You may have heard this phrase: “You can’t get something for nothing.” Or you surely have heard this one: “ There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” And there’s no such thing as a free, privately funded trip for our members of Congress. Congressional travel became a hot topic with the Jack Abramoff scandal, […]
March 2012
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Numb to history
Nike had better start hiring a few history majors. Or Irish Americans. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the swoosh released a line of sneakers called Black and Tans. Ouch. Company officials apparently thought this was a paean to the popular pub offering made by mixing dark stout and pale ale. A quick click […]
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A new heart of darkness
WASHINGTON — When the gentleman from North Carolina mentioned “Uncle Chang,” it hit with an awkward clang. “We are spending $10 billion a month that we can’t even pay for,” said Rep. Walter Jones, that rarest of birds, a Southern Republican dove. “The Chinese — Uncle Chang is lending us the money to pay that […]
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Flawed mining bill
To the editor: The Maine Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee is being asked to rush through a bill that would revamp Maine’s mining laws, chiefly to ease the way for an open pit mine on Bald Mountain, in Aroostook County, where deposits of gold, silver, copper and zinc have been discovered. Introduced at the […]
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Not ‘Funnies’
To the editor: I am writing this letter to you as I am sitting here appalled and confused as to how the March 14 “ Doonesbury” comic made it to print. I must admit that it was the first time in a long time that I actually read “Doonesbury.” I understand that it is a […]
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Titanic a magnet for kids, fine line for educators
NEW YORK — Eleven-year-old John Payne has been a student of the Titanic since kindergarten. He has scrupulously researched the ship, built a model out of Lego freehand and successfully lobbied his fifth-grade teacher in suburban Chicago to let him mark the disaster’s centennial with a multimedia presentation for his class. What’s not to like? There’s […]
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Edna S. St. Pierre
BRUNSWICK — Edna S. St. Pierre, age 90, passed away Tuesday, March 20th at Mid Coast Senior Health Center. She was born in Topsham, ME on October 2, 1921, the daughter of Lionel and Satira Harvey Shaw. She attended Topsham schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1940. She worked at F. W. Woolworth […]
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Bertha Cyr
BRUNSWICK — Bertha "Betty" M. Lenfest Elliott Cyr, 91, passed into the light on March 7 at Midcoast Senior Heath Center. She was born in Liberty, on March 5, 1921, to Roy and Flora Bell (Bartlett) Lenfest. Her father relocated his family to Bath after the death of her mother. She graduated from Morse High […]
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FDA panel: Dissolvable tobacco could reduce risks
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel says dissolvable tobacco products could reduce health risks compared with smoking cigarettes but also have the potential to increase the number of tobacco users. Dissolvable tobacco is finely milled tobacco pressed into shapes like tablets that slowly dissolve in a user’s mouth. Despite its […]