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  • Published
    January 1, 2011

    Romance hits reality on crowded ranges

    Horse populations in the Northwest are damaging the ranges, as officials call for stricter management.

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    January 1, 2011

    Happy new year 2011

    Matt Robinson, standing foreground, watches Friday as fireworks light up the sky during First Night activities at Old Orchard Beach. Robinson, of Saco, was joined by his wife, Shelby, who sits while holding their daughter Bella, 3. Activities also included a bonfire and fire rings where children roasted marshmallows.  

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    January 1, 2011

    Bruce Roberts Toy Fund update

    Here are the latest donations to the Bruce Roberts Toy Fund:   Previously acknowledged: $156,100.89 Portland Press Herald Printing and Distribution Center, annual 50/50 proceeds $200 AAA Energy Services Co., Matching Donation $510 Aaron Thibodeau, AAA Energy Service Co. $25 Beth Roberts, AAA Energy Service Co. $5 Dan Kelley, AAA Energy Service Co. $150 David […]

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    January 1, 2011

    ‘You should have your ducks in a row,’ says ski safety expert

    PORTLAND -- In the wake of a cable derailment at Sugarloaf ski resort this week, a ski safety expert who reviewed the last two years of state inspection reports on the resort's chairlifts said he was surprised at the number of problems the documents highlighted.

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    January 1, 2011

    Expert: Most ski lifts at Sugarloaf flawed

    PORTLAND -- In the wake of a cable derailment at Sugarloaf ski resort this week, a ski safety expert who reviewed the last two years of state inspection reports on the resort's chairlifts said he was surprised at the number of problems the documents highlighted.

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    January 1, 2011

    Our View: Will U.S. troops really leave Iraq this year?

    The government says it wants them out, but Iran remains next door, fomenting violence.

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    January 1, 2011

    Letters to the editor: When electricity fails, seniors need help

    A suggestion for seniors: Having “weathered” 40 hours without heat and light last January, and 80 hours without it in December 2008, it is a good idea to advise people, seniors especially. who live in all-electric buildings that should power be out for an extended period of time, they should call local police to find […]

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    January 1, 2011

    Maine Voices: Only Washington has cure for fear of major medical bills

    Health care costs are devastating the U.S. middle class in ways not seen in countries that have universal care.

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    January 1, 2011

    New England Dispatches

    CONCORD, N.H. Blue Cross coverage to end March 2 at Exeter Hospital New Hampshire insurance officials have denied a request from a Seacoast hospital to extend coverage for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield members through the end of April. The Manchester Union Leader says that means Anthem coverage at Exeter Hospital for nonemergency care […]

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    January 1, 2011

    Another View: LePage spokesman defends an indefensible action

    Hiring the governor's daughter for a highly paid state job was simply wrong.