Editor’s note: The author is somewhere in the mountains of Western Colorado far from computers and the Internet. This week’s column is an excerpted chapter from his book “Backtrack.” Adam Moore guided his quarter horse down the narrow, rocky trail. It was almost lunch time. A soft October breeze stirred the golden aspen leaves. Beyond […]
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Maine Ski Hall of Fame to hold induction banquet
Maine Ski Hall of Fame committee chairman Dave Irons has put out the call for skiers to make their reservations to attend the 13th annual Induction Banquet at Sunday River, Saturday on Oc. 24. This year’s event at the Sunday River Grand Summit Hotel will include Fireside Chat from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., the Hall […]
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Sunday River says it hopes to open for ski season Oct. 19
NEWRY — The Sunday River Ski Resort announced Wednesday that it would attempt to take advantage of an expected cold snap and intends to open for the season at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19. The resort expects to open the upper T2 trail, accessible via the Locke Mountain Triple lift in the Barker Basin area, […]
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Portland police chief says gun law change puts citizens, cops in danger
PORTLAND — The police chief for Maine’s largest city said Wednesday that a change in state law allowing residents to carry concealed handguns without permits in public will make the state a more dangerous place. “When this legislation goes into effect tomorrow — police officers and sheriffs around the state — their lives will be in […]
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In Lewiston, Paul LePage upbraids Legislature, vows to fight status quo
LEWISTON — During an hourlong town hall meeting Tuesday, Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage continued his campaign against the state’s Legislature and its leaders, again promising to push the powers of the executive branch of government to achieve his policy goals. Before a largely friendly audience of about 100 people, LePage spoke at the Green […]
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Group wants voters to change Maine’s voting system in 2016
LEWISTON — A group that hopes to ask voters statewide to change the way Maine votes in 2016 will begin its campaign in earnest later this month. Ranked Choice Voting Maine wants Maine to become the first state in the U.S. to fully use a ranked-choice ballot system for its elections and has gathered the […]
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Sen. Angus King heads to Iceland for Arctic Circle meeting
LEWISTON — U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, will head to Iceland later this week to participate in the 2015 Arctic Circle Assembly, King’s office announced Monday. The Assembly, which runs through next weekend, brings together hundreds of organizations from across the globe and is designed to increase participation in a dialogue about and strengthen the […]
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Democracy in action will leave many hunters snickering
A sage once offered this definition of democracy: “Democracy is like a raft. It never sinks, but damn it, your feet are always in the water.” This cynical tidbit comes to mind if you sift through all of the proposed Maine legislative bills that wound up in the ONTP trash bag. (ONTP is an Augusta […]
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Gov. Paul LePage announces Lewiston town hall meeting for Oct. 13
LEWISTON — Republican Gov. Paul LePage will hold a town hall meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Lewiston High School’s Green Ladle. The Green Ladle is the culinary arts school for the high school’s regional technical center. According to a release from LePage’s office Friday, he will deliver remarks about moving Maine […]
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Sen. Angus King calls for stricter federal firearm laws
AUGUSTA — The day a Maine group touted its new online gun-safety training program, U.S. Sen. Angus King took the floor of the Senate to call for stricter federal firearms regulations. Both events took place a week ahead of a new law going into effect in Maine that will remove the requirement that those who […]