One of the world’s top fishermen has a special spot for Maine, its fishing and people.
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Lottery losers lament what might have been
At least three winning tickets for Mega Millions were sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.
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Author Q&A: Twists of Fate
In ‘The Good Braider,’ author Terry Farish finds a metaphor for the attempt to weave a life from Sudanese and American strands in teen girls’ hair-braiding.
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Bill Nemitz: No wonder anti-gay group went confidential
As the late, great U.S. House Speaker Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill once said, “Never write when you can speak. Never speak when you can whisper. Never whisper when you can nod. Never nod when you can wink.” His point: The more you commit to paper today, the more it might come back and bite you […]
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BOOK REVIEW: Joys of a hike by two and the art of haiku
In 1998, Ian Marshall had finished hiking, section by section, the venerable Appalachian Trail. A professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, he also was becoming interested in haiku, those little quintessentially Japanese snippets of acute observation. Then he heard about the International Appalachian Trail, the brainchild of former Maine Audubon director […]
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Maine ranks dead last in personal-income growth
The bottom five states were Maine, Alabama, Mississippi, Nevada and Alaska.
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Military hosts gathering for atheist U.S. troops
Organizers say atheists as well as other secular believers have a place in the U.S. armed forces.
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Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin’s death known for tough court tactics
It will be up to Angela Corey whether to bring charges for the killing of an unarmed black teen.
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TUESDAY Good Night Nature 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Falmouth Join Maine Audubon for a children’s evening program about nature. Kids can come in pajamas to this bedtime story hour about animals of the night, but should be ready to go outside. Geared toward ages 2 to 7 with a parent or guardian. Cost is $10 […]
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Josh Christie: Slopes great despite low snowfall
Going into the winter of 2011-12, the Farmer’s Almanac predicted a wickedly cold and snowy season for New England. “Clime and punishment” was in the forecast, with above-average snowfall and below-average temperatures on deck. In late October, just before one of Maine’s few significant storms this season, NOAA reported that a La Nina pattern cooling […]