Louisiana and Maine share some similarities. Religion and the Acadian French language, plus an affection for high-cholesterol foods, are those of first cousins; scratch a Biddeford St. Cyr and a Cajun will bleed. One has a governor who is inarticulate, the other a governor who is insensitive. Because of this cultural relationship, at the coffee […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Finding balance
Balancing the state budget is easy. If by “easy,” you mean “ridiculously difficult.” All it takes is a genius-level grasp of finances, the political acumen of Abraham Lincoln and negotiating skills not seen since 1919, when Jacob Rupert of the New York Yankees convinced Harry Frazee of the Boston Red Sox to sell him Babe […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – What the new year will bring
The closing of the Hostess Brands bakeries, the makers of Twinkies, has affected thousands. In my town, the closing of a bakery outlet, resulting from the demise of Twinkie confections, is devastating, particularly to senior citizens. The savings realized on a loaf of bread could buy a gallon of oil – that’s as basic as […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – One footnote to history
We haven’t done any stretching exercises lately by reaching across the desk and into our neat but not overly ostentatious mailbag. So I thought I’d do that this morning to limber up a bit and also to see what’s been stuffed in there.? Chris from South Harpswell writes: “John, I’ve read your column for years […]
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New slate of prominent Maine officials facing vote
Democratic nominees are virtually assured of occupying the offices of attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor.
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Police: Scarborough woman fired shot at husband while holding baby
SCARBOROUGH – A Scarborough woman is in jail after police said she held her 6-month-old baby while firing a handgun at her husband with the intent to kill him Saturday night. On its Facebook page, the Scarborough Police Department said Angela Haddad, 34, a resident at the West Oak Apartment Complex on Pin Oak Drive […]
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Police: Scarborough woman fired shot at husband while holding baby
SCARBOROUGH – A Scarborough woman is in jail after police said she held her 6-month-old baby while firing a handgun at her husband with the intent to kill him Saturday night. On its Facebook page, the Scarborough Police Department said Angela Haddad, 34, a resident at the West Oak Apartment Complex on Pin Oak Drive […]
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First alleged ‘johns’ to have day in court Wednesday
Defense lawyers say they may also call suspected johns to the stand in the Kennebunk case.
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Cadet Chapel hosts same-sex wedding
The ceremony is the second same-sex wedding held at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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Students witness murder-suicide in community college classroom
CASPER, Wyo. – A man wielding a sharp-edged weapon killed one person in a Casper neighborhood Friday before killing a male teacher and himself in front of students in a community college classroom, causing a campus-wide lockdown. Police found the suspect and teacher dead at a science building on the Casper College campus, which was […]