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VA fires 3 more Phoenix executives
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has fired three more executives at the troubled Phoenix veterans hospital where a national scandal erupted two years ago over secret waiting lists and unnecessary deaths. Dr. Darren Deering, the hospital’s chief of staff, was fired Tuesday, along with Lance Robinson, the hospital’s associate director, and […]
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Bill would make it easier to access records
WASHINGTON — The Senate has backed legislation to make it easier to obtain government records. The bipartisan bill passed by voice vote Tuesday. It would require federal agencies to consider the release of government information under “a presumption of openness” as opposed to a presumption that the information is secret. The legislation aims to reduce […]
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An easy cake for when life isn’t so easy
Sometimes simple is just what the doctor ordered. And sometimes cake is just what the doctor ordered. And because we all know that we should be careful about mixing prescriptions, you should keep this simple cake recipe on hand for just those occasions. Believe me, I love a good thick streusel topping and I love […]
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Pounds away from being a gym-dandy
I was on the road in the middle of the night Monday. It was really 5:30 Monday morning, but since we had just moved the clocks forward by an hour it felt like 2 a.m. To put your mind at ease, this was not due to a dire emergency or even some secret mission. I […]
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It’s the little things
According to Sonny and Cher, it’s the little things that mean a lot. According to Alice Cooper, the little things are what drive one wild. And thousands of splashy inspirational signs abound quip that the little things are precisely what take up the most room in our hearts. This is certainly an enchanting thought. But […]
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It’s no laughing matter that our politics is a joke
You know, since I started doing this column, there have been weeks where I’ve had some trouble thinking of ideas. Usually when that happens, I’ll go find someone else and ask them if there’s anything they want to see me expound upon. Three times out of four, the answer is something related to politics. Now […]
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Museum’s ale latest homage to ancient brews
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Fourteen years ago, University of South Dakota anthropology professor Matthew Sayre unearthed pepper tree seed from the southern tip of Peru, unaware he’d stumbled upon a spent ingredient from a small 1,000-year-old brewery. That discovery evolved into a team from Chicago’s Field Museum team excavating a larger 500-gallon batch operation at […]
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Mild winter leads to early spring fever… and worse?
My wife and I and our two boys moved up to Maine full-time in July 2012. We felt like we’d arrived in the Garden of Eden. Lobsters were four bucks, the ocean was 73 degrees, and the outdoor season stretched well into November. It wasn’t the Maine I knew from my childhood (swimmable water!?), but […]
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AWS offers April events
Another Chance Animal Rescue Pet Expo Join AWS, the Cleo Fund, and neighboring animal organizations at the Another Chance Animal Rescue Pet Expo, Saturday, April 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the North Berwick Elementary School Gym, 25 Varney St., North Berwick. There will be craft tables, merchandise, information, and shelter animals. For […]