Rigorous standards lead to misconceptions about climate change that don’t make sense, they say.
September 2013
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Strong earthquake hits Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan – Thousands of Pakistanis ran into the streets praying for their lives Tuesday as a powerful earthquake rocked a remote area in the southwest, killing at least 39 people and possibly creating a small island off the coast. The Pakistani military said it was rushing troops and helicopters to Baluchistan province’s Awaran district, […]
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Briefcase
Medical products company touts Brunswick facility A Georgia-based medical products company is celebrating the official opening of its new manufacturing facility in Brunswick. Economic and Community Development Commissioner George Gervais says Molnlycke Health Care’s $47 million facility in Brunswick will result in 40 new jobs by the end of 2013 and more jobs next year. […]
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Health insurance pricing gets clearer
The federal government says individuals will pay an average of $328 a month, before tax credits.
Posted inLife & Culture
Miss Piggy, Muppets join Smithsonian
WASHINGTON – Miss Piggy is finally joining her love, Kermit the Frog, in the Smithsonian Institution’s collection of Jim Henson’s Muppets, and Bert and Ernie will have a place in history, too. Henson’s family, including his daughter, Cheryl Henson, donated more than 20 puppets and props Tuesday to the National Museum of American History to […]
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State officials push for e-cigarette rules
BOSTON – Forty attorneys general, including Maine’s, sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday urging the agency to meet its own deadline and regulate electronic cigarettes in the same way it regulates tobacco products. The letter, co-sponsored by Massachusetts Attorney Martha Coakley and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, says e-cigarettes […]
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Federal Reserve investigating gold trading
The focus is on news organizations after heavy trading in gold followed a report on bond purchases.
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Home prices post big gains
The Case-Shiller index shows an improvement of 12.4 percent over a year before in July.
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Cross Country Notebook: Soccer and cross country keep him on the run
Runners have their own ways of preparing for a big cross country meet. Resting the night before would seem to be a given. Unless, of course, you happen to be Yarmouth senior Ben Decker. The night before he competes against talented runners from seven states at Saturday’s 39th Manchester (N.H.) Invitational, he will play in […]
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Boys’ Soccer Notebook: Illness not stopping determined Portland player
When surgeons removed his cancerous thyroid gland last April, Sam Farr was told it would be six months before he could play soccer again. Two weeks later, Farr played for Seacoast United in the under-15 state final. This fall the sophomore is playing a key role as a midfielder for the Portland boys. “I’m an […]