JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Bidders will get a chance later this month to buy two weapons once owned by Bonnie and Clyde. A tommy gun and a 12- gauge 1897 Winchester shotgun that were used by the infamous outlaw couple will go up for auction in Kansas City on Jan. 21. The Joplin Globe reports […]
2012
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Mall trade group reports sales surge
NEW YORK (AP) — A flurry of post-Christmas shopping helped sales surge in the last week of December, according to a mall trade group’s report released today. Increased gift card use, mild weather and a federal holiday on Monday all contributed. Sales at stores open at least one year rose 5.3 percent during the week […]
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Yahoo names new CEO
NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo Inc. has named Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.’s PayPal division, as its new CEO. The struggling Internet company has been without a permanent CEO since early September. It fired Carol Bartz after losing patience with her attempts to turn around the company during her 2 1/2 years on the […]
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CALENDAR
Wed/4 BLOOD DRIVE AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCross- Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS. MISCELLANEOUS MEDITATION FOR WELL BEING, 3:30-4:30 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; $28 month, $20 for members; sign up 729-0757. LEGO LEAGUE, for ages 7 and older, 3:30-4:15 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My longdistance boyfriend, “Wayne,” moved here two years ago to take a job working for my twin sister “Kim’s” mentor. After five months on the job, Wayne was terminated and was replaced by — my sister! To say there are hurt feelings is an understatement. Wayne and I were unaware that Kim had […]
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Lacking in judgment
When the Senate left Washington for its holiday recess, it also left a stack of pending judicial nominations so large it amounts to dereliction of duty. Right now, the federal bench has roughly 80 vacancies. More than a quarter of them could be filled with nominees who already have been cleared by the Judiciary Committee […]
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Behave like adults
For the new year, Congress and President Barack Obama should resolve to tone down the rhetoric and start taking steps to whittle long-term debt. Stop the posturing — but even if they can’t stop it during a presidential year, at least make some real decisions even as they posture for votes. We need consensus on […]
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Is armory board necessary?
I write in response to Jackie Dwinal’s Dec. 30 letter to the editor titled “Keep armory board.” On Dec. 7, 2011, the Bath City Council voted unanimously to spend $308,000 to bring the former National Guard Armory Building, now owned by the city, up to code to be used as a new home for the […]