The suspect may be connected to robberies in Portland and Westbrook.
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EDITORIAL – Puppy mill law would be step in right direction
On Wednesday, March 3, the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Conservation was scheduled to hold a work session on LD 1598, An Act to Strengthen the Laws against Illegal “Puppy Mill” Operators. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Deborah Simpson, D-Androscoggin, comes on the heels of several seizures in Maine of animals from […]
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Down the Road A Piece: Tall tale, respectably retold
So there I was the other night at a fancy corporate banquet in the mid-coast region, waiting to provide the evening’s entertainment, when the conversation at my table turned to storytelling. That’s when this fella from Massachusetts – with an accent so thick you could’ve cut and stacked it like cordwood – attempted to tell […]
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Quinn's Corner – An alphabet soup of maladies
If left unchecked, every organization multiplies and expands. Always. This phenomenon is criticized as a characteristic of government, but is also typical of professions that enjoy the privilege of establishing their own standards and membership. Prominent among them is the American Psychiatric Association. From only a dozen forms of serious mental incapacity a century ago, […]
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Down the road a piece – Lawmakers allemand left (and right)
The other day I was talking with a friend who used to cover the Legislature for a northern Maine newspaper. He used to say he often wanted to cover it with a heavy tarp. Anyway, I said something about the number of crazy bills that drift out of the Legislature at this time of year, […]
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Guest Column: Public option still the best option for healthcare reform
The climate in Washington may have changed recently but one major concern for me and the residents of Maine has not: the need for real healthcare reform. It’s the issue people talk to me about more than any other. Small business owners struggling to offer insurance to their employees. Seniors rationing their medication. Individuals going […]
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Down the road a piece: When Augusta beat Portland
Alice from Westbrook writes: John, this question has probably been asked before and will no doubt be asked again but I’ve got to know. How did Augusta ever end up as our state’s capital city? You’re right, Alice, that question has been asked many times before, but I’ll do my best to answer it here. […]
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Guest Column: Gorham council's treatment of church 'inexplicable'
An open letter to the Gorham Town Council: I write to you concerning the recent controversy regarding the payment for annual maintenance of the town clock located in our building. I write as the senior minister of First Parish Congregational Church, but as always, I can only speak for myself and not for the entire […]
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EDITORIAL – Public safety, privacy issues could be at odds with police cameras
South Portland police are ready to roll out a cruiser equipped with cameras able to recognize the license plate numbers of vehicles traveling the road or parked nearby, and store that information for 30 days. The benefits of the new endeavor, to law enforcement and public safety, are clear and impressive. The cameras can pick […]
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Down the road a piece – What's one person's trash …
It’s another New Year and that means in with the new, out with the old. And here in Maine, we’ve been parting with old things for generations. In fact, for years Maine was to antiques what Saudi Arabia is to oil – a major producer. Maine has pumped out vast quantities of “genuinely old” – […]