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In verse: Maine places and people

Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Mike Bove of Portland and Southern Maine Community College.   Taking Aim By Mike Bove   Out over the worn path     at the end of your road, we walked to the sand pit     where you stopped short and put a rifle in my […]

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Idea of wealth tax gaining traction

By Christine Emba The Washington Post “This billionaire NFL owner just paid $100M for a ‘superyacht’ with its own iMax theater,” the tweet began. Teaser for the reboot of “MTV Cribs”? Not quite. “I’m pretty sure he can pay my new #UltraMillionaireTax to help the millions of yacht-less Americans struggling with student loan debt,” Sen. […]

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Bisesti — Desgrosseilliers

GREENE — On a beautiful fall morning, Oct. 6, 2018, Brianna Annina Bisesti, daughter of James and Nancy Bisesti of Greene, and Matthew Gregory Desgrosseilliers, son of Gregory and Denise Desgrosseilliers of Fredericksburg, Virginia, were married at a waterfront point at the home of the bride’s parents on Allen Pond. Several family and friends were […]

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Some books just aren't worth the time

It’s a new literary genre — books by former staff members and aides who now want to dish about the awfulness of Donald Trump or his White House. Last month, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie debuted the latest book in that field, “Let Me Finish: Trump, the Kushners, Bannon, New Jersey and the Power […]