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LOOKING BACK – Issue of Jan. 30, 2003

by Current Publishing January 30, 2013March 10, 2016

If Maine voters approve a referendum next fall allowing video gambling and slot machines at horse tracks – a combination that has come to be known as “racinos” – Scarborough Downs has asked town officials to allow at least a limited version in Scarborough. But town councilors say they have no interest in reaching a […]

Current, Southern Forecaster

Briefs – 1/31

by Current Publishing January 30, 2013March 8, 2016

Cape reception to welcome visiting teacher A reception will be held at the Local Buzz Cafe in Cape Elizabeth on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 5-8 p.m., to welcome Ana Rodri?guez to Cape Elizabeth. Rodri?guez is an Uruguay Fulbright Exchange Teacher from Pan de Azu?car, Uruguay, who will be hosted by Susan Dana, Spanish teacher at Cape […]

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Scarborough police log – 1/31

by Current Publishing January 30, 2013March 9, 2016

Arrests Thursday, Jan. 24 Clement E. Bolduc, 41, of Scarborough, at 11:50 a.m. on Atlantic Street, on a warrant for failure to pay a fine. Robert J. Anderson, 42, of Scarborough, at 2:58 p.m. on a warrant for failure to pay a fine. Katherine E. Brown, 25, of Scarborough, at 3:31 p.m. on Milliken Street, […]

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Army chief: Egypt could collapse

by Duke Harrington [email protected] January 30, 2013

Mayhem escalates as protesters, who demand the president’s ouster, clash with police.

Current, The Forecaster

Legislator’s ethics bill would slam state’s ‘revolving door’

by Naomi Schalit and John Christie ©Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting January 29, 2013March 8, 2016

Legislation to make it unlawful for state officials to leave their jobs and immediately go to work for industries they regulated – the so-called “revolving door” – is one of several ethics bills expected to be debated in the Legislature this session. Rep. Adam Goode, D-Bangor, has sponsored legislation requiring executive employees “in a major […]

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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Warmed by tourism hyperbole from Maine

by John McDonald January 29, 2013March 13, 2016

You say the cold weather is getting you down and you need a vacation in some beautiful and exotic place, but don’t have the time or money to go there at the moment? Just go online.? The other day, I stumbled on the website that claimed to promote Maine tourism. Before my eyes, my home […]

American Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly, Northern Forecaster

POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Behind the mask

by Al Diamon January 29, 2013March 9, 2016

Republican Gov. Paul LePage has been called some nasty names – arrogant boor, insensitive clod, Paul – but none has accurately described his real inclinations. Although hints of the genuine LePage have occasionally slipped out, the governor has proved to be a master of political disguise, a wise move because the truth would be such […]

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