He built a fringe political organization likened to a cult and ran for president eight times, once while in prison for mail fraud.
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Phineas Sprague, family patriarch, dies at 93
The Cape Elizabeth resident was an avid outdoorsman who founded rowing and outing clubs at Bowdoin College, his alma mater.
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Maine Voices: With or without a ‘local angle,’ late humorist Baker’s death worth mourning in Pine Tree State
Like many of us here, he had a hardscrabble youth and grew up to be creative, subversive – and kind.
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Patrick Sloyan, esteemed journalist who exposed Gulf War deaths, dies at 82
Among other things, he reported that more than half the U.S. soldiers who died in the first Iraq war were killed by friendly fire.
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Former Portland City Manager John Menario, advocate of urban renewal dies at 83
Menario was city manager from 1967 to 1976 and was influential with the City Council.
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Ralph Lancaster, known as one of the nation’s best trial attorneys, dies at 88
The Portland lawyer litigated cases ranging from local to international, but friends describe him as a quiet man who did little to draw attention to himself.
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Feature obituary: Leon Gerrish, 77, former physician assistant, substance abuse counselor
He was also was a fixture at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, helping to build and fix cars and sponsoring young drivers.
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Jack O’Dwyer, newsletter publisher and ‘soul and conscience’ of PR industry, dies at 85
Jack O’Dwyer’s Newsletter was considered the first publication to cover the PR industry in a comprehensive, critical manner.
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Feature obituary: ‘Leo the Lion’ DiFiore, 69, former Maine boxing champion
The Portland fighter won the Maine State Lightweight Title in 1968.
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‘Oatsie’ Charles, grande dame of Newport, R.I., dies at 99
She broke bread with President John F. Kennedy and drank with spy novelist Ian Fleming.