AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s secretary of state says a group hoping to strengthen the state’s clean publicfinancing elections law has submitted enough signatures to put its proposal to voters. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says that of the about 80,000 of the nearly 86,000 signatures that were submitted by Maine Citizens for Clean Elections were […]
February 2015
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Woman pleads guilty to embezzling charges
AUGUSTA (AP) — A former Maine woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling from two youth sports organizations and to stealing state welfare benefits. Wendi Willette, formerly of Winslow, but who now lives in Whitefield, New Hampshire, entered her pleas Tuesday in Kennebec County Superior Court. The Kennebec Journal reports that under an agreement between the […]
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Police: Woman bit officers after crash
WATERVILLE (AP) — A Waterville woman is accused of biting two police officers trying to investigate after she crashed her Jeep. Police say 33-year-old Jennifer Merry rolled her vehicle onto its roof and into a ditch early Monda evening. The Morning Sentinel reports that Merry was not hurt and got herself out of the vehicle […]
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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Winter weary
So, it looks like more snow is coming our way, with the latest storm forecast for an additional 6-10 inches coming down this evening into the day Thursday. A winter storm watch has been issued and the usual warnings — so routine at this point that they seem to be our constant state of being […]
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A kaffeeklatsch on race
In our collective imaginations, we tend to conceive of the constantly called-for “national conversation on race” as having the formality of some grand conclave of consciousness — an American Truth and Reconciliation equivalent, a spiritual spectacle in which sins are confessed and blame taken and burdens lifted. This may be ideal, but it is also […]
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The moral injury
David J. Morris returned from Iraq with a case of post-traumatic stress disorder. The former Marine turned war correspondent was plagued by nightmares. His imagination careened out of control; he envisioned fireballs erupting while on trips to the mall. His emotions could go numb, but his awareness was hypervigilant. Images and smells from the war […]
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CALENDAR
We welcome community groups to list their special events in Calendar. Items should be submitted two weeks in advance. Send them to: Calendar Editor, The Times Record, 3 Business Parkway, Suite 1, Brunswick, ME 04011; or e-mail, [email protected]. Include name and phone number. WED/18 MISCELLANEOUS FLY TYING CLASS AT L.L. BEAN, 7p.m., L.L. Bean Flagship […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My husband is a handsome executive who works out of town. I’m a professional with a responsible job that limits my ability to travel. I needed to borrow his phone recently and noticed that one of his colleagues has been texting him after hours. She asks if he has traveled safely, tells him […]