Maine Things Considered
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Maine Things Considered 05/17/2013
Maine School Choice Bill Runs into Opposition from Education Leaders; No 'Blessing of the Fleet' for Maine Student Boat Launching; Local Foods Movement Ushers in New Era in Maine Agriculture; The Telling Room: A Maine Lobsterman's Tale
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Maine Things Considered 05/16/2013
Hearings on Abortion Bills Draw Big Crowds to Augusta; Maine Bills Seek to Tighten Abuse Reporting Requirements; Stage Set for Major Battle over Medicaid Expansion in Maine; Dwindling Maine Congregation Pins Hopes on New Church
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Maine Things Considered 05/15/2013
Maine's Hospital Debt: Panel Endorses Plan to Link Payment to Medicaid Expansion; Proposed Lower OUI Standard Debated in Maine; Court's Monsanto Ruling Worries Maine's Organic Farmers; Maine Students Grapple with Weighty Issues in Model UN Conference
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Maine Things Considered 05/14/2013
Maine Woman Sues State DHHS Over Assets Sale; Legislative Committee Endorses Labeling for Genetically Modified Food; Maine Gov Rejects Mayors' Budget Balancing Proposals; Maine Woman Reflects on Preventative Mastectomy Decision; Lawmakers Propose Changes to Maine's Medical Marijuana Law
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Maine Things Considered 05/13/2013
Four Lewiston Arson Suspects Make Court Appearances; Shutdown Looming or Not? Maine Gov, Union, Continue War of Words; Former Maine Sen. Snowe Makes Rounds to Promote Book; Mental Health Care in Prison: Maine Bill Seeks Solution; Remembering Dan Fogelberg: Maine Musician Produces Tribute Record
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Maine Things Considered 05/10/2013
Guns in Maine Schools: Should Communities Let Staff Carry Weapons?; Maine Gov's Education Bills Generate Fierce Opposition; Maine Film Set in Farmington Finally Ready to Shoot - in Canada; Maine Fiddleheads: An Rite of Spring
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Maine Things Considered 05/09/2013
Maine Bill Aims to Close Jobs 'Skills Gap'; Maine Health Care Advocates Launch Campaign for Universal Coverage; Maine Gov Proposes Bill to Help Struggling Schools Improve; Lewiston's Condemned Buildings Under Scrutiny After Rash of Fires; Turning Plastic Bottles Into Athletic Apparel: Maine Man's Idea Gets Global Attention
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Maine Things Considered 05/08/2013
Evaluating Maine Schools: Democrats Unveil Their Own Plan; National Chains Clash with Franchisees Over Maine Bill; Edit StoryCommittee Endorses Repeal of Study Funds for Maine East-West Highway; Maine Bill Seeks to Lift Curtain on Hospital Pricing; Housing Fair Held to Help Lewiston Fire Victims Find New Homes
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Maine Things Considered 05/07/2013
Gov. Lepage Visits Devastation form Arsons in Lewiston; Small Growers and Dairy Farmers Speak in Augusta in Support of Reduced Government Oversight; Bill Seeks to Provide Beds for Psychiatric Emergencies; Author, Military Wife, Mother of 3 Publishes Book About the Family's Dinners While Husband Deployed Overseas
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Maine Things Considered 05/06/2013
Rash of Lewiston Fires Leads to Crackdown; Child Arsonists: What Prompts them to Set Fires?; Maine Lawmakers Consider Another Cigarette Tax Hike; Maine Hair Stylists Take on New Mission: Spotting Skin Cancer
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Maine Things Considered 05/03/2013
Maine Bill to Legalize Recreational Pot Generates Controversy; Maine Battle Over Medicaid Expansion Intensifies; Investigation Into Troy Girl's Suicide Leaves Unanswered Questions; Maine Child Welfare Groups Weigh in on Transgender Suit;Maine's Hidden History: Income Tax Controversial 100 Years Ago
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Maine Things Considered 05/02/2013
12-Year-Old Boy's Arrest on Arson Charges Shocks Lewiston Neighborhood; Maine Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Help Disabled Land Jobs; Leftover Paint Waste Target of Maine Bill; Maine's Undocumented Immigrants: Rosi's Story
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Maine Things Considered 05/01/2013
State Grades Most Maine Public Schools 'C' or Lower; Maine Bipartisan 'Gang of 11' Proposes Sweeping Tax Reform Plan; Presumpscot River Dam Open to Fish Passage for First Time in 150 Years; Maine Judge Sides with State in Raw Milk Sales Dispute; Immigrants in Maine Anxious to Come out of the Shadows
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Maine Things Considered 04/30/2013
Maine Sheriffs to Governor: Jails are Facing a Funding Crisis; Investigators Seek Cause of Lewiston Fire that Left 75 Homeless; Maine Battle over Hospital Debt, Medicaid Expansion Intensifies; Maine Small Business Owners Criticize East-West Highway Plan
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Maine Things Considered 04/29/2013
Maine Public Schools Await State 'Report Cards'; LePage Administration Picks PC's over Mac Laptops for Maine Students; Maine Bipartisan Coalition Set to Unveil Wide-Ranging Tax Reform Plan; Maine's Mining Laws Come Under Scrutiny; New Campaign Tackles Maine Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse
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Maine Things Considered 04/26/2013
Maine Panel Weighs Probe Into Gov's Role in Unemployment Decisions; Border-Crossing Fee Proposal Alarms Mainers; Downeaster to Brunswick: Economic Boon Comes with Downside; Maine High School Graduates Face Uncertain, Indebted Future
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Maine Things Considered 04/25/2013
Maine House Votes to Restore Funding for Elderly Drug Program; Bangor Airport Officials Prepare for 'Worst-Case' Scenario; 'Teacher-Led' Schools: Maine Bill Would Provide Funds for Transition; Now Hiring: New Company at Former Naval Air Base Seeks Skilled Workers
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Maine Things Considered 04/24/2013
Maine House Democrats Block "Right-to-Work" Bills; Former Maine Today CEO Accused of Taking More Than Half-a-Million from Company; Maine Gov Denies Pressuring Unemployment Hearing Officers; Bill Aims to Give Maine Seniors Another Option to Pay for End-of-Life Care; Preparing Students for College: How are Maine High Schools Doing
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Maine Things Considered 04/23/2013
Maine House Approves Concealed Weapons Confidentiality Bill; GMO Labeling: Simple Transparency, or Undue Burden for Maine Farmers?; Coping with the Inconceivable: Sandy Hook Responders in Maine to Share Lessons Learned; Portland Orchestra, Chorus, Ballet Join Forces to Stage 'The Armed Man'
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Maine Things Considered 04/22/2013
Maine Bills Seek to Ensure Majority Vote for Political Contest Winners; Proposal to Tighten Regs on Maine Compounding Pharmacies Gets Little Support; Gulf War Syndrome Study: Maine Soldiers Hope for a Cure; Gorham Middle Schoolers Win Statewide Recycling Contest
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Maine Things Considered 04/19/2013
Proposal for Drone Tests in Northern Maine Fails to Get off Ground; Maine New Bullying Law Targeted for Changes; Maine Gov Touts Benefits of 'Biopharmaceutical' Research; Ducktrap River Plans $4.5M Expansion to Meet Growing Demand
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Maine Things Considered 04/18/2013
Maine Bill Would Allow Bigger Stores to Open on Major Holidays; Maine Lawmaker Seeks to 'Level Playing Field' for Independent Auto Shops; Women in Combat: Maine Soldiers Prepare for Change
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Maine Things Considered 04/17/2013
Federal Labor Officials Investigate LePage Administration; Legislative Committee Halts LePage Windham Prison Remodel Plan; 100s of Maine Lobstermen Are Unionizing; Maine's Hidden History: Castine Man Plays Role in Revolutionary War
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Maine Things Considered 04/08/2013
Mainers Recall Horror of Boston Blasts; Maine Law Enforcement Agencies Respond to Marathon Blasts; Collins: Boston Bombings Bear Hallmarks of Terrorist Attack; Maine Gov's Revenue Sharing Plan Divides Legislative Republicans; Maine Legislative Democrats Conflicted on Virtual Schools
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Maine Things Considered 04/12/2013
Maine Bills Seek to Tighten Concealed Weapons Permit Requirements; Lawmaker Proposes Abolishing Maine Turnpike Authority;Maine Cities Reopen Section 8 Housing List, but Long Waits Remain; Education Initiative Aims to Boost College Grads in Northern Maine
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Maine Things Considered 04/11/2013
LePage Officials Deny Gov Tried to Intimidate Labor Hearing Officers; Saco Defense Contractor to Cut One-Third of Workforce; Does Maine Need Dental Therapists? Bill Prompts Debate
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Maine Things Considered 04/10/2013
Bill to Open St. Croix to Alewives Wins Overwhelming Approval; Calls in Maine for Immigration Reform Intensify; Hermit Isolated in Maine Woods for Decades Arrested on Burglary Charges; Bats Brought to Maine in Experiment to Survive White-Nose Syndrome; 'Social Impact' Investing in Demand in Maine, but Hurdles Linger
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Maine Things Considered 04/09/2013
Maine Lawmakers Mull Plan to Repeal Workplace Gun Law; Public Weighs in on Proposal to Truck So. Maine Trash North; Maine Legislative Committee Strongly Endorses Hemp Cultivation Bill; Lobster By-catch Bill Divides Maine's Fishing Industry; Maine Sec. of State Seeks to Increase Organ Donation
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Maine Things Considered 04/08/13
Analysis: LePage Hospital Payment Plan Best for Maine Taxpayers; Maine Lawmakers Begin Hearings on Gun Control Bills; Gov Threatens to Withdraw Support for Maine Tribal Commission; Maine Mayors Push for $85 Million Bond Proposal
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Maine Things Considered 04/05/2013
Battle Brewing Over Use of Maine Casino Profits for Education Initiatives; Maine Lawmakers Wrap up Budget Hearings - Now What?; Maine Medical Pot Patients Protest Dispensary Violations; 50 Years Later: USS Thresher Disaster Remembered; Brunswick Singer-Songwriter's Debut Album Wins Critical Praise
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Maine Things Considered 04/04/2013
Maine Small Business Group Touts Immigration Reform; LePage Supporters Launch Ad Campaign Attacking Former Gov. Baldacci; Maine Lawmakers Reconsider Health Insurance Reforms; Maine Small Business Group Touts Immigration Reform
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Maine Things Considered 04/02/2013
Effort to Override LePage Veto Fails by One Vote; Skeptical Landowners Grill Cianbro CEO on East-West Highway Plans; Tensions Ease in Maine Elver License Dispute with Passamaquoddy Tribe; Maine Lawmakers Determine Fate of Teen Tanning Bed Ban; Poll: Mainers More Optimistic About Economy, in Favor of Gun Control
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Maine Things Considered 04/02/2013
Developers Ditch Plans for 14-Story Propane Tank in Searsport; Maine Elver License Dispute with Tribe Escalates; Democrats in Maine House Prevail on Tax Bills; Maine Jail Closes Doors to Out-of-County Inmates; Maine 6th Grader's Suicide Puts Bullying in Spotlight
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Maine Things Considered 04/01/2013
Maine 'Right-to-Work" Bills Spark Heated Testimony; Maine Charter Schools Would Face New Requirements Under Proposed Bills; Maine Zumba Prostitution Case: What's Next?; Maine Wildlife Park Set to Welcome Visitors for 82nd Year
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Maine Things Considered 03/29/2013
Maine's Oxford Casino Sold to Multi-State Gaming Company; Alexis Wright Pleads Guilty in Zumba case; Maine Bill Would Allow Electronic Tracking of Domestic Violence Suspects;Maine Principals' Association Issues New Policy on Transgender Athletes; Bucksport Town Manager to Staff: Prepare for Budget Cuts, Tax Hikes; Maine Pot Dispensary Operator Vows to Provide Safe Medicine
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Maine Things Considered 03/28/2013
Maine Gun Control Advocates Push Case for 'Common Sense' Limits; Public Weighs in On Maine's Proposed 'Guardian ad Litem' Reforms; Maine Lawmaker Proposes Legalizing Industrial Hemp; Maine Sportsmen and Conservationists at Odds Over Loon Protection Bill
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Maine Things Considered 03/27/2013
Maine Minimum Wage Bill Debate Divides Along Party Lines; Rumford Paper to Pay $3 Million to Settle Energy Manipulation Claims; Discovery of Pesticides in Medical Marijuana has Maine Patients Concerned; Maine Non-Profits Feeling Pinch of Sequester Cuts; Easter is an Eggs-citing Time for Maine Wood Manufacturer
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Maine Things Considered 03/26/2013
Lewiston Throws Dozens off Welfare Rolls, Citing Fraud and Other Violations; Safety Standards Sought for Tar Sands Oil Pipelines; Questions Raised About Searsport Tank Developer's Export Intentions; Partisan Lines Form Over Maine Tanning Bill; Past Meets Future: More Maine Kids Commute to School on Two Feet
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Maine Things Considered 03/25/2013
Maine Charter School Commission Probes Baxter Academy Turmoil; LePage's Plan for $1M Legal Fund for Charter Schools Sparks Outrage; Zumba Prostitution Trial: Was it Worth the Resources?; Maine Bill Seeks to Restore Alewives to St. Croix River
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Maine Things Considered 03/22/2013
Bill Aims to Lift Curtain on Maine Transportation Projects; Growing Old Gay or Transgender: Report Outlines Challenges; Maine Education Conference Focuses on Market-Driven Reforms; Portland Mayor Asks Maine AG to Investigate Charter School
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Maine Things Considered 03/21/2013
Maine Shipyard Workers Get 2-Week Furlough Reprieve; Gov LePage Proposed $100 Million Bond Package; Nobel Winner Gbowee: Relentless Focus on Peace Led to Success in Liberia; Risking Lives to Save Them: On Board a Medical Rescue Chopper
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Maine Things Considered 03/20/13
Mainers Weigh in on Gov's Plan to Eliminate Gut Clean Elections Program; Bill to Restrict Cell Phone Tracking Comes Before Maine Lawmakers; From Military Work to Civilian Jobs: Maine Program Seeks to Help; New England Power Grid Operator Warns of Looming Reliability Problems; Maine's Maple Syrup Producers Turn to New Technology
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Maine Things Considered 03/19/2013
Maine Lawmaker Proposes Run-Off Elections - and Not Just for Governor; Maine Lawmakers Put Fireworks Bills on Hold; Report Card: Maine's Transportation Infrastructure Needs Improvement; Bringing Home the Treasures From Oxford Hills' Manufacturing Glory Days
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Maine Things Considered - 03-18-2013
FBI Says it Knows Who Stole Artworks from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum;
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Maine Things Considered 03/15/2013
Man Who Set Fire to Nuclear Sub at Maine Shipyard Gets 17 Years; Hearing Held in 11-Year-Old Maine Girl's Manslaughter Case; Maine Bill Zeroes in on Growing Problem of 'Sexting'; Maine's Hidden History: Maine 'Fenians' Role in Ireland's Independence
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Maine Things Considered 03/14/2013
Maine Bill to Hike Minimum Wage Sparks Debate in Augusta; Maine Lawmaker Proposes Allowing Single-Gender Classes in Public Schools; Booze Bill Brings out Bipartisanship in Maine Legislature; Vilsack: Most of Nation's Young Adults too Overweight for Military Service; Maine Educators Seek to Integrate Black History into Curriculum
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Maine Things Considered 03/13/13
LePage's Proposed Budget Cuts Come Under Fire; ill Would Allow Mainers to Get Discount Drugs from Canadian Program;Fire Risk in Maine Tied to Social and Economic Status; Documentary on Jewish Civil War Soldiers to be Screened in Maine
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Maine Things Considered 03/12/2013
Hearing on Maine Concealed Weapons Bill Draws Overflow Crowd; Maine Bill Would Deny Weapons Permits for Some Mentally Ill; Activists Press Maine Gov to Accept Federal Funds to Expand Medicaid; Genetically Modified Food: Maine Lawmakers Consider Labeling Requirement; South Portland Tar Sands Hearing Draws Big Crowd
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Maine Things Considered 03/11/2013
Stakeholders Weigh in on Maine Hospital Repayment Bills; Maine Democrats Tie Hospital Debt Plan to ACA Medicaid Expansion; Maine Paper Industry Turns to Natural Gas to Cut Costs; Works in Progress: Falmouth Comic Book Illustrator Rick Parker
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Maine Things Considered 03/08/2013
Baxter Academy's Online Presence in Dispute after Founder Ousted; Maine Gov Takes to the Road to Tout Hospital Repayment Plan; Maine Town of Byron Considers Mandatory Gun Ownership; Maine Lawmakers Consider 'Agenda 21' Bill; Maine Hospital Finds Wayward Gray Seal on Doorstep
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Maine Things Considered 03/07/2013
Founder of Portland's First Charter School Fired; Partisan Battle over Maine Hospital Debt Escalates; Sappi Surprise: Westbrook Mill Considers Removing Controversial Dam; Maine Organic Farmers Raise Concerns about Mosquito Control Proposals; Gambling Addiction: Maine Seeks Solutions as Gambling Expands
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Maine Things Considered 03/06/2013
Jury Delivers Verdict in Zumba Prostitution Trial; Stalled Community College Faculty Pay Focus of Maine Bill; Bill Aims to Boost Marketing of Maine Lobster; Maine High Court Upholds Sex Offender Registry; Neighbors' Generosity Helps Elderly Bath Couple Stay in Home
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Maine Things Considered 03/05/13
Maine State Workers Decry High Turnover, Shrinking Compensation; Legislative Panel Rebuff's Gov's Dirigo Health Board Nominee; Nova Scotia Rejects Bids for Renewed Ferry Service to Maine; Collins Touts Bill Targeting 'Straw Purchase' of Guns
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Maine Things Considered 03/04/13
Prosecution Rests in Maine Zumba Prostitution Trial; Debate in Augusta: Should Maine Prisoners be Allowed to Vote?; Maine Bill Targets Clean Election Candidates' PACs; Study: Several Mental Illnesses Share Genetic Roots
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Maine Things Considered 03/01/2013
LePage Veto Ignites Partisan Firestorm in Augusta; Legislative Democrats: LePage Veto Threat Likely to Backfire; Collins Proposes Plan to Blunt Sequester Impact; Maine Delegation Weighs in on Sequester; Maine State Police Toy Drone Purchase Raises Concerns; Iconic Bangor Auditorium Hosts Last Event Before Wrecking Ball
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Maine Things Considered 02/28/2013
Data Breach Disclosure Bill Debated in Augusta; Bill Aims to Allow Some Adult Offenders in Juvenile Detention Centers; Academic Community Discusses Access to Journals in Wake of Suicide; Hidden History of African-American Contributions to Rev. War in Portland
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Maine Things Considered 02/27/2013
Maine Senate GOP Leader Splits With Gov on Revenue Sharing Plan; Maine Bill's Proposed Fetal Exposure Guidlines Generate Controversy; Pingree: Support Growing for More Tar Sands Regulation on Pipeline; Flurry of Storms Strains Snow Removal Budgets in So Maine; Norway Officials Celebrate Reopening of Historic Opera House
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Maine Things Considered 02/26/2013
Maine Lawmaker Seeks to Regulate Drones; Local Town Officials Fear Sequester Cuts at Maine's Acadia National Park; Multi-National Gay Couples in Maine Pin Hopes on Immigration Reform; Lewiston School Committee Rejects Redistricting Plan
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Maine Things Considered 02/25/2013
White House Warns of Effects of Sequestration in Maine; Maine Sees Gain in High School Graduation Rate; Portland Undertakes New Effort to Boost Graduation Rates; Baldacci Expresses Concerns about Searsport LPG Tank Plans; Deadly Puppy Virus Prompts Calls in Maine to Outlaw Retail Pet Sales
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Maine Things Considered 02/22/2013
Maine Wins Federal Grant for Health Care Pilot Project; Eastport to Get $120M Wood Pellet Plant, Up to 75 New Jobs; Maine Tribes Seek Tax Exemption for Tobacco Purchases; In New Role, Snowe to Seek Solutions to Partisan Divide
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Maine Things Considered 02/21/2013
Groups Sue Feds to Block Maine Medicaid Cuts; Maine Lawmaker Proposes Referendum to Legalize Marijuana; Maine Prison Guard Charged in Alleged Inmate Assault; Maine Senators Vow to Protect Shipyard Jobs as Sequester Looms
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Maine Things Considered 02/20/2013
Opening Arguments Presented in Maine Zumba Prostitution Trial; Maine Lawmakers Consider Measures to Expand Early Voting; Maine's Classroom Restraint Rules Come Under Legislative Scrutiny; Hidden History: 19th Century Mainers Witnessed Meteorite Strikes
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Maine Things Considered 02/19/2013
Fast Track for Maine Concealed Weapons Bill Raises Concerns; Maine Lawmakers Consider Expanding Coyote Trapping; Maine's Two Shipyards Brace for 'Sequestration' Cuts; Does God Sing? Maine Composer Explores the Power of Music
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Maine Things Considered 02/15/2013
Maine Newspaper's On-and-Off Gun Permit Info Request Stirs Controversy; Educate Maine: Effort to Prep Mainers for High-Tech Jobs Falling Short; Portland Poised for Hotel Room Boom; Behind the Swinging Doors: A Day in the Life of a Maine Restaurant Inspector
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Maine Things Considered 02/14/2013
Firearms Education for Maine Schools Proposed in Legislature; Some Maine Colleges Criticize President Obama's Proposed College Scorecard; Studies Commissioned By Quimby Show Economic Benefits of National Parks; Asteroid to Pass Close to Earth; Homemade Valentine's Day Cards Using Seaweed
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Maine Things Considered 02/13/2013
Maine High Court Justices Hear Privacy Arguments in Zumba Case; Maine Lawmaker Proposes to Ban Union Campaign Contributions; Rubio's 'Water Break' Gets Lots of Media Attention - for Poland Spring; Maine 'Truth and Reconciliation' Panel Begins Probe into Indian Adoptions
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Maine Things Considered
Maine Officials: Propane Likely Cause of Deadly House Explosion in Bath; Bill Proposes to Shrink Maine Legislature; Maine Bikers and Health Advocates Clash over Bill to Extend Helmet Law; Maine Navy Veteran Presses for Bill to Help Military Sexual Trauma Victims
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Maine Things Considered 02/11/2013
Maine's Karen Mills to Depart Obama Cabinet; Maine's Sen. Collins in Favor of More Drone Oversight; Maine Tribes Propose Beano Expansion; Maine Bill Would Protect Makeshift Roadside Memorials; Owner of Blizzard-Damaged Portland Bookstore Vows To Reopen
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Maine Things Considered 02/08/2013
Mainers Stock up on Supplies as Approaching Blizzard Disrupts Travel; Maine Gov Addresses Gun Rally Supporting 2nd Amendment; King Urges Curbs on Drone Strikes Against U.S. Citizens; Potent Synthetic Pot: Easy to Get in Maine, Hard to Kick
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Maine Things Considered 02/07/2013
Maine Joins in Regional Effort to Further Curb Carbon Emissions; Tales of Terror in Eloquent Verse: Maine Middle Schoolers Compete in Poetry Slam; Feds to Pay Maine Yankee $82 M for Nuke Fuel Storage Costs; Maine Environmental Advocates Unveil Legislative Wish List; Rare Baseball Card Auctioned in Biddeford for $92 K
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Maine Things Considered 02/06/2013
State Supreme Court backs Hebron Academy in dispute over tax-exempt status; Educators react to new proposals in Gov. LePage's State of the State address; Diverse new coalition backs legislation aimed at curbing gun violence; Special panel strongly rejects idea of a voter ID law in Maine.
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Maine Things Considered 02/05/2013
Maine Gov to Deliver State of the State Address; Maine Lawmaker Seeks More Eminent Domain Protections for Landowners; Maine Bill Aims to Restrict Domestic Drone Use; Grave of War of 1812 Captives Nearly Forgotten in Portland; Report: Climate Change Causing Rapid Wildlife Shifts; MPBN Debuts Maine Capitol Connection Channel
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Maine Things Considered 02/04/2013
Bill Aims to Lure More Filmmakers to Maine; Bright Spot for Maine Shrimpers Amid Season's Gloom; Maine Lawmaker Applauds Release of 'Sunshine Act' Rule; Maine Study: Smart Meter Emissions Well Within Federal Standards; Feds Target Reliance on Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes
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Maine Things Considered 02/01/2013
Maine Gov Vows to Protect Charter School Funding; Maine Wildlife Agency Feeling Pinch of Dwindling 'Chickadee Checkoff' Funds; Oakhurst Launches Initiative to Help Maine Dairy Farmers; Panel Begins Work to Redraw Maine's House and Senate District Boundaries; 'We the People' Competition Inspires Maine Student's Interest in Constitution
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Maine Things Considered 01/31/2013
Guarding Privacy in the Digital Age: Maine Lawmakers Take up the Challenge; Maine's Few Remaining Groundfishermen Face Bleak Future; Maine Marine Commissioner: Cuts Create 'Tremendous Hardship' for Groundfishery; Conservationsists Move to Save Disappearing Bumble Bee; Searching Under Bridges, Behind Dumpsters for Maine's Homeless
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Maine Things Considered 01/30/2013
Battle Brewing Over Maine Liquor Sales Contract; Maine PUC Praises - But Doesn't Approve - Efficiency Maine Contract; LePage Administration Steps Away from Tax Dispute in Brunswick; Class Action Suit Filed on Behalf of Disabled Mainers; Maine's Agriculture Industry Keeping Close Eye on Immigration Debate
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Maine Things Considered 01/29/2013
Zumba Trial on Hold Until Mid-February; Maine Gov's Casino Revenue Proposals Spark Debate; Portland Renews Push for Public Pre-K Programs; Missing Some Maine Lobster Gear? Check out Jane Darke's Yard - in Britain
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Maine Things Considered 01/28/2013
Gov's Proposed Cap on General Assistance Funds Worries Maine Municipal Leaders; Maine GOP Freshman Revives "Right-to-Work" Legislation; Maine Teacher Evalutions: How Much Should Student Performance Count?; Portland Mayor to Outline Education, Economic Goals in 'State of the City' Address
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Maine Things Considered 01/25/2013
Judge Tosses Strong's Invasion of Privacy Charges; Cold Forces Homeless Agencies to Ask For Help; Lewiston City Manager Reacts to 160 Lost Jobs; Lawmaker Vows to Protect Roadside Shrines; Guard Troops Return to Maine After a Yearlong Deployment
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Maine Things Considered 01/24/2013
Maine Regulators Approve Floating Wind Pilot Project, to Gov's Dismay; Maine High Court: Jury Proceedings in Zumba Trial Must be Public; Maine Municipalities Face Grim Choices Under LePage Budget Plan; Maine's Real Estate Industry: New Index Suggests Upbeat Forecast
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Maine Things Considered 01/23/2013
Jury Selection to Continue Thursday in Maine Zumba Prostitution Case; Hearings Open on LePage Plan for $153M in Spending Cuts; Guns and School Safety: Maine Lawmaker's Bill Ignites Debate; Movement Underway to Make Portland 'Tar Sands Free' Geiger Brothers' Printing Business Falls Victim to New Technology
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Maine Things Considered 01/22/2013
Mainers Protest Proposed Clean Elections Cut; Rumford Couple Frozen out of Heating Assistance; Maine's High School Graduation Rate on the Rise; UMaine Study: More 'Roundabouts' in Maine's Traffic Future
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Maine Things Considered 01/21/2013
Maine Lawmakers Submit 1,780 Bills for Consideration; Portland's Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Focuses on Future Generations; Maine's Hidden History: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Only Known Visit to Maine; 'More Than a Rap Sheet': Convicted Maine Embezzler Struggles to Start Over
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Maine Things Considered 01/18/2013
Trial of Key Defendant in Zumba Prostitution Case to Get Underway Tuesday; LePage Pushes for More Liquor Sales Revenue to Pay off Hospital Debt; Vermont Nuclear Plant at Center of States' Rights Battle; AIDS Activist Featured in Oscar-Nominated Doc Speaks at Portland Screening
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Maine Things Considered 01/17/2013
Maine House Speaker Unveils 'Ticket to Work' Bill; Maine Environmental Board Backs Limited BPA Ban; Proposed Gun Changes Could Boost Mental Health Care Access in Maine; Study: Electronic Medical Records Not Generating Expected Savings
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Maine Things Considered 01/16/2013
Commissioner Defends Firing of Maine State Prison Warden; Obama Gun Proposals Likely to be Tough Sell in Maine; Maine GOP Lawmaker Proposes Tax Hike on Wealthy; Mountaineering Legend Hits Peaks in New Hampshire
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Maine Things Considered 01/15/2013
Gov LePage Proposos to Link Hospital Payments to Liquor Sales Change; Maine Hospitals Welcome Gov's Promise to Pay off Debt; LePage Budget Contains Some Spending Hikes; Promise to Self: Keep Promises to Self
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Maine Things Considered 01/14/2013
Labor Mural Removed by Governor Back on Display in Capitol; City of Portland Officials Join Gun Control Advocates; Terrorism Expert Speaks-Out Against Searsport LNG Tank; Rockland Mayor Discusses Challenges Facing His Midcoast City
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/14/2013
Labor Mural Removed by Governor Back on Display in Capitol; City of Portland Officials Join Gun Control Advocates; Terrorism Expert Speaks-Out Against Searsport LNG Tank; Rockland Mayor Discusses Challenges Facing His Midcoast City
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/14/2013
Labor Mural Removed by Governor Back on Display in Capitol; City of Portland Officials Join Gun Control Advocates; Terrorism Expert Speaks-Out Against Searsport LNG Tank; Rockland Mayor Discusses Challenges Facing His Midcoast City
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/14/2013
Labor Mural Removed by Governor Back on Display in Capitol; City of Portland Officials Join Gun Control Advocates; Terrorism Expert Speaks-Out Against Searsport LNG Tank; Rockland Mayor Discusses Challenges Facing His Midcoast City
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/11/2013
Governor LePage Releases Details of His Proposed Budget; Shock Waves Continue to Reverberate After Warden's Dismissal; Maine CDC Calls Flu An Epidemic; Passamaquoddy Language Endangered
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/10/2013
Maine State Prison Warden Fired On The Spot; WardenGun Control Debate A Hot Topic in Maine; New Mortgage Rules Could Impact Maine Borrowers; Maine Farmers Appeal Monsanto Ruling
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/09/2013
Maine Democrats Outline Legislative Priorities; Organic Farmers Criticize State Pesticides Board; Gov. LePage Calls for Mass Charter School Committee Resignations; Poet From Bethel Picked for President's Inauguration
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/08/2013
Gov. LePage's Proposed Health Care Cuts Given Partial OK By Feds; MEA, Portland Mayor Oppose Governor's Proposed Education Spending Cuts; Lobster Fishery Managers Hold Series of Meetings with Fishermen; Meeting Scheduled in Biddeford to Discuss Coyote Sightings
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Maine Things Considered 01/07/2013
New State Treasurer Opposes Governor's Freeze of Bond Funds; Economic Challenges Face New Mayor of Gardiner; Free Clinic in Portland Gets Financial Reprieve; Researcher from Maine Makes Leaps with Frog Study
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Maine Things Considered 01/04/2013
Maine Lawmakers Get Details on Governor's Curtailment Order; Portland Considers Buffer Zone as Abortion Protests Continue; Maine Cracks Down on School Bullying; Maine School Kids Bouncing in their 'Chairs' to Fight Obesity
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Maine Things Considered 01/03/2013
Details of Rangeley Snowmobile Tragedy Begin to Unfold; Maine Gov Turns to Pre-produced Videos to Get Message Out; Narwhal Tusk Smuggling Suspects Due in Bangor Court; Maine's Economic Forecast for 2013: More of the Same
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Maine Things Considered 01022013
Mainers Greet 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal with Lukewarm Praise;Democratic Maine Legislature Likely to Face off With Republican Governor in 2013; Maine Gov to Propose Ban on Welfare Benefits for Drug Felons; MaineWorks: Felons Stay on the Job - and Out of Prison
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Maine Things Considered 12/28/2012
Maine School Districts Brace for $12.5M in Funding Cuts; Maine Corrections Officials: Jobs Likely to go Unfilled Under Curtailment; South Paris Energy Company Enters Maine's Electricity Market; Maine Cities and Towns Gear up for Gay Marriages
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Maine Things Considered 12/26/2012
Natural Gas Companies Vie for Dominance in Maine; Maine School Districts Move to 'De-consolidate'; Maine Maritime Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary; Maine's 'Gym Dandies' to Perform In Inaugural Parade
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Maine Things Considered 12/21/2012
Maine Group Calls for Allowing Teachers to Carry Concealed Weapons; Collins: Unacceptable to Allow Nation to go Over 'Fiscal Cliff'; Maine's Urban Firefighters No Longer Just Fighting Fires; South Portland Man Turns Grief into Sweets for Patients at Maine Med
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Maine Things Considered 12202012
Progressive Business Owners in Maine Side with President Obama on His Tax Proposal; Baseless School Threat Rumors Cause Police to Mobilize in the Wake of Last Week's School Killings in CT; Some Parents in Dexter Remain Unsatisfied with Hazing Incident Punishments; Rockland Synagogue Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Music
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Maine Things Considered 12/19/2012
Maine Legislative Democrats: Jobs and Economy Priority No. 1; Report: Maine Taxpayers Spent $2M to Settle Workplace Behavior Cases; Maine Mental Health Advocates Weigh in on Newtown Tragedy; Rockland Synagogue Celebrates 100th Anniversary
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Maine Things Considered 12/18/2012
MaineHousing: Revamped Bidding Process Lowering Costs; Gun Control Talk Spurs Gun and Ammunition Sales in Maine; Flu Death of Maine School Child Prompts Vaccination Push; MECA Students 'Sell' Art in Exchange for Community Service
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Maine Things Considered 12/17/2012
Maine Schools Reassess Security in Wake of Connecticut Shootings; How to Talk to Kids About the Newtown Tragedy; Newtown Shootings Renew Gun Control Debate in MaineTighter Gun Control? Maine's Congressional Delegates Weigh In
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Maine Things Considered 12/14/2012
The Affordable Care Act: Will it Prompt Maine Businesses to Drop Coverage?; Maine's Groundfishing Fleet Awaits Word on Sandy Disaster Relief; Maine's Christmas Tree Industry Struggles to Track Sales; Maine Weath Convoy Heads for Arlington National Cemetery
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Maine Things Considered 12/13/2012
Forbes Magazine's 'Worst for Business' Ranking Ruffles Some Mainers' Feathers; Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe Says Goodbye; Mercy Hospital Seeks Merger with Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems; Waterville Craftsman Shapes Wood into Coffins - for the Living
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Maine Things Considered 12/12/2012
UMaine Wins Major Federal Grant for Offshore Wind Development; Quimby Puts National Park Plans on Back Burner; Hebron Academy Tax Dispute Comes Before Maine High Court; Parents Question Motive for Lewiston School Redistricting; Press Herald Investigation: Nearly Half of Police Shootings in Maine Involve Mentally Ill
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Maine Things Considered 12/11/2012
Maine Legislative Leaders at Odds over Salaries for Key Positions; Maine's Unity College a Leader in "Fossil Free" Movement; State Officials Seek Answers as Midcoast Homeless Shelter Abruptly Closes; Portland Opens New Shelter for Homeless Teens
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Maine Things Considered 12/10/2012
Panel Recommends that Maine Prosecutor be Suspended; Report: Maine's Transportation Infrastructure Falling Behind; Russell Libby Remembered as Visionary Champion of Maine's Organic Farming Movement; Proposal for Maine State Bank Back on Legislative Agenda
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Maine Things Considered 12/07/2012
Maine Lawmakers to Consider Marijuana Bills; Mary's Hospital Announces Layoffs; MPA Sanctions Lee Academy for Recruitment Violations;Maine Confronts Alarming Rise in Gonorrhea Cases; MPBN Proposes New State House Channel
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Maine Things Considered 12/06/2012
Times Tough for Maine's Free Medical Clinics; Maine's Rural Hospitals Win Accolades from Grading Group; Clashes Foreseen Between LePage Administration and Maine's New Democratic AG;New Management System Aims to Restore Maine's Scallop Fishery
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Maine Things Considered 12/05/2012
Maine Gov Swears in New Lawmakers - and Takes Jab at Dems; First Men in Maine Zumba Prostitution Case Arraigned; Northern Maine Makes Lonely Planet's Top Ten Destinations List;Wiscasset High Experiments with New Teacher Evaluation System
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Maine Things Considered 12/04/2012
Maine Governor: No Budget Talks - or Any Talks - Unless Dems Call off 'Tracker'; Gorham Scientists Sound Alarm about Mercury Contamination in Fish; What's Behind Wiscasset High's Plunging Graduation Rate?; Maine DEP Spreads Word about Proper Disposal of 'Sharps'
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Maine Things Considered 12/03/12
Cuts to Northern Shrimp Fishery Dismay Maine Industry; Maine Finance Chief Recommends Budget Curtailment to Close $35.5 M Gap; Land For Maine's Future Projects in Jeopardy as Gov Refuses to Authorize Borrowing; Gardiner 'Pop Up' Project Helps Fill Empty Storefronts
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Maine Things Considered 11/30/12
Enbridge: Tar Sands Opponents Distorting Pipeline Change Plans; Public to Weigh in on Controversial Searsport Propane Tank Proposal; Deadline Looming for Medicare Open Enrollment; MPBN's Toby LeBoutillier Takes Radio Listeners on Last Trip 'Down Memory Lane'
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Maine Things Considered 11/29/2012
Appeals Court Upholds Maine Gov's Removal of Labor Mural; CMP: No Negative Effects from Iberdrola Credit Downgrade; Maine Tax Amnesty Initiative Fails to Deliver Expected Revenues; Popularity of Exotic Pets Sends Maine Animal Control Officers Back to School
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Maine Things Considered 11/28/2012
Maine Gov's Plan to Order Spending Cuts Stuns Democratic Leaders; New England States Protest Grid Operator's Budget; Environment Maine: Extend Federal Wind Energy Tax Credits; Saving Maine's Franco-American Culture: Task Force Weighs In; Scientists Assess Threats to Lobster Fishery at Maine Symposium
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Maine Things Considered 11/27/12
Soon-to-be-Elected Maine GOP Chair Faces Fractured Party; Dexter High Football Players Suspended after Hazing Incident; Propane Tank Proposal Divides Searsport Area Residents; After Post-Thanksgiving Retail Splurge Comes 'Giving Tuesday'
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Maine Things Considered 11/26/2012
Educators Decry New Student Restraint Rules; Progressives Might Have More Sway in Next Legislature; Forgotten Foods, Lost Flavors and Why They Matter; Dinner with the Smileys
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Maine Things Considered 11/21/2012
Maine TV Anchors Quit on Air, Igniting Journalism Ethics Debate; Lewiston Considers Plan to Redraw School Boundaries; Brunswick Restaurant's Name Ensares it in Legal Battle; Gray Thursday? Maine Shoppers Won't Be Joining the Frenzy; Maine Occupy Members Harness Black Friday for Hurricane Relief
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Maine Things Considered 11/20/2012
Portland Considers Controversial Plan to End Homelessness; Occupy Group Fights to Help Maine Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure; Wounded Livermore Falls Soldier Gets Hero's Welcome Home; Probing Microbes of the Deep: Maine Science Lab Breaks New Ground
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Maine Things Considered 11/19/2012
Former Maine Drug Prosecutor on Lam after Jumping Bail; UMaine Campus Mourns as Investigators Probe Fatal Plane Crash; Mainers Hold Peace Vigil in Response to Gaza Conflict; Maine Health Advocates Seek to Restore Smoking Cessation Funds
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Maine Things Considered 11/16/2012
Picketing Continues in Biddeford, Despite Hostess Shutdown; Biddeford Hostess Strike: Two Unions at Odds; Collins Sees Movement Toward Averting 'Fiscal Cliff'; Maine Gov Turns Health Exchange Set up Over to Feds; Third Charter School Wins Approval in Maine
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Maine Things Considered 11/15/2012
Hostess Ultimatum Fails to Quell Biddeford Strikers;Female Veterans in Maine Give VA System Mixed Reviews; Maine Country Music Legend 'Mac' McHale Dies at Age 80; Work with Horses Helps Rehabilitate Maine Prisoners
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Maine Things Considered 11/14/2012
King Announces Plans to Caucus with Democrats; Democratic Maine Legislature Reaches out to Republican Gov, to No Avail; Maine Lawmaker to Introduce Measure to Legalize Recreational Pot; Maine Group Pushes for Higher Taxes on Wealthy; Deadly Maine Fire Prompts Look at Fire Safety
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Maine Things Considered 11/13/12
Biddeford Hostess Workers Vow to Continue Strike; Waldoboro's Only Pharmacy to Close as Medicaid Changes Squeeze Profits; Democrats Nominate Berwick Rep for Speaker Post; Hike in Suicide Rates Concerns Maine Officials; Portland-Based Pair Documents Hopes and Fears of World's Youth
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Maine Things Considered 09/11/2012
New Senate Leadership in Maine GOP; Charlie Webster Out as Chair of the Maine Republican Party; New Hampshire Achieves First All-Female Congressional Delegation; Senior Athletes Go For the Gusto in Documentary
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Maine Things Considered 11/08/12
New Maine Legislature to Choose Constitutional Officers; Maine Gay Marriage Vote Highlights Demographic Differences; New DA for Kennebec and Somerset Counties Faces Big Challenges; Bob Woodward Weighs in on 2012 Election Results
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Maine Things Considered 11/07/2012
Senator-elect King Remains Mum on Party Caucus; Maine Voters Hand Democrats Control of State Legislature; The End of an Era in the Maine Legislature: John Martin Ousted; Maine Green Candidates Lose, but Party Celebrates Milestones; Gay Marriage: A Boost for Maine's Wedding Industry?
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Maine Things Considered 11/06/12
Heavy Voter Turnout in Maine Driven by Presidential Race, Same-Sex Marriage; Sen. Snowe Prepares to Fight Hyper-Partisanship from Outside Congress; Group Seeks to Boost Production of Maine-Raised Meat; Maine Lawyers Volunteer to Help Veterans Get Benefits
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Maine Things Considered 11/05/12
Down to the Wire: Maine Campaigns Make Final Push; Suspect in Maine Triple Homicide Pleads Not Guilty; Maine Forest Rangers Help Coordinate Sandy Relief Efforts; Should Maine Legalize Prostitution? Kennebunk Case Ignites Debate
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Maine Things Considered 11/02/2012
Former Maine Governor John Reed Remembered as Kind and Humble; Bowdoin Analyst: Third-Party Political Ads Dominating Maine Airwaves; Small Maine Company Sues Microsoft for Patent Infringement; Hundreds of Mainers Line up for Free Dental Care
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Maine Things Considered 11/01/2012
Downeaster Makes Inaugural Run North to Freeport, Brunswick; PACs Pour Money into Presque Isle Lawmaker's Race; Sanford Residents to Vote on Whether to Become City; Gay Marriage Issue: Maine Business Owners Stand on Principles; Divers Find Invasive Red Asian Seaweed Off Cape Elizabeth
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Maine Things Considered 10/31/2012
Maine Political Parties Spar before State Ethics Commission; Maine Democrats Criticize GOP's Push to Recruit 'Poll Monitors'; Grappling with Gay Marriage Issue: A Maine Lawmaker Changes his Mind; 110-Year-Old Bangor Milk Production Facility Shutting Down
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