Even in a state with a long hunting tradition and a fierce hold on its gun rights, most residents would opt for ‘reasonable restrictions,’ the newspaper’s survey finds.
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Miss New York takes national title
Mallory Hagan of Brooklyn is crowned in Las Vegas.
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Clukey sixth in luge World Cup meet
Overall leader Natalie Geisenberger leads a German sweep of the top four places.
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Portland leads entire way in Battle of the Bridge
PORTLAND – Ever since the third-seeded Portland boys basketball team was upset by seventh-ranked South Portland in last year’s quarterfinal playoff round, there’s been one thing on the Bulldogs’ mind when it comes to the Red Riots – payback. Portland had to wait nearly 11 months, but last Friday night they got a little bit […]
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Funeral Monday for Scarborough's Kyle St. Clair
SCARBOROUGH – The funeral for Kyle St. Clair is set for Monday, Jan. 14, at 11 a.m., at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, Scarborough. Hobbs Funeral Home, 671 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough.
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QUINN'S CORNER – More numbers ?for the tote board
Another accumulation of factoids from various reliable sources: Semper fidelis: There are now more deaths by suicide among active-duty soldiers than killed by war. Among veterans of all ages, the ratio is about 25 to 1. Who says Congress isn’t working: In the past 10 years, there have been 4,428 changes to the U.S. tax […]
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QUINN'S CORNER – More numbers ?for the tote board
Another accumulation of factoids from various reliable sources: Semper fidelis: There are now more deaths by suicide among active-duty soldiers than killed by war. Among veterans of all ages, the ratio is about 25 to 1. Who says Congress isn’t working: In the past 10 years, there have been 4,428 changes to the U.S. tax […]
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GUEST COLUMN – Easy does it, or else
A couple weeks ago, Gov. Paul LePage issued his highly anticipated budget “curtailment order.” The order is simply his proposal for cutting the current state budget due to the less-than-projected funds coming into the state coffers. A review of the state revenues, from which the budget was built nearly two years ago, showed there is […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Big bash, small-town style
I got a Christmas card this year from some distant relatives up country. The way I look at it, any relative you have to drive more than four hours to visit is a distant relative. For the past several years, these folks have been including a nice letter in their card to let friends and […]
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Local legislators preview session
As local lawmakers set off for the new legislative session in Augusta, most downplayed talk of a Democratic raid on rules passed between the Tea Party tide that rolled Republicans into power in 2010 and the political about face that saw them lose control of the State House this past November. Instead, all are stressing […]