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PublishedJuly 16, 2011
COMMENTARY: Bachmann hopes high jobless rate raises her chances for presidency
When Michele Bachmann was asked during a television interview last week whether she thought higher unemployment would increase her chances of winning the presidency, she gave an unexpectedly candid reply: “I hope so.”
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PublishedJuly 16, 2011
COMMENTARY: Supreme Court closes the door to justice on cases that should be heard
Has the Supreme Court lost faith in the American court system? That is a strange question to ask about the justices who sit at the top of the country's judicial hierarchy.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2011
JOSEPH REISERT: Both parties willing to damage Congress to achieve their goals
The debt limit debate raging in Washington is the latest and most alarming sign to date that our political system is becoming dangerously broken.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2011
ANTHONY RONZIO: Whether on paper or online, readers say news is a habit
Over the last two weeks, I've prodded readers to tell me why they read/buy the paper. I received several calls and emails, as well as replies over Twitter and Facebook. They came from Mainers here and abroad.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2011
GEORGE SMITH: Quimby’s park plan could boost Millinocket area’s economy
The fat, colorful 15-inch trout took my fly, dived for the bottom of the river, and lay there shaking his head. My 5-weight fly rod bent double as I held on tight.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2011
MIKE TIPPING: A rising tide of support for equal marriage in Maine, U.S.
There's an optimism among supporters of equal marriage for gay and lesbian couples. It's partly a belief that we're on the right side of history and partly a sense that we're being buoyed by a rising tide of public support.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2011
MAINE COMPASS: Kennebec Ice Arena a valued member of our community
On behalf of the Kennebec Valley Chamber and its 600 members, I want to offer Peter Prescott our support and encouragement in rebuilding the Kennebec Ice Arena.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2011
RICHARD CONNOR: A week at camp in Maine woods is almost always perfect
A bull moose charged from the woods miles from civilization, which today means no cell phone service, and smashed into a car containing five of our family members.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2011
COMMENTARY: Obama should help keep economy away from debt cliff
Here we go again. An approaching crisis. A looming deadline. Nervous markets. And then, from the miasma of gridlock, rises our president, calling upon those unruly congressional children to quit squabbling, stop kicking the can down the road and get serious about debt.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2011
LIZ SOARES: Rising gas prices justify fulfillment of dream held since teen years
I knew that going to the Vespa dealership was going to be just like going to the animal shelter. I was not going to leave empty-handed.
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