Will history remember what’s said in 2012? These five Republican convention speeches live on: 1964: Nominee Barry Goldwater stands his ground with a seminal speech for conservatives: “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. … Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” 1976: After his challenge to President Gerald Ford falls […]
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Happy now for tea party help, Republicans face challenges
Most troubling for the GOP is that conservatives seem to be turning off many Hispanic voters.
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Most Americans say rich don’t pay enough taxes
The poll points to a particular challenge for Mitt Romney, whose party’s policies are seen by a majority as favoring the wealthy.
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Man loses fingers in Maine truck crash
Police say speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Apple time just around the corner
Apple-picking time in Maine normally starts around Sept. 9, but the season has begun already this year. When apples ripen, Jolie, my intrepid companion, and I spend part of an afternoon, picking Cortland, McIntosh and sometimes Golden Delicious.
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King right to cite increased R&D funding during Blaine House years
“One of my proudest achievements as governor was significantly increasing state funding to R&D (research and development), which happened in the last 2 or 3 years I was in office.” – Angus King, at a late July town hall event at Husson University in Bangor King can take some credit for this. Research and development […]
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BOOKS: Bruce Wagner’s wickedly funny “Dead Stars” digs into reality of celebrity life
It starts with Telma, a plucky adolescent who’s not only the youngest breast-cancer survivor ever, but quite possibly the most ambitious. She is unceasingly cheerful, a supportive force on the ward, a favorite of her doctors and nurses, and writes “kancer” with a “k” as a way of taking away its power. She has taken her cancer fame as far as it can go, performing at celebrity fundraisers with the likes of Michael Douglas and Beyonce, but she wants more
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Looking into the heart of the GOP candidate
Even on the campaign trail Romney remains his father’s son, but he’s learned from Dad’s political past.
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OUTDOORS: Chain of 5 ponds idyllic for kayaking, catching fish or not
Some 45 miles up scenic Route 27 from Kingfield lies a magical unit of the Maine Public Reserved Lands comprised of five interconnected ponds ideal for kayaking and fishing.