September 2013 – Page 547 – The Portland Press Herald

Deutsche Bank Championship: Garcia holds lead, Tiger fades

by The Forecaster September 2, 2013

Steady Sergio Garcia is up by two shots at TPC Boston, but Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson don’t live up to their star billing.

MTA makes pitch to attract tennis players

by Elizabeth Clemente September 2, 2013

In an effort to bring in new players, the Maine Tennis Association is holding a Free Tennis Night.

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Short Relief: Nothing pretty about the evolution of journalism

by Halsey Frank September 2, 2013August 6, 2015

In Orson Wells’ 1941, black-and-white film classic “Citizen Kane,” Charles Foster Kane uses some of the money he inherits at the age of 25 to buy the New York Inquirer because he thinks it will be fun to run a newspaper. I don’t know how much fun it is these days. It’s no secret that […]

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Portland hires new director for West Day Treatment Program

by Will Graff September 2, 2013August 6, 2015

PORTLAND — The School Department has hired special education teacher Susan Joakim to head the West Day Treatment Program. Joakim joined the school system in 2012. Previously, she worked for 15 years in special education at other Maine school districts, including Biddeford and Kennebunk. “Susan Joakim is an energetic and creative leader who will help […]

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The Universal Notebook: Middle East muddle

by Edgar Allen Beem September 2, 2013August 6, 2015

Please tell me we have not yet bombed Syria. As I write this Aug. 30, President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, two liberal Democrats who should know better, are drumming up support for air strikes on Syria among the loyal opposition of mad bombers like U.S. Sens. John McCain and Lindsay Graham, and […]

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The View From Away: 'If I could just get off of that LA freeway …'

by Mike Langworthy September 2, 2013August 6, 2015

During my recent trip to the West Coast, I stayed in my friend’s house, a personal victory. I have had a phobia of being a house guest since college, when a mishap with a bathroom door led to angry stares and an awkward weekend from which I emerged a broken man. A generation or so […]

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Letter: Rep. Saxton explains his roll-call absences

by The Forecaster September 2, 2013

I fully agree that the people of House District 64 deserve a good representative and an explanation for my 72.1 percent roll call attendance. Less than one year ago, I had a heart pacemaker installed after dozens of episodes in which I fainted and my heart stopped beating. This surgery required many follow-up appointments with […]

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Letter: Benoit thanks Senate District 19 voters

by The Forecaster September 2, 2013

I’d like to offer my sincere thanks to the many volunteers who assisted me in my campaign for the District 19 state Senate seat. Your willingness to make phone calls, go door to door in all weather, put my signs on your lawns, support me with clean elections donations, letters in the papers, and constant […]