AUGUSTA (AP) — A would-be Republican candidate is disqualified from running for U.S. Senate in Maine over evidence of invalid signatures on his ballot petition. The state Supreme Judicial Court says that financial planner Max Linn didn’t demonstrate that Maine courts or Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap were wrong to disqualify him from the […]
May 2018
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Senators differ on of Iran deal withdrawal
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s U.S. senators differ over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Trump’s decision Tuesday to restore sanctions is expected to provoke a response from Iran that some hope will lead to a better deal. The old deal was aimed at stopping Iran’s nuclear weapons program for the […]
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Motorist killed in Gray crash
GRAY (AP) — The Cumberland County Sheriff ’s Department says a motorist was killed when his car crashed into a tree in Gray. Deputies say 72-year-old Richard Shok, of Wells, was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday morning. The cause of the crash on Route 26 is still under […]
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Letters
Resistance a club for sore losers Could members of the Resist movement by narcissists, old hippies, socialists? Are they just sore losers (which we teach our children not to be), or do they want to simply bring down America? I was not happy with the last president we had for eight years but you did […]
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Quote of the Day
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. — Douglas Adams, author
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Maine’s unbalanced tax code
If I were to pick a random group of local citizens of varying political persuasions, and ask each of them whether they feel Maine’s tax system is fair and working well, I’d be willing to bet almost everyone would say no. I’ve often compared the way we pay taxes in Maine to a three-legged stool. […]
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One Ping Only?
Only in the movies can you find a conflict weary Russian submarine commander who wants to hide his ship in the waters of the Penobscot River. This commander, fearing there was only one use for his missile boat, turned her over to the United States Navy. It is pretty good movie and an even better […]