LONDON (AP) — Jackie Lomax, a singer-songwriter who worked with The Beatles and enjoyed a long solo career, has died at age 69. Lomax died Sunday in the Wirral, near Liverpool in northwest England, following a brief illness, according to his official website. Website manager Alistair Hepburn said Wednesday that Lomax’s family told him of […]
September 2013
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Just another day in America
Another day in America and another mass shooting. This time, one gunman killed 12 people and wounded others at the Washington Navy Yard. The gunman also was killed. Now comes the ritual with which Americans are too familiar: an explosion of media coverage exploring what happened and telling the story of the alleged shooter — […]
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The man with the pink hair
I was at a conference in Bern, Switzerland, last week and struggling with my column. News of Russia’s proposal for Syria to surrender its poison gas was just breaking and changing every hour, forcing me to rewrite my column every hour. To clear my head, I went for a walk along the Aare River, on […]
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Seen enough distracted driving
Distracted driving has long been the cause of motor vehicle accidents, too many of them resulting in fatalities. Many a motorist has taken his or her focus off the roadway to eat, drink, talk, light a cigarette, turn on the radio, change clothes — you name it. But in recent years, distracted driving has been […]
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Investigators examine behavior of D.C. gunman
WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators have been focusing on the erratic behavior of a former Navy reservist who law enforcement officials say was grappling with paranoia and had reported hearing voices and being followed before he gunned down 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard this week. The Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday that 34-year-old […]
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Portland’s airport adds security system
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s busiest airport has installed a new security system that monitors the exit doors leading from the airport terminal. The Portland International Jetport has had a security guard who monitors the doors where passengers go from their gate area to the concourse after getting off their planes. Jetport officials say the airport […]
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Cutler book outlines his vision of future
PORTLAND (AP) — Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler has released a 104-page book outlining his vision of the future of Maine. Cutler announced Wednesday that his book includes his ideas on how Maine can create job opportunities, improve its health care and education systems, and find ways to attract young people to the state. The […]
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Maine pays off debt owed to hospitals
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage said on Wednesday that the state has paid its hospitals nearly $500 million for unpaid Medicaid services, ending a long-standing debt the Republican governor says has been financially crippling for the state’s hospitals and Maine’s economy. LePage ceremoniously handed checks to hospital officials at the Inland Hospital in Waterville […]
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R.I. man charged with manslaughter
BELFAST (AP) — A Rhode Island man has been charged with manslaughter for a car accident in Maine that killed a passenger. The Waldo County Sheriff ’s Department says Alvaro Soares, 27, turned himself into authorities Wednesday on manslaughter, aggravated criminal operating under the influence and other charges. He was later released on $50,000 bail. […]