Jonathan Papelbon has already endeared himself to Phillies fans without throwing a meaningful pitch. As for Red Sox fans, they may not be remembering him so favorably.
March 2012
Posted inNews, Sports
Marino: Manning ‘fits with anybody’ in NFL
The Miami Dolphins figure to be one of the leading contenders to land Peyton Manning. But the Jets, Washington, Arizona, Seattle, Denver and Kansas City also are likely to talk to him.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Psychiatric clinic shooting kills two; seven others injured
The gunman was armed with two semi-automatic handguns, the Pittsburgh mayor says.
Posted inNews
Former state rep pleads guilty in gun case, apologizes
A former state legislator will spend 45 days in jail for pulling a gun on a stranger last May in a Waterville parking lot.
Posted inBusiness, News
Stocks double in 3 years, but it’s a lonely party
Corporate America racked up double-digit profit gains as the Dow Jones has doubled in the last three years. But due to the Great Recession, most ordinary investors pulled their money out before the big surge.
Posted inLife & Culture, News
With 32 million YouTube hits, African militia video goes viral
If Joseph Kony lived in relative anonymity before this week, the brutal Ugandan militia leader is now an Internet star.
Posted inBusiness, News
As household wealth rises, so do hopes for economy
Americans are climbing further out of the hole they sank into during the Great Recession, partly thanks to the surging stock markets.
Posted inNews
Maine lawmakers can’t agree on Maine Clean Election bill
Efforts to patch up a gaping hole left by the courts in Maine’s public campaign-financing law have failed.
Posted inBusiness, News
Coke, Pepsi make changes to avoid cancer warning
Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that mandates drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens bear a cancer warning label.
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Five states likely to vote on gay-marriage issues in November
Maine, Washington and Maryland have a chance to become the first states to legalize gay marriage by popular vote.