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  • Published
    August 22, 2010
    Pete Yarborough

    Oil spill throws a wrench in Katrina relocation process

    Economic fallout from the BP disaster complicates hurricane victims' efforts to get back on their feet.

  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    On Baseball: The catcher from Yale is a lock to improve

    PORTLAND – He has tried to read Immanuel Kant in the clubhouse, but Ryan Lavarnway “decided that wasn’t the best atmosphere to seep through that.” So Lavarnway might read a Clive Cussler novel and save the philosophy for later. But he will return to philosophy, which was his major at Yale. And Lavarnway doesn’t glance […]

  • Published
    August 22, 2010
    MOSQUE SCENE

    Mosque debate brings New Yorkers to a boil

    The national outcry over an Islamic center near ground zero generates a unified response: It's a local matter.

  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    Iran starts loading fuel into reactor

    Russia will control the supply of nuclear fuel, and the power plant will be internationally monitored.

  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    Theater Review: Spirited cast revels in going over the top in ‘Forbidden Broadway’

    When one hears the title “Forbidden Broadway” nowadays, given recent events in New York City, one might think of barricades and heavily armed police on patrol through neon-lit streets. But before all, there was “Forbidden Broadway” the revue that for nearly 30 years has been entertaining those who like to see and hear fun poked […]

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  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    Theater Review: ‘Spamalot’ is never too much

    Maine has been experiencing a lot of spam over the past week. Reports of the incident began in the midcoast last week and have since spread south to Ogunquit. Mayhem and madness have ensued, but there’s no need to double the firewalls on your computer. The only infectious attachment with this spam is laughter. And, […]

  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    Feature Ruth Randall, 87, patient teacher, bird-watcher and traveler

    While Ruth Frances Randall never formally obtained a teaching degree, she was a natural in that field and through her work she touched the lives of countless children and adult students in York County. Mrs. Randall served for many years as an aide in the Sanford schools and in the city’s Head Start program. She […]

  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    $50 million van Gogh work still missing

    An official takes back his claim that the painting, stolen from a Cairo museum, had been found.

  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    Running: Father and son count up miles, raise funds on ‘weird road trip’

    In May 2009, Roger Marquis and his son, Hogan, ran 500 miles from Fort Kent to Kittery, making sure to include a detour down hilly U.S. Route 1A to Camp CaPella, which serves disabled people. The Marquises completed their “Wicked Long Run” as a benefit for the camp, and ended up raising the useful sum […]

  • Published
    August 22, 2010

    Author Q&A: War and peace of mind

    J. Morris Lavallee's self-published novel tells the story of a Vietnam vet and his struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder.