The issue is dicey for both sides because they view the program as having a role in reducing debt.
2012
Posted inNation & World
Egypt leader plans rare visit to Iran
Mohammed Morsi’s trip could mark a thaw between the countries after years of enmity.
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Posted inNews
Gardiner exempts troops from car excise tax
The city joins other Maine municipalities in showing those serving out of state their hometowns care.
Posted inNation & World
Boss: Ex-servant using trial to get legal status
The woman says she was paid $26,000 for more than five years of cooking, cleaning and child care.
Posted inNews
Dispatches
GORHAM Arson suspect held after fire damages group home A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fire Friday at a group home at 7 Green St. Gorham police said they arrested Jeremy Crouse, who was charged with arson and transported to the Cumberland County Jail. The fire broke out about 8:25 p.m. […]
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Walmart, grower pull fruit after salmonella outbreak
Cantaloupe from a farm in Indiana is off the market after 141 people in 20 states get sick and two die.
Posted inNews, Politics
Marriage licenses play key role in ballot question
Voters will decide if they want to let gay couples use the same process followed by heterosexuals.
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New show turns science into something of beauty
A scientist and former Miss Massachusetts hopes to get kids excited about the world around them.
Posted inNews
Campers spend time with dads in jail
The N.H. program aims to strengthen the connection between inmates and their kids to help reduce recidivism.
Posted inSports
Running: Standout crop of runners heading to Hall of Fame
It’s an “on” year for the Maine Running Hall of Fame, partly because the board votes in new members every other year, but mostly because the class of 2012 is so eminently deserving. The six runners, who will be inducted at a ceremony Nov. 11 at the Captain’s Galley in Old Orchard Beach, were chosen […]