There is no doubt that this year’s election was a decisive one. Predictions cast victories for both candidates and from extremely close to landslides for each. Ultimately, a major factor in deciding the election was the demographic of the electorate – those who do actually vote. Historically, those under 30 have had the lowest turnout […]
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – 11/15
Looking back after a tough campaign I’m very grateful to the voters of House District 128 in Scarborough for the confidence they placed in me on Election Day. By voting to send me back to Augusta as their representative, they made it clear that they support my legislative work on such priorities as health care, […]
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College Connections: John Murphy keeps courting chance to play in pros
John Murphy planned to finish his senior year at Bates College playing both soccer and basketball. He just didn’t think he’d end up doing both at the same time. From Jan. 8-10, Murphy, a Yarmouth High graduate, will be skipping out on the basketball team to attend the InfoSports 13th annual Pro Soccer Combine at […]
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Bangor police find man dead after disturbance call
Police evacuated the neighborhood and rerouted school buses in the Bolling Drive area after getting a call about 2 p.m.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
Bangor police find man dead after disturbance call
Police evacuated the neighborhood and rerouted school buses in the Bolling Drive area after getting a call about 2 p.m.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
Bangor police find man dead after disturbance call
Police evacuated the neighborhood and rerouted school buses in the Bolling Drive area after getting a call about 2 p.m.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
QUINN'S CORNER – Few virtues of selfishness
Lucius Flatley led a recent coffee-shop discussion on the growing disparity between the rich and the poor in the United States. The group wondered why the 1960s revolution in sex, long hair and rock ’n’ roll that led the way for voting rights, ecology, a black president, and gay rights never gained traction in economic […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Back from the brink
The last two Democrats to run for statewide office in Maine got 32 percent of the vote – combined. In other words, if you somehow – possibly employing scientific procedures that are illegal in 79 countries and residential areas of Lewiston – merged Libby Mitchell (2010 gubernatorial nominee, 19 percent) and Cynthia Dill (2012 candidate […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Back from the brink
The last two Democrats to run for statewide office in Maine got 32 percent of the vote – combined. In other words, if you somehow – possibly employing scientific procedures that are illegal in 79 countries and residential areas of Lewiston – merged Libby Mitchell (2010 gubernatorial nominee, 19 percent) and Cynthia Dill (2012 candidate […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Current, Lakes Region Weekly
POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Back from the brink
The last two Democrats to run for statewide office in Maine got 32 percent of the vote – combined. In other words, if you somehow – possibly employing scientific procedures that are illegal in 79 countries and residential areas of Lewiston – merged Libby Mitchell (2010 gubernatorial nominee, 19 percent) and Cynthia Dill (2012 candidate […]