WASHINGTON (AP) — Singles, take note: With marriages at an all-time low, states in the South and West rank among the highest for couples hearing wedding bells. But many of these states also have higher rates of divorce. The first-of-its-kind analysis by the Census Bureau, released Thursday, also finds that people are waiting longer before […]
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Mainers told to prepare for oncoming storm
PORTLAND — The last two hurricanes to threaten Maine spun harmlessly to the east but the state is unlikely to be spared from Hurricane Irene, which will bring either rain, or wind, or both, this weekend with the potential for power outages, widespread flooding and dangerous surf, officials said Thursday. Warning against complacency, the Maine […]
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Maine’s dams: Hazard alert. Half of dams that threaten lives lack state inspection
Maine is not living up to the state law that requires regular inspections of the nearly 100 dams in the state classified as hazardous for their potential to take lives or sweep away buildings, roads and bridges. The state has 93 such dams from Limestone to Sanford. Of those, the state classifies 24 as “high […]
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Dam safety an obligation, not a choice
The basic job of government is to protect its citizens from threats to their health and safety. When it comes to protecting us from the potential danger of high-risk dams, the state of Maine is not only failing miserably but is in flagrant violation of its own law. As a story today by the Maine […]
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Unemployment came, stayed and just won’t leave
For millions of Americans it is, indeed, a summer of discontent. Sinking stocks, stalled housing, a slowing economy and a Congress paralyzed by partisanship and radically different visions of the future. But the real toll of this recession is heard in the anguished voices of unemployed Americans, people who want to work but are simply […]
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Audit finds nonprofit unprepared for energy grant
AUGUSTA — A state audit has found that the agency in charge of all of the state’s energy programs gave a $3 million grant to a startup nonprofit that was incapable of taking on the responsibility of the contract. And while the audit found no misuse of funds, it concluded that Efficiency Maine Trust should […]
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Committee delays leak probe
Last week, lawmakers on the Government Oversight Committee were outraged to learn that information from a draft audit on the Maine Green Energy Alliance had been leaked to the press. At the committee’s Monday meeting, lawmakers decided to postpone any further action on the leak until they question Maine Green Energy Alliance and Efficiency Maine […]
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College football: Nash getting in line
ORONO — Doug Nash was finding the concepts and theories of chemical engineering difficult to grasp, so he switched his major at the University of Maine to a no less complicated but more hands-on major, mechanical engineering. Nash switched majors on the football field last year, too, moving from the defensive line to the offensive […]
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College football: Pellerin where he always wanted to be
ORONO —While he was terrorizing opponents on both sides of the ball and leading Leavitt to a state championship in 2009, Matt Pellerin attracted the attention of a number of Division II and III schools, including Bates, Plymouth State and Maine Maritime. Pellerin wanted desperately to catch the eye of the University of Maine, but […]
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It’s tricky business managing salmon
Most Maine fisheries biologists concede that there is a social/political dimension to managing sport fish. They often walk a fine line between doing what they think is right and trying to please sport fishermen. Managing the ever-popular landlocked salmon, for example, is tricky business. Everything is not always as it seems. In trying to please […]