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    July 31, 2011

    Author Q & A: A Marin of Letters

    Debra Balken’s book focuses on the beloved American painter’s late career, when he worked mostly at his Down East home.

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    July 31, 2011

    Your car is highly computerized

    – By BRAD BERGHOLDT McClatchy-Tribune News Service QUESTION: I was told by a friend my newer car has something like 15 computers in it. Why so many? There’s no way the average car owner can fix their car anymore. Are the mechanics going to be able to fix them too? — Paula Warner ANSWER: Depending […]

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    July 31, 2011

    She wants boss’s car to jingle

    – DEAR TOM AND RAY: My boss and I are in a never-ending prank war. I really want to hook up one of those horns to his car that plays the ice-cream-truck jingle. And I want to have it come on whenever he starts the car. The problem is that I have no idea how […]

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    July 31, 2011

    Car buyers facing changed landscape

    Many truisms from previous generations are true no longer.

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    July 31, 2011

    Local Baseball: Three teams remain in Legion tournament

    AUGUSTA – Gayton Post held off Bangor 8-7 and Brewer rallied for three runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to stay alive with a 12-11 victory against Augusta in the American Legion baseball state tournament Saturday. Though Augusta suffered its first loss in the double-elimination tournament, it’s assured of a spot in the […]

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    July 31, 2011
    Adrian Gonzalez

    Lester helps Red Sox end a White Sox hex

    Jon Lester pitches eight strong innings as Boston beats Chicago for the first time in eight games.

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    July 31, 2011
    Sebastian Vettel

    Auto Racing Roundup: Keselowski’s late push gets it done in Nationwide race

    CLERMONT, Ind. – Brad Keselowski stayed close to the leaders all night and was strong in the two green-white-checkered laps at the end to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series Kroger 200 on Saturday night. Keselowski led only seven of the 204 laps and took his first lead in Lap 198. He had earned the pole […]

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    July 31, 2011

    Taylor pulls away for Late Model win

    Jeff Taylor of Farmington finds his groove to win the 150-lap feature at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway.

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    July 31, 2011

    Forty under 40 biographies

    JOSH DAVIS Giving gelato a new, local twist Bored and perhaps craving something sweet, Josh Davis traded in his property development business for an artisan gelato shop. Inspired by the idea of picking one thing and doing it really well, Davis and his friend Bruno Tropeano journeyed across the U.S. and Europe with spoons in […]

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    July 31, 2011

    Curve in command, right from the start

    Altoona pitcher Kyle McPherson shows the Sea Dogs why he's on Pittsburgh's 40-man roster.