WATERVILLE — Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said police do not know why a naked, crying woman crawled into a sewer pipe emerging from a cliff 25 feet above the Kennebec River on Sunday morning.
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Merger cleared; Madison waits
The world’s largest producer of magazine-quality paper won approval recently from a European regulating agency to buy the company that owns Madison Paper Industries, clearing the way for a final deal.
Posted inSports
MLB: With assurance his knee is OK, Pedroia has surged offensively
June 9 was a good day for the Boston Red Sox. They won their sixth straight game, finishing off their second straight sweep of the Yankees in the Bronx.
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OUR OPINION: Court of public opinion has found Clemens guilty
For the second week in a row, an unexpected outcome in a trial that attracted intense national coverage has drawn the public’s eyes to U.S. legal procedures.
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DAVID B. OFFER: It’s an editor’s job to know tactics reporters use to get their stories
I first visited London in 1961 when I was a 20-year-old Army private first class, stationed in Germany. Using “How to See England on $5 a Day” as my guide, I spent a week sightseeing. It was a great trip — my first vacation as an adult without my parents setting the agenda — and while I didn’t manage to do it on $5 a day, I came close. That was important for a guy living on a private’s salary.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
War, tax cuts a fiscally inane paradigm for U.S.
As an American and combat veteran, I am bitterly opposed to only 1 percent of our citizens defending our country. If most Americans feel that the wars we are engaged in are necessary for the protection of our country then the draft should be re-implemented and taxes should be raised considerably. George W. Bush was […]
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OUR OPINION: This time, it’s good we can veto a bad new law
Direct democracy is a safety valve built into Maine’s political process, giving voters a chance to make laws when their elected officials won’t, or to strike down the really bad ideas that come out of Augusta.
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War, tax cuts a fiscallyinane paradigm for U.S.
As an American and combat veteran, I am bitterly opposed to only 1 percent of our citizens defending our country.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Fish & Wildlife acted to protect Maine’s wildlife
In April, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife submitted “agency review comments” regarding the grid-scale industrial wind facility proposed by Highland Wind LLC for the mountains in Highland Plantation. That report was a major factor in withdrawal of Highland Wind’s permit application for the project. Angus King, however, made it clear that his corporation intends to resubmit that application.
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Dechaine’s jury didn’t have all the evidence
Generally, I don’t follow many criminal cases in the news. I believe that a jury of peers will examine the evidence presented and come up with a verdict as designed by our Constitution and penal code. In the Casey Anthony trial, however, I did develop an interest because of “grocery line chatter. “ It seems […]