By The Associated PressWild-card PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 7Houston 31, Cincinnati 10New Orleans 45, Detroit 28Sunday, Jan. 8New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OTDivisional PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 14New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m.Denver at New England, 8 p.m.Sunday, Jan. 15Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m.Conference ChampionshipsSunday, Jan. 22, TBDPro […]
2012
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SPORTS ON TV
THURSDAY MORNING 9:00(GOLF) European PGA Tour Golf Joburg Open, First Round.From Johannesburg, South Africa. (Same-day Tape) EVENING 6:00 (GOLF) Golf Central Pregame (Live) 6:30(NESN) Bruins Face-Off (Live) 7:00(ESPN) College Basketball Wisconsin at Purdue. (Live)(GOLF) PGA Tour Golf Sony Open in Hawaii, First Round.From Honolulu. (Live)(NESN) NHL Hockey Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins. From TD Garden […]
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Galveston ferry … possibly Texas’ best tourist bargain
Galveston’s Bolivar Ferry, Texas’ version of the famous New York Staten Island Ferry, may be the best tourist bargain in the Lone Star State. It’s free, and the roughly 20- minute ride each way between Port Bolivar and Galveston is an entertaining diversion from the beaches and historic districts that are the biggest local tourist […]
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New England Journal
Unhappy with today’s health care? Think of what it was like to be sick 200 years ago. No stethoscopes, antibiotics, Xrays or vaccines. Bloodletting was a common treatment. If you had a heart attack or a stroke, doctors put you in bed and hoped for the best. If you needed surgery, you got a few […]
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THIS WEEK IN THE CIVIL WAR
President Abraham Lincoln’s outspoken war secretary, Simon Cameron, a canny old-time political boss from Pennsylvania, resigns the all-important Cabinet post on Jan. 14, 1862. Known for bold and even aggressive views on war measures, Cameron had drawn the ire of others in the Cabinet and departs amid angry complaints about his guidance of the federal […]
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South Dakota twins born in different years
When they grow up, a set of newborn twins in South Dakota will be able to tell people they were born in different years. Kylee Anthony was born a minute before midnight on New Year’s Eve, and brother John Jr. was born three minutes into 2012, the Rapid City Journal reported. Parents John Sr. and […]
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Topsham, Harpswell cancel meetings due to weather
TOPSHAM — A Topsham Board of Selectmen workshop originally scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday was postponed due to inclement weather. The workshop has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m. in the municipal building at 100 Main St. In Harpswell, a workshop scheduled for 4:30 p.m. and meeting of the board of selectmen […]
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Bath man faces multiple sex abuse counts
BATH — The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department charged a Bath man with more than a dozen counts of sexual abuse of a minor, following investigation of alleged offenses occurring over the course of several months in 2011. Andrew T. Mank, 21, of Bath was summonsed Tuesday and charged with 15 counts of sexual abuse of […]
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Brunswick declares overnight parking ban
BRUNSWICK — The town of Brunswick has declared a parking ban from 12:01 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Friday for all public streets and municipal parking lots. Parking in restricted areas during the ban could result in a vehicle being ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense.
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Regulatory relief needed to boost economy
One question I am frequently asked is, “What is going to happen to the economy in Maine?” Well, in some ways, things are getting better, but we are not out of the woods yet. While the percent of people who are unemployed in Maine is lower than in states like Nevada and Florida, it still […]