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PublishedFebruary 20, 2019
Scientist who popularized term ‘global warming’ dies at 87
Some in the field refer to Wallace Broecker as the 'grandfather of climate science.'
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Featured obituary: Daniel J. Desmond, 73, prominent Westbrook attorney
He served on hospital and legal boards and was the 'best father,' his family says.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2019
Lyndon LaRouche Jr., conspiracy theorist, presidential candidate, dies at 96
He built a fringe political organization likened to a cult and ran for president eight times, once while in prison for mail fraud.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2019
Phineas Sprague, family patriarch, dies at 93
The Cape Elizabeth resident was an avid outdoorsman who founded rowing and outing clubs at Bowdoin College, his alma mater.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2019
Maine Voices: With or without a ‘local angle,’ late humorist Baker’s death worth mourning in Pine Tree State
Like many of us here, he had a hardscrabble youth and grew up to be creative, subversive – and kind.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2019
Patrick Sloyan, esteemed journalist who exposed Gulf War deaths, dies at 82
Among other things, he reported that more than half the U.S. soldiers who died in the first Iraq war were killed by friendly fire.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2019
Former Portland City Manager John Menario, advocate of urban renewal dies at 83
Menario was city manager from 1967 to 1976 and was influential with the City Council.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2019
Ralph Lancaster, known as one of the nation’s best trial attorneys, dies at 88
The Portland lawyer litigated cases ranging from local to international, but friends describe him as a quiet man who did little to draw attention to himself.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2018
Feature obituary: Leon Gerrish, 77, former physician assistant, substance abuse counselor
He was also was a fixture at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, helping to build and fix cars and sponsoring young drivers.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2018
Jack O’Dwyer, newsletter publisher and ‘soul and conscience’ of PR industry, dies at 85
Jack O'Dwyer's Newsletter was considered the first publication to cover the PR industry in a comprehensive, critical manner.
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