VERMONT — Stanley John Brzoza, 87, died Monday, March 26, 2012, in Brunswick, Maine. [email protected]
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Cash takes fun out of pro sports
Recent controversies in American sports highlight why some fans may prefer college and youth athletics to professional competition — top-level money changes everything. One NFL story which garnered nationwide attention was quarterback Peyton Manning changing teams and signing with the Denver Broncos. To his credit, Manning, an elite superstar, handled his free agency without self-promotional […]
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Lobbyists, guns and money
Florida’s now-infamous Stand Your Ground law, which lets you shoot someone you consider threatening without facing arrest, let alone prosecution, sounds crazy — and it is. And it’s tempting to dismiss this law as the work of ignorant yahoos. But similar laws have been pushed across the nation, not by ignorant yahoos, but by big […]
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Unholy alliance
To the editor: I see Michael Heath and Paul Madore are at it again, with arguments against same sex marriage as vacuous and inane as in 2009. What is so special about being allowed to marry the person you want to? It’s not as though the proposed law is in any way restrictive. Under the […]
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Sitting ducks
To the editor: I was on the committee for designing and building the current Woolwich Town Office. There was only one person who did tax collection, town clerk business and registered motor vehicles. Don’t tell me there are more people now, because we old people are dying off. We had just as many positions to […]
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Ireland sets date for EU fiscal treaty vote
DUBLIN (AP) — Bailed-out Ireland announced Tuesday it will stage a referendum on the European fiscal treaty on May 31, a vote whose outcome could help boost international confidence in the country — or block it from accessing further aid. The campaign will pit a government that describes the treaty as a path to renewed […]
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Consumer confidence barely moved in March
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans’ rosy outlook about the U. S. economy remains resilient as they focus on the good in the barrage of conflicting economic news. A widely watched barometer of consumer confidence barely budged in March after last month hitting the highest level it had been in a year. Americans continued to be […]
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Hurricane officials: Don’t tape windows
ORLANDO, Fla. ( AP) — Officials with the National Hurricane Center had a message Tuesday for residents living in hurricane- prone areas: Don’t tape your windows. Center officials are joining with a consumer advocate group at the National Hurricane Conference in Orlando, Fla., this week to encourage residents to skip taping their windows when a […]
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Pentagon wants more money for Iron Dome
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it will ask Congress for more money for Israel’s anti- rocket system known as the “Iron Dome.” In a statement released Tuesday, Pentagon press secretary George Little said the system to defend against short-range rockets and mortar attacks has been critical in recent weeks when nearly 300 rockets were […]