The company owns mills in Skowhegan and Westbrook and has a corporate office in South Portland.
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Man convicted of theft says he was pressured to talk to Maine State Police
An attorney for Karl Kittredge tells the Maine Supreme Judicial Court that his client’s statements to police should have been suppressed during his trial.
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World Health Organization: MERS not an emergency
The majority of cases have been in Saudi Arabia, although the disease has spread within the region and to Asia, North Africa, Europe and the United States.
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Unwanted hand-me-downs
It’s that time of year again graduations! Here is the graduation speech I would give this year, if I were still delivering occasional graduation speeches (I’m not): Welcome, graduates of 2014. High school or college. You have a tough row to hoe ahead of you. You may have heard – the economy is either still […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Unwanted hand-me-downs
It’s that time of year again graduations! Here is the graduation speech I would give this year, if I were still delivering occasional graduation speeches (I’m not): Welcome, graduates of 2014. High school or college. You have a tough row to hoe ahead of you. You may have heard – the economy is either still […]
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Nigeria regime considering ‘all options’ to rescue girls
That includes the possibility of a military operation with foreign help against the Boko Haram militants.
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In doubt: Using student test scores to measure teacher quality
A study finds little backup that test results are a good way to evaluate teachers, but many states do it.
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: The truth ain’t what it seems
The truth, some idiot of a television scriptwriter once wrote, is out there. Let’s hope it stays as far away as possible. Because if it wanders within range of a politician, there’s a danger it’ll be captured and genetically mutated to suit whatever agenda this particular pol is pushing. Truth, as anyone with more brains […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Book learning
There’s a high school in Aroostook County that has a writers’ conference every year and I’ve been able to attend the last two. The students don’t want to know much about writing, but really want to know how each writer first got published. When it’s my turn, I tell about how I started writing a […]