With a Republican majority in both houses, the governor met many of his goals in 2011. But his style could hurt Republicans this fall, experts say.
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NFL Notebook: Patriots line up replacement for outgoing coach
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Josh McDaniels is returning to the New England Patriots to take over as offensive coordinator next season for Bill O’Brien, who was introduced Saturday as Penn State’s new coach. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that McDaniels is expected to serve as an offensive assistant under O’Brien for […]
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Maine GOP seeks bigger influence
The state’s Republicans have changed their caucus system so their choice for president might make more of an impact in the national race.
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Romney worries N.H. lead is too big
He and his staff fear that his supporters will take victory in Tuesday’s primary as a given and fail to show up.
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Mainer no friend of new Lego characters
A Colby professor is helping to protest a line of toys aimed at girls that she says promotes stereotypes.
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Civic coupe is appealing two-door
I love my mother but have always hated her taste in cars. She currently owns a minivan because of its practicality, but Mom would rather be seen in a two-door coupe. It’s been that way for as long as I can remember. We owned a succession of large coupes when I was growing up: a […]
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Two Oxford County teens killed in single-vehicle crash
Maine State Police say it appears that alcohol and text messaging played a role in the fatal accident.
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Silent film writer Maas dies at 111
One of the last links to the silent film era, Frederica Sagor Maas wrote the script for 1925’s “The Plastic Age,” which launched actress Clara Bow. But she watched in horror as her serious treatment on women and work was turned into a frivolous 1947 musical, “The Shocking Miss Pilgrim,” starring Betty Grable. It was […]
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Steve Solloway: It was a big game, but also a big event
BOSTON – For Tony Tenneson, the night and the game was about the nostalgia of seeing hockey played outdoors. For Lisa Chasse, it was about the University of Maine beating New Hampshire in a Hockey East game. That it might happen in Saturday’s Sunlife Frozen Fenway 2012 would add more bite to the bragging rights. […]
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Four Guardsmen die in Afghanistan
INDIANAPOLIS – Four soldiers with an Indiana-based National Guard unit were killed in Afghanistan and a fifth was injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb as they were working to clear a supply route of the improvised bombs, guard officials said Saturday. Indiana Adjutant General Martin Umbarger said the four members of the Valparaiso-based […]