The change comes as jobless men begin looking outside their fields to find work in a tough market.
2011
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LePage has a message for at-risk students
He tells them to set high goals, learn from mentors, to remember their roots, be honest and stay focused.
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FDIC adopts clawback rule for top executives
The regulation allows the agency to recover pay from officials in the event of a liquidation.
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Obituary: David Ward, 73, retired trucker, town’s beloved ‘wood guy’
BALDWIN — If you live in Baldwin, you probably knew David Ward. He was a retired truck driver for Hannaford Bros. who was known in town as the “wood guy.” Surrounded by his family, Mr. Ward died Saturday in the same home on Pequawket Trail in which he’d been born. He was 73. He was […]
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Sports Medicine: Piriformis holds key to performance, back pain
A cyclist visited my office last week to seek treatment for her back pain. Like many of us inspired by the Tour de France, she had been stepping up her workouts recently. This year she was feeling good going into the racing season — until her hip, back and leg became painful. The patient was […]
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End is near for endless data use on smartphones
Verizon joins other major U.S. carriers today, making users pay for what they actually need.
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Bulger enters not guilty plea to 32 charges
BOSTON — More than 16 years after he fled Boston, former crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger pleaded not guilty Wednesday to participating in 19 murders and committing a host of other crimes dating back to the 1970s. Bulger said “not guilty” in a subdued but clear voice during his arraignment on the 32-count racketeering indictment […]
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Man recounts violence at parade
WEST ATHENS — A victim in one of several fights at this year’s Fourth of July parade in West Athens said Wednesday that he and a friend were set upon inside their truck by a mob of 15 to 20 people who kicked, punched and beat them with a metal pipe.
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Obama answers tweets in real time on webcast
WASHINGTON — Fireside chats have come a long way. With his Twitter town hall on Wednesday, President Obama added to a long list of techniques that presidents have used to get their messages to the public. Franklin D. Roosevelt talked to Americans in their living rooms through radio broadcasts. John F. Kennedy excelled at televised […]
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As Republicans show flexibility, Obama seeks bigger deficit cuts
The repositioning offers new deal options on the eve of budget talks today with leaders of Congress.