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    April 1, 2012

    Datebook, April 1, 2012

    Monday Creating the Rest of Your Life: Work and Money After 50, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., continues on Mondays and Wednesdays through April 25, options for the older worker who is near retirement or changing careers. Held at University College at Saco, 110 Main St., Suite 1101, Saco. Registration is required. Call 286-1722 to […]

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    April 1, 2012

    Charles Lawton: It’s high time we put health care tax breaks to fairness test

    I have long argued that debates about the fairness of the rates of the individual income tax are pointless without consideration of the bases to which these rates apply. They’re akin to debating how a baseball umpire calls the strike zone in a game whose rules call some batters out after only two strikes while […]

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    April 1, 2012

    Families Today: Let child have control in toilet training

    Problems in toilet training nearly always arise because of an imbalance in the parent-child relationship. Children usually show signs of readiness between age 2 and 3. When parents can’t wait until then, and impose toilet training as their idea, the child will feel the pressure as an invasion. All parents, of course, want their child […]

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    April 1, 2012

    Ex-Etiquette: Don’t step into the other person’s niche

    Q: My 8-year-old bonus son and his dad love the Miami Heat. They never miss a game. About a month ago, when trying to figure out what to buy him for his birthday I found a jersey I knew he would like, so I bought it for him. In my attempt to coordinate efforts I […]

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    April 1, 2012

    Maine Gardener: Native birds do better with native plants

    It's not just the native plants but the insects they attract that will going to support the avian population.

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    April 1, 2012

    During mud season, Mainersare stuck on the mire

    We're stuck on mud, and prove it with song, story and very cool pigs.

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    April 1, 2012

    Another view: Guardian ad litem system long overdue for reform

    There is too little oversight of the people who make decisions for children in family court.

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    April 1, 2012

    NHL Roundup: Coyotes score 3 power-play goals in a 4-0 victory

    GLENDALE, Ariz. — Mike Smith had 44 saves in his second straight shutout and Ray Whitney passed 1,000 career points with a goal and assist in the Phoenix Coyotes’ 4-0 rout of the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Antoine Vermette and Radim Vrbata also scored for the Coyotes, who are tied with Pacific […]