Snowden’s remarks came in a question-and-answer session on the website of Britain’s Guardian newspaper.
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Lifelong dream fulfilled: Mainer to become astronaut
Jessica Meir of Caribou, whose yearbook goal was to walk in space, is one of eight new candidates chosen by NASA.
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The Universal Notebook: Is there hope for Obama?
Republicans tend to think that all Democrats love President Barack Obama and follow him blindly into the hopeful future. Not so. Especially not now. When then-Sen. Obama first announced that he was running for the presidency, my initial reaction was that he lacked the essential experience to become the most powerful man in the world. […]
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Abby's Road: The challenges of gift giving
I like to give gifts that can be measured calorically. In my book, you haven’t really said thank you, or Happy Birthday, or sorry about your appendix, if you haven’t handed over a bottle of wine, or a cake made of cookies, or the gluten-free brownies you doubt are at all enjoyable. Recently, my parents’ […]
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S. Portland group gets signatures to ban importing oil
The group opposing tar-sands oil gets nearly four times the 950 needed to put the question to voters.
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Superintendent's Notebook: Portland grads follow many paths to diplomas
I’ve just finished my first graduation season in the Portland Public Schools. I was struck by how many paths students followed to reach the moment when they walked across the stage and received their diplomas. Some literally crossed oceans. Arriving in Portland as immigrants, refugees or asylum seekers, they faced the challenges of learning English […]
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Supreme Court blocks law requiring voters to prove citizenship
In a victory for voting-rights advocates, the court says the law tried to illegally displace legislation at the federal level.
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Stephen King’s scary library needs $9M repair
Bangor voters will decide Tuesday whether to back a tax-exempt bond to help repair the library’s 101-year-old copper roof.
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Letter: Route 1 vote was wrong for Falmouth
I was distressed to read of the extremely close vote in Falmouth for the Route 1 project. I understand the vote was 1,240 “for” and 1,151 “against.” I feel that close vote is telling us something; the difference is only 89 votes. I cannot understand why there is not an automatic recount on something of […]
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Violent weekend in Chicago leaves at least 6 dead
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office says the youngest victim was a 15-year-old boy.