Declining slot machine revenue at Bangor’s Hollywood Casino and other factors, including fewer spectators, have led to a double-digit drop in purses this year at tracks.
September 2013
Posted inNation & World, News
Mandela discharged from hospital, returns home
Nelson Mandela, 95, is still in critical condition and will receive intensive care at home.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
David Frost, 74, noted for post-Watergate Nixon interviews
The veteran broadcast journalist wrote a dozen books, won numerous awards and was knighted.
Posted inTimes Record
Proper fry pan throwing involves a secret recipe
Windsor Fair ladies go the distance, despite some problems getting a grip in the 80-plus-degree heat.
Posted inTimes Record
For regulators and Nestle Waters, conflict by the gallon
All three PUC commissioners and Maine’s public advocate have ties to Poland Spring’s parent company, which is seeking a 25-year contract.
Posted inJournal Tribune
Employment and stock markets send conflicting signals
New housing starts are down, and the stock market goes up. Bad news produces new profits. That’s kind of a “man bites dog” story. Why does negative economic news stimulate the stock market? And why does the stock market rise to record highs when employment is recovering slowly and new jobs pay less? Before you […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Art Review: At Veilleux, the art is museum-worthy
While visiting the Colby College Museum of Art’s new Alfond Lunder Family Pavilion in Waterville, I found myself repeatedly comparing Lunder Collection works to pieces at Tom Veilleux Gallery. Veilleux is a private dealer specializing in American works aligned with the Modernist and Aesthetic movement-era works — the very heart of Colby’s Lunder Collection. Veilleux […]
Posted inAmerican Journal
Barney Frank: On immigration, Obama should take a lesson from Clinton
I realize this is not President Obama’s style, but he is entitled to a “Sister Souljah” moment in his current fight for major immigration reform. Sister Souljah is an African-American singer who sang about the desirability of anti-white violence. Speaking at an event in 1992, then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton expressed his sharp disagreement with that […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Kalalau Trail: ‘Most beautiful place,’ even in the rain
Hikers leave the Kalalau Trail on Kauai happy they made the strenuous and muddy 22-mile round trip.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
High school football now has four classes, more balance
The new alignment is expected to create more even competition.