ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Armed men have hijacked a tanker carrying 5,000 tons of oil from an Ivory Coast port and taken it off the coast of Ghana, though its precise whereabouts are unknown, government authorities and maritime officials said today. The Panamanian-flagged vessel ITRI was first seized Wednesday as the tanker was preparing […]
2013
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CALENDAR
Mon/21 BLOOD DRIVE HARPSWELL COMMUNITY BLOODDRIVE, noon-5 p.m., Elijah KelloggChurch, Route 123; Connie 833-5567. MISCELLANEOUS EXHIBITION OPENING: “BowdoinBoys in Blue (and Gray),” 10 a.m.,Second Floor Gallery, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, Bowdoin College;free; 725-3275. CRAFT MEETUP, for knitters, beaders, weavers, quilters, rug hookers,etc.; bring project to work on orshare, 5:30-7:30 p.m., CurtisMemorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,Brunswick; 725-5242 x510. […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: During the late 1950s I was married to the prettiest girl I ever set eyes on. “Jenny” and I were in our early 20s and naive. Back then, it wasn’t considered “manly” to talk over anything that might be bothering you, so there was little to no communication. Consequently, we weren’t able to […]
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20 resolutions for ’13
Okay. Bent over. Hands on knees. Breathing hard. Whew. Made it. For a while there, didn’t seem like it’d ever happen, but somehow we mercifully staggered across the annum finish line, finally placing 2012 irrevocably in the rear-view mirror. As a public service, here are some resolutions that should have been made for this, the […]
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We’re No. 5!
The state’s top insurance regulator said last week that Maine’s automobile and homeowners’ insurance rates are among the lowest in the country. Two reports show improvements in Maine’s national ranking for auto and homeowners rates. The reports place Maine in the top 10, meaning the cost for these types of insurance is lower than in […]
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Choices made harder, needlessly, by tax cuts
At first glance, the biennial budget proposal Gov. Paul Le- Page plopped on the Legislature’s desk seems to be a joke — and not a good one. Who would have imagined that a Maine governor could look at a massive shortfall in revenue and decide it’s towns and cities that must make the tough calls […]