To the editor: Is technology really making us better? I guess you could call me a hybrid. I have embraced the technology of today while longing for the simplicity of the past. Yes, we have multiple computers and game systems in our house with wireless Internet and streaming Netflix, but I don’t have a Smartphone […]
2012
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Business role model
To the editor: Thank you to Sandra Morrell Rooney and Downeast Energy for having the courage to stand up for decent public discourse by demanding that Downeast Energy ads not be run during Rush Limbaugh’s radio show. The good news is that others are following their example. Nancy K. Hoffman, Brunswick [email protected]
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Gunman kills 4 outside Jewish school in France
TOULOUSE, France — A motorcycle gunman opened fire today in front of a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse, killing a rabbi, his two small sons and one other child, the prosecutor’s office said. It was at least the third deadly motorcycle shooting in France in a week, shocking the country and prompting strong […]
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Kids found slashed in Mass. apt blaze
SALEM, Mass. ( AP) — A Massachusetts mother has been charged with attempted murder after firefighters responding to a blaze at her apartment found her two young children with their throats slashed. The Essex district attorney’s office said in a statement that 25-year-old Tanicia Goodwin is expected to be arraigned today in Salem District Court […]
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Woman, 3 daughters shot to death in Mo.
BALLWIN, Mo. ( AP) — Authorities have identified the four people found fatally shot at a eastern Missouri campground as a 37-year-old mother and her three daughters. The Crawford County sheriff ’s department said today that Christine Adewunmi, and her three children, 8- year-old Lauren, 6-year-old Samantha and 3- year- old Kate, died of gunshot […]
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March Madness: A big boy’s game
This is a different kind of one and done. Instead of three weeks filled with upsets, small schools and all those other feel-good stories that make March Madness so special, basketball fans only get one this year. Heading into the second week, the NCAA tournament is now a big boy’s game, dominated by a who’s […]
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UMaine skaters get champion Bulldogs
Boston College is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA hockey tournament. Michigan, Union (N.Y.) and North Dakota also received top seeds for the tournament, which starts on March 24 and 25. Hockey East champion B.C. will open against Air Force while defending champion Minnesota- Duluth faces Maine in the Northeast Regional. Maine drew […]
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Michgan State survives Saint Louis
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Draymond Green scored 16 points with 13 rebounds and set up Keith Appling’s crucial 3- pointer with 1:34 left, giving top-seeded Michigan State a 65-61 win over Saint Louis on Sunday and sending the Spartans to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament. Michigan State will play No. 4 seed […]
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Brad Keselowski dominates to win at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. ( AP) — Brad Keselowski used Bristol Motor Speedway last fall to cement his spot in NASCAR’s championship race. Back at the track Sunday, Keselowski again made his way to Victory Lane. And he again began to think about a Sprint Cup title. Keselowski led a careerbest and race-high 232 laps, then held […]