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Phyllis Austin, prominent Maine environmental journalist, dies at 75

Friends and colleagues say the Brunswick native excelled at her craft by immersing herself in the places she wrote about.

by JAKE COYLE Associated Press November 19, 2016November 19, 2016

The ‘female James Brown’ shepherded a soul revival.

by JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press November 18, 2016

He performed some of the nation’s first heart transplants and implanted the world’s first artificial heart.

Wayne Ross, who led the school for more than 20 years, has died at the age of 80.

by DAVID MERCER Associated Press November 16, 2016November 16, 2016

The college dropout turned his company into the ‘supermarket to the world.’

by SCOTT BAUER Associated Press November 16, 2016November 16, 2016

A congressman from Wisconsin and a counselor to President Nixon, Laird made the call asking Gerald Ford if he would replace Spiro Agnew.

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by The Associated Press November 15, 2016

He began his tenure in 1964.

by Steve Marble Los Angeles Times November 15, 2016

Many of her movies, including ‘Dracula,’ were filmed concurrently with their English-speaking counterparts.

by CURT ANDERSON Associated Press November 7, 2016November 8, 2016

Reno, a former Miami prosecutor who famously told reporters ‘I don’t do spin,’ served nearly 8 years as attorney general under President Clinton.

by Associated Press October 29, 2016

David Brooks dies in prison while serving a sentence for running a stock fraud scheme.