PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s secretary of state office says it’s preparing to recount more than 700,000 referendum ballots on whether to legalize marijuana and whether to add a 3 percent tax surcharge on individuals who earn more than $200,000 a year. The Portland Press Herald reports unofficial results from the office indicate the marijuana question […]
2016
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Archers to limit island’s deer herd
EASTPORT (AP) — Maine will award 30 archery permits for a two-week hunt in December aimed at alleviating an overpopulation of deer in a town of islands. The Kennebec Journal reports the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Advisory Council approved the hunt Monday. Eastport is a small area of islands along Maine’s northern coast. […]
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Why Shop Small?
This Saturday, Nov. 26, has been designated as “Shop Small Saturday.” Started by American Express in 2010, this event is held every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The intent is to encourage holiday shoppers to visit and purchase from small retailers that day. We have all seen the memes on Facebook that state “When […]
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
I’m a realist and so I think regretting is a useless occupation. You help no one with it. But you can’t live without illusions even if you must fight for them, such as ‘love conquers all.’ It isn’t true, but I would like it to be. — Marlene Dietrich, German-born actress (1901-1992)
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Giving Thanks
There are a great many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Of course, depending upon your background or your sense of the world your list could be wildly different from others at your work, your neighborhood, your family, even your home. While you are giving thanks to your blessings this week here are just […]
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When They Go Low, We All Lose
The candidate preaching love trumps hate won by 1.7 million votes. More votes than people living in Maine. More votes than voters in 11 other states. Yet to the loser goes the spoils. To be clear: we, all — we, our children, our parents, our grandchildren, friends, and neighbors — we are the spoils in […]
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Q&A: Why Justice Dept. operates free of White House sway
WASHINGTON The revelation that President elect Donald Trump does not intend to seek a new investigation into Hillary Clinton was startling not only because it seemed to reverse a campaign pledge. It also suggested that Trump thinks that that’s his decision to make, reflecting an apparent lack of regard for the cherished independence of the […]
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Trump’s plan to deport millions of immigrants may aid private prisons
BOISE, Idaho President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to deport millions of immigrants in the country illegally and his selection of tough-on-crime Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general could mean big money for the private prison industry. Some analysts believe the prison population could climb under the Trump administration, and the stock market seems to agree. […]
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Many Thanksgiving travelers hoping to leave politics behind
CHICAGO When Mary Mitchell gathers with family for Thanksgiving, she plans to enjoy cooking with her sister, a satisfying meal and maybe a game of charades afterward. One thing that’s not on the list: politics. “It’s kind of a sacred time for family to be together, be thankful and enjoy a holiday,” Mitchell said Monday […]