If any man deserves the title, “Maine’s Mr. Football” it would be Howie Vandersea of Brunswick. Consider the evidence: First of all, Howie was a fine football player. He played three sports (football, basketball, baseball) in high school in Whitinville, Massachusetts, and then went on to play football and baseball at Bates College. At Bates […]
2016
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At NYT Lunch, Trump Gives Critics Hope
Well, that was interesting … Donald Trump came to lunch at The New York Times. You can find all the highlights on the news pages, but since I had the opportunity to be included, let me offer a few impressions of my first close encounter with Trump since he declared for the presidency. The most […]
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Trump says he’s trying to get Carrier to keep jobs in U.S.
PALM BEACH, Fla. President- elect Donald Trump didn’t take off all of Thanksgiving Day while enjoying a long holiday weekend with his family at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump said he was trying to stop the makers of Carrier air conditioners from relocating its Indianapolis manufacturing operations to a company facility in Mexico. Meanwhile, his transition […]
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Melania Trump is set to be a long-distance first lady
DES MOINES, Iowa It will be one of many unusual things about a Donald Trump administration: a long-distance first lady. Trump will move into the White House after the Jan. 20 inauguration. Breaking with tradition, Melania Trump and 10-year-old son Barron plan to remain in New York City until at least the end of the […]
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Baby girl born in car amid Thanksgiving traffic on highway
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — As many Americans hit the road on Thanksgiving, one baby couldn’t wait to join them. Firefighters were called to help a woman in labor in a car on a suburban New York highway on Thursday afternoon. But the baby was born before they got there six minutes later. It happened on […]
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Policeman pops question at Macy’s Thanksgiving parade
NEW YORK (AP) — Talk about a memorable trip to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The New York Police Department says an officer who was shot on duty last year proposed to his girlfriend at Thursday’s parade. And the NYPD says in a tweet, “She said yes!!!” The NYPD tweeted a photo of the happy […]
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Community paints blue stripe in middle of road to honor cops
BAINBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) — A community in central Pennsylvania has painted a blue stripe between the double yellow lines on some streets to express support for police, firefighters and ambulance workers. But the state Department of Transportation is concerned that Conoy Township might have crossed a line — figuratively, that is. According to a report […]
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Clean and sober, woman faces cancer fear
DALLAS She sits with her legs crossed, foot shaking, picking at her glittery nails. With her long brown hair tied in a messy braid, Monica Frasier smiles nervously while the nurse takes her blood pressure. Dr. Lara Johnson walks past the exam room, and Monica, 27, tries to read her face, to see if the […]
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Abortions at lowest level in decades
NEW YORK The number and rate of abortions tallied by federal authorities have fallen to their lowest level in decades, according to new data released Wednesday. The latest annual report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, incorporating data from 47 states, said the abortion rate for 2013 was 12.5 abortions per 1,000 women […]