WESTBROOK–A hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up around the face. It’s a look so common in the city that police say it’s known on the street as a “Westbrook tuxedo.” But the identity-concealing hoodie also has become the favored garb of robbers and shoplifters. And that’s why Westbrook police have launched a new initiative […]
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Quinn's Corner – Swan song for the inheritance tax
Psychologists tell us the typical human brain cannot truly comprehend the figure 1 million; it is conceived only as a symbol, an abstraction. So when news reports advise us that Alex Rodriquez (known widely as A-Rod) of the New York Yankees has just combined his apartment with the one adjacent to make his abode worth […]
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My Generation July 2010
http://keepmecurrent.com/app/special_sections/1PDF_per_section/MYGEN_07-10.pdf The July 2010 edition of My Generation
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People & Entertainment:Wannabe circumnavigator admits moments of terror
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. – Abby Sunderland said Tuesday she faced down moments of terror on the high seas when her boat was rolled over by a rogue wave as she tried to sail around the world. Still, the 16-year-old was proud of her effort, hoped it might inspire others and wasn’t ready to abandon […]
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Year Two focus: Beefed up local coverage and delivering it quicker
“We’ve stablized the business and we’re profitable. Now we’re going to look at ways to grow our audience,” says Richard L. Connor, the paper’s publisher and chief executive officer.
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American Journal: Graduation 2010
http://keepmecurrent.com/app/special_sections/1PDF_per_section/AJ_Grad_2010.pdf The Graduation 2010 supplement to the American Journal
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The Current: Graduation 2010
http://keepmecurrent.com/app/special_sections/1PDF_per_section/CUR_Grad_2010.pdf The Graduation 2010 supplement to The Current
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Quinn's Corner – Shades of meaning color judgements
Republican politicians, Fox News and various conservative think tanks blather on about “activist” liberal Supreme Court justices who, according to them, “create their own law.” On the other hand, these folks claim that conservative justices faithfully carry out the exact wishes of the wise men who wrote the Constitution. But these claims are not only […]
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Down the road a piece – A few words to say about Maine?
The other day I got a call from a producer at a radio station in St. Louis. He said every week for a year the station is doing a feature on one of the 50 states and this week it was Maine’s turn. Someone – he didn’t say who – told him that I could […]
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Program to rescue dropouts a keeper
The first Amnesty Day attracted 16 people and likely will be tried again to help increase graduation rates in Portland.