One of our online readers quipped last week that the best way for Lewiston to solve its image problem would be to stop talking about its image problem. Brilliant. Our low self-esteem has certainly been on parade recently. The high-profile mayoral race, which ended last week, focused more on what’s wrong with Lewiston than what’s […]
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Hannaford beef recalled
Hannaford has issued a broad recall for its fresh ground beef sold since October after 14 people in several states were sickened by salmonella. Four of them were in Maine, according to state epidemiologist Dr. Stephen Sears, and two had to be hospitalized. Most of the beef involved appears to have been purchased in October […]
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Salmonella scare prompts Hannaford beef recall
Hannaford has issued a recall for fresh ground beef after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service determined it was likely linked to food poisoning that’s sickened 14 people between Oct. 12 and Nov. 20. Four of those cases were in Maine, State Epidemiologist Dr. Stephen Sears said Friday. Two people were […]
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Great leaders overcome their angry impulses
Books have been written about leadership skills, but war leader and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had very concise advice: “In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill.” Magnanimity comes from the Latin root magn (great) and animus (generous). In other words, a person showing great generosity. Goodwill is, of course, […]
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Colleges must cut tuition rates to attract students
Producing fewer college graduates is a worrisome sign for a state with an undereducated work force trying to compete in a high-tech economy. But that is exactly the situation Maine finds itself in. Enrollment in the University of Maine system has dropped 9 percent since 2002, according to a story in Sunday’s Portland Press Herald, […]
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College Roundup: UMF men rally, stun Colby-Sawyer in OT
ORONO — Boston University scored five unanswered goals, including four in an 11-minute, 10-second span of the third period, to rough up Maine, 5-1, in a Hockey East game Saturday night at Alfond Arena. Sahir Gill scored twice in the third period for the Terriers (10-5-1, 8-4-1 conference), including an empty-netter. Trivino snagged his second […]
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Outdoors in Maine: ‘Tis season to spoil your sportsman
Sportsmen love their toys. Of course, they prefer to consider these toys as indispensable tools for the outdoors. Sometimes the best gift one can give an outdoorsman is a tool or device that he might not either think to buy for himself or feel comfortable buying. For example, my mother-in-law always had an uncanny knack […]
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FCS quarterfinals: Eagles hold off Black Bears
The University of Maine’s unexpected run in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs ended Saturday because of its inability to stop the run. A week after stifling Appalachian State for just three yards on the ground, Maine’s run defense had a great deal of difficulty containing Georgia Southern’s triple option during the FCS quarterfinals. GSU rushed […]
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College Football: Maine hopes to end Georgia Southern’s run
It’s been nine years since Maine last faced Georgia Southern in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals, but some things haven’t changed. Like its last foray this deep into the playoffs in 2002, Maine is coming off a victory over another Southern Conference power in Appalachian State. And like 2002, Georgia Southern will present a formidable […]
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Kingfield wins drinking water taste test
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — The western Maine town of Kingfield has been judged to have Maine’s best-tasting drinking water. The Kingfield Water District and the Madison Water District were judged to have the best water at the Maine Rural Water Association’s 25th annual drink water taste test, held Thursday in Freeport. The Madison utility won […]