Portland photo collection ‘a time machine’

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December 30, 2013

Portland photo collection ‘a time machine’

Digitized pictures of 30,000 properties in the city that were taken in 1924 are now accessible on the Internet.
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December 30, 2013

Another View: Study will show whether colleges make the grade

A survey of graduates will address relationships and well-being as well as work success.
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December 30, 2013

George Will: Conservatism is served well by overreaching of progressives

Instead of evangelizing to the unconverted, conservatives finally learn that a quicker, surer way to promote their ideas is to have progressives wield power for a few years
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December 30, 2013

Off Campus: Confucius Institute lives up to its name

The ancient teacher’s ideas constitute the intellectual and moral core of Chinese civilization.
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December 30, 2013

Maine Voices: Let’s make sure first responders get needed communications capability

Congress must not let special interests disrupt the broadband auction that will fund FirstNet.

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December 30, 2013

Letter to the editor: Victims of human trafficking need help

I’ve been a police officer for 27 years and I recently realized that my perceptions can still change. I participated in a five-part radio series on human trafficking; not because I am expert in any way, but because I know people who can provide valuable and credible information on the subject matter. The response to […]
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December 30, 2013

Letter to the editor: English language disasters include endangered adverb

Let us observe a moment of silence for the adverb. The adverb is an endangered grammatical species – thanks to sportscasters, advertisers, the news media, and “English” teachers who haven’t the first idea as to what an adverb is and are passing on their lack of knowledge to their pupils. For those unfamiliar with this […]
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December 30, 2013

Letter to the editor: Mean-spirited governor hurting most vulnerable

We are writing with anger and dismay after reading that Gov. LaPage is proposing to end state funding of General Assistance for asylum seekers. This proposed action is the most heartless in a long string of mean spirited steps depriving help for our most needy and vulnerable neighbors. Asylum seekers are here because they are […]
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December 30, 2013

Events

JEFFERSON Nordic skiing presentation Join Hidden Valley Nature Center for a presentation titled “Maine’s Nordic Skiing Heritage: 1870-Present” at 5 p.m. Sunday in the in HI-Hut at 131 Egypt Road. Scott Andrews of the Ski Museum of Maine will give an hourlong presentation about cross-country skiing in Maine, as part of his Fireside Chats series. […]
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December 30, 2013

Briefs

Bonny Eagle robotics team wins $1,000 engineering grant / Volunteers help weatherize York County Homes / New Year's Eve celebration marks ship's milestone ... and other community news.

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