After months of anticipation, thousands of pages of briefs and more than six hours of arguments, the justices will vote on the fate of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in under an hour this morning.
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Wells man gets nearly 4 years for pot offenses
Louis Bailey, 47, was arrested with 101 pounds of marijuana at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint on I-95.
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South Portland High School project pared back to preserve tennis courts
SOUTH PORTLAND – After a marathon, six-hour meeting Thursday evening, the 20-member South Portland High School Building Committee finally found the $4 million it needed to make budget on a $47.26 million renovation project nearly a decade in the making, clearing the way for construction to begin by mid-April. Oddly enough, the final sticking point […]
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Wayne man charged with sex assault on boy
Mark Kimball, 60, of Wayne, was arrested at his home and charged with gross sexual assault.
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Maine Senate rejects school voucher bill
The bill would have allowed religious schools to receive public funds for tuition purposes.
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Another View: Referendum would extend marriage, not redefine it
Allowing same-sex couples to marry takes nothing away from those who can marry now.
Posted inOpinion
Harmon: With mural ruling, judge sides against propaganda
Labor mural supporters don’t seem to know the difference between free speech and censorship.
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Krauthammer: Why should Obama offer the Russians more flexibility?
The open microphone gaffe revealed what Obama didn’t want the American people to know.
Posted inTimes Record
It doesn’t get easier
BRUNSWICK — Air Force Reservist Davielle Rodgers stood in line at a Portland bus station Saturday, one hand combing the back of her daughter’s head. “This is when it gets the toughest” Rodgers’ mother, Patty Sparks, said. “Especially for the little one.” Moments later, mothers and daughters would say goodbye again. It’s Rodgers’ fourth overseas deployment. […]
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SAD 75 budget study starts
HARPSWELL — After keeping the total local contribution paid by the four towns in School Administrative District 75 flat for three years, the district’s Finance Committeeproposesa1percent total contribution increase in the 2012-13 budget. The proposed $ 33,402,454 budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 represents a 2.4 percent overall decrease from the current budget. […]