AUGUSTA (AP) — Anger over Republican Gov. Paul LePage led to a proposal in the Maine House on Thursday to create a process for recalling the governor, legislators and constitutional officers. Rep. Cynthia Dill was quick to point out that her proposed order doesn’t single out LePage, who has drawn wrath from many Mainers for […]
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Governor’s quips hurting Maine’s image
In a front-page story Sunday, we explored that valuable but elusive thing called the “Maine brand.” It’s that image outsiders have of our state that influences everything from whether they decide to move here, vacation here or attend a Maine college. We should be proud of our brand and carefully guard its integrity. While Gov. […]
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Low levels of radioactivity from Japan found in Maine, New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. — Health officials say tests have detected low levels of radioactivity from a stricken Japanese nuclear plant in snow samples in New Hampshire and air samples in Maine. Health officials say the levels do not pose a threat to public health. Dr. José Montero of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human […]
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Businesswoman wants to donate Maine land for national park
TOWNSHIP 3, RANGE 8 (AP) — Maine sportsmen were outraged when Roxanne Quimby, the conservation-minded founder of Burt’s Bees cosmetics, bought up tens of thousands of acres of Maine’s fabled North Woods — and had the audacity to forbid hunters, loggers, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles on the expanses. Quimby confronted the hornet’s nest she’d stirred […]
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Maine’s growth steady but far from adequate
In the 2010 Census, Maine grew by 4.2 percent, or 53,438 souls, finally topping the 1.3 million mark. That is a solid growth rate, and leaves us in better shape than many other states. But it’s not good enough. Maine’s growth was only half the national rate of 9.7 percent, but that figure is skewed […]
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Maine Warden Service pilot perishes in crash
AUGUSTA — The Maine Warden Service said Friday a warden pilot was killed in a plane crash Thursday night. “The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is saddened to report the death of Maine Warden Service Pilot Daryl Gordon,” a release issued by Warden Service Spokeswoman Deborah Turcotte stated. Gordon died in a plane […]
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LePage right; mural deserves a new home
We were fully prepared to join the chorus of voices condemning Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to remove a mural depicting significant events in the state’s industrial history. Then we looked closely at the panels and at the way they dominate the lobby of the Maine Department of Labor. Then we considered the department’s mission to […]
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2010 census numbers reveal Maine’s demographic changes
IFRAMES not supported LEWISTON — For the first time in 10 years, Mainers have gotten official numbers that describe how the demographic makeup of our communities are changing, and those numbers show the state has gotten more colorful. As expected, the state became more racially diverse since 2000, with the non-white population increasing 37 percent, […]
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Nuclear option very unlikely in Maine’s future
The nuclear disaster in Japan has not changed Gov. Paul LePage’s opinion on the future of nuclear energy, his spokesman told the Bangor Daily News last week. “What is happening in Japan is tragic,” Dan Demeritt told the newspaper. “But we are not changing our position that we need to consider all energy options going […]