Comedian Colin Quinn put it this way; “Right now America feels like a bar at 3:30 a.m.” 2011 sure had that sinking feeling. Ask Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Mubarak, or Gaddafi. Ask Charlie Sheen or the Boston Red Sox. Ask the American middle class, or the Japanese nuclear power industry. Ask, but keep in mind […]
2012
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Judge jails Amish men for refusing buggy sign
The Kentucky men belong to a conservative Amish group that believes the orange, triangular signs are too flashy and conflict with their pledge to live simple lives.
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Opponents urge board to squash Scarborough Beach park plan
SCARBOROUGH — The Planning Board on Monday got an earful from residents opposed to a plan for a new, for-profit park at Scarborough Beach. Sprague Corp.’s plan to build a park on 62 acres off Black Point Road, with a 370-car parking lot, has been met with anger and lawsuits since it was first proposed […]
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Westbrook institutes parking ban
The City of Westbrook has declared a winter parking ban from 10 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Jan. 12 through 7 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 13. No on-street parking will be allowed to enable public services crews to conduct snow removal. Vehicles parked in violation are subject to being ticketed and towed. The following locations are available […]
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More firefighters, park improvements on deck in South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — Firefighter staffing and the future of Mill Creek Park will have to be sorted by the City Council in the coming months. On Monday, four of seven councilors met in a workshop to be briefed on those items, and to get a report on the city’s financial situation. Councilors Rosemarie De Angelis, […]
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Steel union opposes new Maine national park
Union members at a newly re-opened paper mill are opposing a proposal to create a 70,000-acre national park in northern Maine. It would be the 59th national park.
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Brunswick church stunned by demolition denial
BRUNSWICK — Despite efforts by All Saints Parish to convince the Village Review Board that the former rectory at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is useless and costly to maintain, the board denied a request to demolish the building. The board tied 3-3, but the motion failed because it did not win a majority. […]
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School district votes to allow controversial book
“Stuck in the Middle: 17 Comics from an Unpleasant Age” was challenged last year by a middle school parent in RSU 10.
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Farmland trust hits preservation milestone
The trust says it’s preserved 30,000 acres of farmland through agricultural easements and direct purchase.
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Panetta blasts Marines urinating on dead bodies in video
The video, posted on the Internet, shows men in Marine combat gear standing in a semi-circle and urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters.