In 1999, Marilyn Tourtelotte was named manager of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, a Department of Conservation job requiring her to live in the area. In a sworn statement, she said Commissioner of Conservation Patrick McGowan’s secretary emailed her “inquiring how she could reserve my assigned residence for use by the commissioner and his guests.” Tourtelotte’s […]
2012
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Obama’s call for action against gun violence
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama says the massacre of schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., obligates the nation to finally act to reduce gun violence. He’s outlined only a broad plan so far, leaving specific proposals until next month. A look at Obama’s call for action Wednesday: First proposals Obama urged the new Congress that convenes Jan. 3 […]
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Kerry: Mistakes made at State in Libya assault
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — and possibly the next secretary of state — says mistakes were made at the State Department in the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Libya, but Congress shares some of the blame. Sen. John Kerry spoke at the start of today’s hearings. He says […]
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Are guns making us safe?
School shootings in America should be difficult and rare, not easy and frequent. But when most of us can name four or five of them off the top of our heads, we should realize they have become too easy and frequent. Jonesboro. Columbine. Virginia Tech. Now Newtown, Conn. Then add other public places. Post offices, […]
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More insanity: Arm teachers
On NBC-TV on Sunday, former Education Secretary William Bennett said schools might consider arming certain workers as a way to prevent school shootings. The psychologist and principal both lunged at the shooter. Bennett said: “I’m not so sure I wouldn’t want one person in a school armed and ready for this kind of thing.” That’s […]
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Bearing the unbearable burden of Newtown
My emotions are as low today as ever I can remember as I work through the tragic news of Newtown, Connecticut. Another slaughter of innocent lives, this time little children, at the hands of a youth with guns, ammo, a damaged mind and a confused soul. For me this isn’t like Sept. 11. Then I […]
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No shame picking at a ‘great’ dump
To the Editor: While the P.E.S. Garden Club of Phippsburg greatly appreciates the article about our chair reclaiming project (“In Phippsburg, dumped wood makes for school treasure,” Dec. 17), I must correct a few minor errors in it. We “dump pickers” — a joking reference to our task — shed no “sense of decorum” when […]
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Barbara Colebrooke McCarthy
BELFAST — Barbara Colebrooke McCarthy of Belfast died Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, at Waldo County General Hospital. Her son was with her when she died, and she had seen many family members in the weeks leading up to her death. Barbara was born on Aug. 28, 1924, in Burlington, Vt. When she was 10, she […]