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Poland Spring finds little things do add up

There are those, of course, who believe the world would be a better place if Poland Spring capped its wells, parked its trucks, turned off its lights and closed its doors — all to spare the world the curse of plastic bottles. We have never shared that belief, instead seeing the company as a relatively […]

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Short takes on the week’s news

• Cheers to safety-minded hunters for a 2009 season without a fatal incident. According to statistics kept by the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, hunting fatalities have declined drastically in the past half-century, a real tribute to state officials who support mandatory hunter safety training and to hunters themselves for their increased caution in […]

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Short takes on the week’s news

• Cheers to safety-minded hunters for a 2009 season without a fatal incident. According to statistics kept by the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, hunting fatalities have declined drastically in the past half-century, a real tribute to state officials who support mandatory hunter safety training and to hunters themselves for their increased caution in […]

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Short takes on the week’s news

• Cheers to safety-minded hunters for a 2009 season without a fatal incident. According to statistics kept by the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, hunting fatalities have declined drastically in the past half-century, a real tribute to state officials who support mandatory hunter safety training and to hunters themselves for their increased caution in […]

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Consumers now protected from runway imprisonment

The horrendous examples come quickly to mind, like the JetBlue passengers stranded on an airport tarmac in 2007 for 11 hours. But the problem is more widespread than any of us probably realize. About 1,500 flights per year sit on a runway more than three hours, affecting more than 100,000 passengers. In too many cases, […]

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You still can’t buy happiness

Sure, our taxes are high and our incomes low. We shovel snow for about half the year. We don’t have much in the way of big-city amenities, such as museums and professional sports teams. But on the scale that matters the most, happiness, we’re near the top. Research published recently in the journal Science ranked […]

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You still can’t buy happiness

Sure, our taxes are high and our incomes low. We shovel snow for about half the year. We don’t have much in the way of big-city amenities, such as museums and professional sports teams. But on the scale that matters the most, happiness, we’re near the top. Research published recently in the journal Science ranked […]

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You still can’t buy happiness

Sure, our taxes are high and our incomes low. We shovel snow for about half the year. We don’t have much in the way of big-city amenities, such as museums and professional sports teams. But on the scale that matters the most, happiness, we’re near the top. Research published recently in the journal Science ranked […]

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Consumers now protected from runway imprisonment

The horrendous examples come quickly to mind, like the JetBlue passengers stranded on an airport tarmac in 2007 for 11 hours. But the problem is more widespread than any of us probably realize. About 1,500 flights per year sit on a runway more than three hours, affecting more than 100,000 passengers. In too many cases, […]

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Consumers now protected from runway imprisonment

The horrendous examples come quickly to mind, like the JetBlue passengers stranded on an airport tarmac in 2007 for 11 hours. But the problem is more widespread than any of us probably realize. About 1,500 flights per year sit on a runway more than three hours, affecting more than 100,000 passengers. In too many cases, […]