Several public high schools in Maine are developing sister-school relationships in China as a way to attract international students, along with the tuition dollars and cultural diversity that they promise to bring to Maine’s mostly white, English-speaking communities.
March 2012
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U.S. soldier kills 16 Afghan villagers
The Army sergeant who opened fire on sleeping women and children has rekindled Afghan outrage.
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NCAA brackets unshaken by upsets
Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina and Michigan State are the No. 1 seeds in men’s basketball.
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Lobster Shack loses matriarch
Ruth Leadbetter, who died Friday at 92, took pride in the Cape Elizabeth restaurant.
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Lakers’ plan works to top Celts, 97-94
LOS ANGELES – The Lakers needed a last-minute basket to hold off the Boston Celtics, and Kobe Bryant knew everybody in green would expect him to take the shot. That’s why Bryant suggested Andrew Bynum should do it — and the All-Star center leaped at the opportunity to seal Los Angeles’ latest win in the […]
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Penguins make Bruins ninth straight victim
PITTSBURGH – James Neal had a goal and two assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Boston 5-2 on Sunday for their ninth straight victory. Chris Kunitz, Arron Asham, Pascal Dupis and Matt Niskanen also scored for Pittsburgh. Evgeni Malkin had three assists to move into the NHL points lead with 84, two ahead of Tampa […]
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Orchestra’s food drive has strings attached
Music will follow for those who bring items or funds to rehearsal on Monday or the concert on Tuesday.
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Next stop for UMaine: Boston
UMaine edges Merrimack 2-1 to advance to the Hockey East semifinals at TD Garden.
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Egypt acquits ‘virginity test’ doctor
Citing contradictory statements by witnesses, a military tribunal suspends a protester’s allegations.
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The Afghan massacre: Suspect’s base ‘most troubled in military’
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a sprawling complex of red brick buildings, training fields and forests about 45 miles south of Seattle, is in the news again.