With the polls in Maine still more than 13 months from opening, we here at the Politics & Other Mistakes Center for Farcical Statistical Analysis are ready to call some of the 2014 races. Our projections show Republican Susan Collins winning re-election to the U.S. Senate by a sizable margin, probably more than 20 percentage […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Keeping results as expected
Ask some people and they’ll tell you that Maine has a strong two-party system. Ask other people the same question and they’ll say, “Very funny.” The funny thing is, there are things about Maine politics that are pretty funny. Years ago, Maine was one of the most Republican states in the nation. When Maine used […]
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Burger King launching lower-calorie french fry
The hamburger chain is launching ‘Satisfries,’ a crinkle-cut french fry that it says has about 20 percent fewer calories than its regular fries.
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: By the people? Fuhgeddaboudit
I wonder when our government took a wrong turn to the left. Was it on July 5, 1776, a day after our Founding Fathers came forth with the Declaration of Independence? Was it in 1789, the day after President George Washington’s first inauguration? My thoughts go to the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: By the people? Fuhgeddaboudit
I wonder when our government took a wrong turn to the left. Was it on July 5, 1776, a day after our Founding Fathers came forth with the Declaration of Independence? Was it in 1789, the day after President George Washington’s first inauguration? My thoughts go to the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, […]
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Brunswick to celebrate new police station
An open house to be held at the new, $5.5 million facility on Wednesday will feature tours and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Pope’s message a challenge for bishops
NEW YORK – In recent years, many American bishops have drawn a harder line with parishioners on what could be considered truly Roman Catholic, adopting a more aggressive style of correction and telling abortion rights supporters to stay away from the sacrament of Communion. Liberal-minded Catholics derided the approach as tone-deaf. Church leaders said they […]
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LIFE IN THE SUBURBS: Making memories in Scarborough
Weird week in the fantasyland that is Zip Code 04074. 98 degree temperature in sun at Higgins Beach. Ferocious rainstorms that left so much puddling that one lawyer’s penny loafers were almost submerged (natural disasters always bring about the most suffering, and sad stories). And the Red Sox continued in first place. Huh? Bobby Valentine […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – Fall day dedicated to falls
Maine is joining 47 states and the national Falls Free Initiative, all declaring a statewide Falls Prevention Awareness Day on the first day of fall, Sept. 22. What does this mean to you and me? Personally, I hope more seniors will pay attention and take better care of themselves, for it is truly something we […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – Fall day dedicated to falls
Maine is joining 47 states and the national Falls Free Initiative, all declaring a statewide Falls Prevention Awareness Day on the first day of fall, Sept. 22. What does this mean to you and me? Personally, I hope more seniors will pay attention and take better care of themselves, for it is truly something we […]