AUGUSTA — In 1984, an Auburn man put a 4-year-old girl in a hot oven and baked her to death because he thought she was evil. Retired firefighter Richard Wurfel of Windham told legislators that of the 12 first responders, 11 had left their jobs at fire, police and emergency medical service within a year. […]
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Dog Gov. Paul LePage tried to pardon will live, receive training
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A dog that Maine’s governor tried to rescue from a euthanasia sentence will live. The Kennebec Journal reports that a judge on Monday agreed to a deal to send an Alaskan husky named Dakota to a veterinary hospital for training after it attacked two other dogs, killing one. A judge had […]
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The fate of Dakota, the husky 'pardoned' by LePage, could be decided Monday
The fate of Dakota, the husky pardoned by Gov. Paul LePage, could be decided Monday by a District Court judge if the former owner, the woman who adopted the dog and the Kennebec County district attorney strike a deal that would lift permanently the euthanasia order imposed in April. If Judge Valerie Stanfill were to […]
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Maine lawmakers voice concerns about proposed child care rules
AUGUSTA (AP) — Some Maine lawmakers are voicing their concerns about the state’s proposed child care rules and the care of incarcerated young people with mental illness. The Legislature’s health and human services committee on Thursday agreed to ask Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration for more details on proposed child care regulations, which the committee […]
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Gov. Paul LePage will decide on possible cellphone ban for drivers
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a measure that would ban the use of handheld devices while driving. The measure, initially approved by both the Senate and House last month, heads next to Gov. Paul LePage. State Police Major Chris Grotton called the proposal “exactly the law that Maine law enforcement needs […]
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Paul LePage may seek U.S. Senate seat after all
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said he may jump into the U.S. Senate race after all. Speaking to a Portland radio station Thursday morning, the governor said he’s getting pressure to reconsider his decision to steer clear of the 2018 contest. U.S. Sen. Angus King, a first-term Maine independent, has only one challenger to his […]
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Last-minute budget deal leaves Maine communities confused
AUGUSTA (AP) — Communities across Maine say they’re confused by changes to education and tax policy contained in a last-minute budget deal that’s displeasing to Republican Gov. Paul LePage and unlikely to offer promised relief to all taxpayers. The $7.1 billion, two-year budget that ended a three-day government shutdown includes education initiatives that LePage fought […]
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Subverting democracy
In a democracy, a free press is essential in keeping people informed and keeping government open and honest. When Gov. Paul LePage gives false information to the press, he is really lying to the people and subverting democracy. Folger Cleaveland, Farmington
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Gov. Paul LePage: ‘Narcan will save lives’ despite previously criticizing overdose-reversal drug
Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday declared that an overdose-reversing drug he previously criticized is actually effective at saving lives — but that he still wants drug abusers to pay for it or be sent to rehab. “I believe that Narcan will save lives. However, if you allow it to go 12, 13, 14, 15 times […]
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Freedom of the press
“I’m sorry, but I’d tell you, the sooner the print press goes away the better society will be,” Gov. Paul LePage told local radio station WGAN-AM on July 6. “The press has become so dishonest that if we don’t talk about it, we are doing a tremendous disservice to the American people. Tremendous disservice. We […]