Golf’s best will be looking to end the major tournament season with a strong finish at the PGA Championship on Kiawah Island in South Carolina. Wind will play a factor as Atlantic breezes and offshore gusts could make designer Pete Dye’s Ocean Course even more challenging.
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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
The PGAChampionship is a mystery in so many ways. The final major of the year begins Thursday at Kiawah Island along the coastal waters of South Carolina, a golf course that has not been in the spotlight since it punished some of the best players in the world in the 1991 Ryder Cup. Still fresh […]
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Webcams make Alaska bears accessible
ANCHORAGE, Alaska A new video initiative is bringing the famed brown bears of Alaska’s Katmai National Park directly to your computer or smartphone. Without having to go there, you’ll be able to watch mature bears compete for salmon at Brook Falls and other sites, and cubs tumbling over each other as they play. The live […]
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Soda makers racing for new sweet spot
NEW YORK Coke and Pepsi are chasing after the sweet spot: a soda with no calories, no artificial sweeteners and no funny aftertaste. The world’s top soft drink companies hope that’s the elusive trifecta that will silence health concerns about soda and reverse the decline in consumption of carbonated drinks. But such a formula could […]
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THIS WEEK IN THE CIVIL WAR
Confederate troops bidding to regain control of Louisiana reached the outskirts of its state capital, Baton Rouge, on Aug. 5, 1862, and fighting erupts as they meet Union resistance. Union gunboats on the Mississippi River begin shelling the secessionist troops. The Confederates had hoped that their ironclad, the CSS Arkansas, could arrive in time to […]
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Another View: Senate committee report biased against for-profit colleges
A high percentage of graduates are entering the work force, even in a tough economy.
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Our View: Mainers should buy more lobsters now
A glut of low-cost lobsters and a potential trade war are threatening a Maine industry.
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Raging Tide makes a splash in home finale
Tito Lluberes of the Raging Tide lines a double down the third base line in the third inning of an FCBL game against the Seacoast Mavericks on Wednesday at The Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach. Lluberes had three hits and scored two runs as the Tide won its home finale 11-4. (WIL KRAMLICH/Journal Tribune)
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Fiber Materials can take pride in Mars rover work
NASA’s Curiosity rover landing was a cause for celebration at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology ”“ and here in Biddeford. Biddeford-based Fiber Materials Inc., which manufactures highly engineered advanced carbon composites, built part of the heat shield for the rover that helped it survive the high temperatures and friction […]