands and unleash beauty — free of costs and complications.
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FRANKLIN SUPERIOR COURT
FARMINGTON — The following cases were closed June 14, 2011, to July 7, 2011, in Franklin Superior Court:
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Special rights vs. equal rights
Soon the airways and media will be busy with people discussing the decision of some families who want equal rights and other families with their special rights. I am hoping that this round in the battle will be more honest, more truthful and handled as adults without name-calling. Special rights are rights that allow part […]