Calls for ‘a smaller, more accountable government’ are expected during this week’s swearing-in of John Boehner.
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Professional wrestler’s the special attraction
The renowned Honky Tonk Man will visit Maine for a tag-team match on Friday.
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RUTLAND, Vt. Maine leads in treatment for addiction to painkillers A new federal study says Maine tops the nation in treatment rates for painkiller addiction, followed by Vermont. A report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration looked at admission rates per capita for those seeking help kicking addictions to prescription opiates such […]
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People & EntertainmentExhaustion forces Chuck Berry to end concert in Chicago
CHICAGO — Chuck Berry was at his home near St. Louis and in good health Sunday after falling ill from exhaustion during a concert Saturday night in Chicago, a representative said. About an hour into a rapidly-deteriorating concert at the Congress Theater, Berry slumped over an accompanist’s keyboard before being helped offstage. The 84-year-old rock […]
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Reporter suffers only a bruised ego playing goalie
Maine at Work: Bob Keyes discovers the level of athleticism, skill and commitment it takes to skate with the Portland Pirates.
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Scientists listen for signal that Mars rover is alive
Spirit marks its seventh year on Mars today, still stuck in a sand trap and silent since March.
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Federal debt ceiling debate heating up
President Obama’s top economic adviser says refusing to raise the limit would be ‘catastrophic.’
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Scarborough seeks input on amended Higgins plan
Proposals to govern on-street parking along the ocean side of Bayview Avenue will be a focus.
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Israeli premier urges nonstop talks until peace deal sealed
JERUSALEM – Israel’s prime minister Sunday proposed nonstop, face-to-face talks with the Palestinian president until a peace agreement is reached — offering a possible way to advance talks that have stalled over the construction of Jewish settlements. Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal offers the appeal of leaders working together to make history, and it comes in response […]
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State House NotebookEthics panel urges fine hike, other changes
AUGUSTA – The state ethics commission had a busy 2010, and some of those actions have prompted the staff to recommend law changes. In a memo to the five-member ethics panel, Executive Director Jonathan Wayne proposed changes that include: • Broadening the state’s definition of confidential “investigative working papers” to include “requests for documents, information […]