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Drawing inspiration: Falmouth students, Portland refugee connect while sharing story of Darfur

FALMOUTH — El-Fadel Arbab said he is amazed every time he looks at the artwork created by high school students whose backgrounds are so different from his own. In vivid, colorful paintings and haunting black and white sketches, the works of art illustrate the joy Arbab experienced in his childhood, followed by the tragedy of […]

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SAD 51 seeks input on fate of North Yarmouth school

NORTH YARMOUTH — The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors will hear public comment next week on a recommendation to close North Yarmouth Memorial School. The School Board will also decide whether to send the district’s fiscal 2013 budget to an April 12 public hearing. The Monday, April 2, meeting on North Yarmouth Memorial […]

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QUINN'S CORNER – Courtside fouls

Among democratic world governments, the American system is unique. Nowhere else is supreme political power vested in judges and courts. Everywhere else, elective/political bodies are the ultimate source of laws. In fact, the idea that courts may overrule the Legislature was not part of the original American design – it simply became fixed through custom. […]