More than 100 businesses supported gay marriage in Washington state before the bill’s passage.
March 2012
Posted inBusiness
Clear conscience may lead to higher pork prices
MINNEAPOLIS – As pork producers build new barns and retrofit old ones to give hogs more space, they say consumers opposed to keeping pregnant sows in tight cages can expect to pay for their clearer consciences with higher food prices. Under pressure from animal rights activists and sensing a shift in consumer sentiment, several major […]
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Steve Solloway: Man in the back who helped Maine to the front
At first glance, the 1-year-old group photo looks like countless others. Eleven men on ice surrounding a large championship trophy. But then you see him: The hockey man with the familiar wry look.
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Celtics snap Bucks’ winning streak
MILWAUKEE — Paul Pierce scored 25 points to help the Boston Celtics snap the Milwaukee Bucks’ six-game winning streak, 100-91 on Thursday night. Kevin Garnett had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Mickael Pietrus scored 13 points for the Celtics, who were playing their seventh game on an eight-game road trip. With Thursday’s win, the […]
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Proposal would let municipalities opt out of aiding the poor
The LePage administration says the plan would give cities and towns that want to provide General Assistance more speding flexibility.
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Old Orchard Beach house fire caused by faulty wiring
The tenant of the home escapes with his dog, but won’t be able to live in the home for a while.
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Bill Nemitz: Witch hunt at MSHA worked
The posting atop the Maine Republican Party’s Facebook page said it all – at least until they deleted it . . .
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Former Maine Supreme Court Justice Samuel Collins Jr. dies
The justice, an uncle of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, served on the court from 1988-94, and also served five terms in the state Senate.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
Houston, on drugs, drowned, coroner says
Chronic cocaine use and heart disease also contributed to the singer’s death, coroner’s officials said.
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U.S. unemployment applications hit 4-year low
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment fell to a four-year low last week, as hiring has picked up across the country.