The 453-foot guided missile frigate was built at Bath Iron Works.
March 2010
Posted inForecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Universal Notebook: Raise taxes, please!
In these dire economic times, it’s easy for politicians to take the No New Taxes pledge. How could you possibly raise taxes when people are hurting, right? Wrong. A refusal to raise taxes when needed is political cowardice, plain and simple. Fiscal responsibility doesn’t just mean cutting the cost of government, it means making sure […]
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Olympic Games end with music and humor
A celebration of the host nation concludes an Olympics that got under way on a tragic note.
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Police attack post-quake looting
In Concepcion, the biggest city near the epicenter, rescuers hear the knock of trapped victims inside a toppled 70-unit apartment building and begin to drill through thick walls to reach them.
Posted inSports
NBA Roundup: O’Neal facing thumb surgery
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal will undergo surgery today to repair his injured right thumb. O’Neal was examined Sunday by Dr. Thomas Graham at the National Hand Center in Baltimore. Graham will perform the surgery. An MRI exam Saturday confirmed the injury was a significant sprain. O’Neal was hurt during a win […]
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Hospital safety: Maine Med works to cut IV catheter infections
Intensive care patients experienced twice the national rate from January 2008 to June 2009, state data show.
Posted inLife & Culture
Sausage-making business links reporter to Franco past
Stuffing hog intestines with ground pork proves to be something of an art form at the Mailhot factory.
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Photos: Primed for Purim
Members of the Portland-area Jewish community gathered Sunday at Deering High School to observe the festival of Purim. This year’s festival, sponsored by Chabad Lubavitch of Maine, had an African theme. Purim is the holiday during which Jews read from the biblical Book of Esther, the story of a queen and her cousin who foil […]
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UNE storms into NCAA’s
BIDDEFORD — Refuse to lose. The pre-game t-shirts said it all for the UNE women’s basektball team, and on Saturday afternoon it wasn’t some run of the mill cliche. It was put into practice. So much so, in fact, that the Nor’easters didn’t allow Regis College one lead in The Commonwealth Coast Conference championship game […]
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Editorial thumbnails
Thumbs up to the Central Maine Power crews, emergency workers and Public Works employees for their diligent response after the storm last Thursday night. The violent winds knocked out electricity to 45,000 homes in southern Maine and took down many trees, while the heavy rains flooded out roads and yards. It is the dedication of […]