TOKYO ( AP) — A strong earthquake shook northern Japan today, but no damage was reported and there was no risk of a tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency recorded a 6.4 preliminary magnitude. The agency said there may be a small change in sea levels but did not issue tsunami warnings. The epicenter was off […]
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NASA launches rockets from Va.
ATLANTIC, Va. ( AP) — After several delays, NASA has launched five rockets from Virginia that are part of a study of the upper level jet stream. The rockets began blasting off just before 5 a.m. Tuesday from NASA’s space center on Wallops Island. Bad weather had postponed other planned launches last week. The Anomalous […]
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CALENDAR
We welcome community groups to list their special events in Calendar. Items should be submitted two weeks in advance. Send them to: Calendar Editor, The Times Record, P.O. Box 10, Brunswick, ME 04011; by fax, 721-3151; or e-mail [email protected] Tue/27 Blood drive Lisbon High School, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Lisbon Falls; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org. Miscellaneous Free […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: “ Fed- Up Father in Minnesota” (Jan. 20) caught his difficult 16- year-old daughter smoking pot and is considering sending her to a place for “troubled teens.” We sent our son to such a program on the advice of an education consultant, and he almost didn’t make it back alive. An untreated mental […]
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Ajust and brave vote
What a remarkable day for the New Hampshire House. What a remarkable day for New Hampshire. On March 23, in a vote of surprising clarity, state lawmakers upheld the state’s pioneering same-sex marriage law. They voted bravely against the bigotry that says some New Hampshire residents have more rights than others. They voted firmly against […]
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Reject flawed LURC reform bill
As was the case during last year’s legislative session, there are a number of bills before state lawmakers that, if passed, would surely compromise the quality of Maine’s environment. They are often cast as critical to support Maine’s economy, but that falsely pits jobs against the environment. In a state where tourism is a major […]