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2013
Posted inNation & World
Egyptian military chief defends ouster of Morsi
A general says the military acted according to the will of the people in removing Mohammed Morsi.
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Posted inNation & World
Battles intensify as troops try to retake fringes of Damascus
Syria claims it controls 60 percent of one heavily damaged district that was once held by rebel forces.
Posted inLife & Culture
Halle weds actor at French chateau
PARIS – Halle Berry married her fiance, French actor Olivier Martinez, in a weekend ceremony in a village church where princes are buried in France’s Burgundy region. The owner of the Chateau de Vallery, where the couple stayed with their 60 guests, said Sunday that the betrothal a day earlier ended with a dinner and […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Rails are still safer than pipelines
We must focus on moving away from reliance on fossil fuels, a reader says.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Nominee is ‘highly qualified’ to lead Environmental Protection Agency
The collaborative problem solver can bring opposing interests together and ‘make things happen.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Oregon law stops tax exemption for charities that don’t serve
Charities that spend mostly on themselves don’t deserve a subsidy from the public.
Posted inOpinion
Dana Milbank: With food stamp vote, House Republicans alienate more voters
Placating the ultra-conservative wing puts party leaders in an awkward spot.
Posted inClose to Home
Events
UNION Pianist accompanies films The past comes to life again with the screening of three silent movie comedy shorts at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Old Town House on Town House Road. Union Historical Society will present the pre-1923 films with pianist Doug Protsik providing piano accompaniment from an original score. Being offered in conjunction […]
Posted inClose to Home
Reunions
Windham High School, Class of 1973, 6 p.m. Saturday, casual gathering upstairs at Rustler’s Steak House, Route 302, Windham. Order from the menu. If planning to attend, contact Donna (Sylvester) Morton at 655-3581 or [email protected]. Yarmouth High School, Class of 1968, 1 p.m. Saturday at Darlene Meier Linskey’s house, 54 Merrill Road, Falmouth. Bring a […]