The study looked at areas that introduced casinos over a 10-year period and contrasted that with the number of fatal drunk driving accidents.
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Tea Party students to rally Friday at USM
The newly formed Campus Conservatives at University of Southern Maine seeks to expose the lack of political diversity on campus.
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Feature obituary: Walter Spencer, 88, worked on Manhattan Project
PORTLAND – Walter Bunce Spencer Jr., a scientist and teacher who worked on the Manhattan Project, died on Oct. 16 at age 88. Mr. Spencer had recently graduated from Yale University when he went to work on the top secret project, which developed the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. […]
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Old Port punch still unresolved
PORTLAND — Police are investigating an altercation in the Old Port that sent a Portland man to the hospital last weekend with serious head injuries. Assistant Police Chief Michael Sauschuck said Garrett McAdam, 23, was injured when he fell on his head after someone punched him. He said witnesses have given police conflicting accounts of […]
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Mitchell Institute gala raises $150,000
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell has called the scholarship fund the best thing he has ever done.
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Church leaders oppose casino
Leaders from nine churches in the Oxford Hills region are opposing Question 1, which would allow a casino in Oxford County. The group will announce its opposition at a news conference in South Paris on Monday. Although the church leaders don’t like gambling for moral reasons, their opposition is based on their belief that gambling […]
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Did gamble pay off well for Bangor?
Hollywood Slots has generated millions of dollars for the city, but its effect on crime and problem gambling is unclear.
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‘Cuts only’ budgeting will hurt recovery, report says
Drastically reduced state spending will have a ripple effect of private sector job losses, the authors say.
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Study warns against deep cuts to state government
Drastically reduced state spending during a recession will have a “ripple effect” of private sector job losses, the report warns.
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Survey finds support for Oxford County casino
The results are similar to a poll two weeks ago, but opponents have yet to run a TV ad.