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Unsung Hero: Brunswick's Tim Garner, putting sports in perspective

BRUNSWICK — If you walk into Bowdoin College’s Morrell Gymnasium during a home basketball game, you will immediately spot the most enthusiastic presence on the floor: ball boy Tim Garner, a 58-year-old, never-say-die, bundle of energy who loves his Bowdoin Polar Bears – every te...

David Treadwell • News •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Portland trial: Did Falmouth parents allow teenagers to drink?

PORTLAND — Were a Falmouth couple complicit in allowing minors to drink at their home during a party last June, or did they prevent teenagers from drinking before the party spiralled out of control? That is the question before a Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket jury of nine ...

David Harry • News •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Out & About: 'Death by Design': Lively, hilarious comedy in Portland

With Groundhog Day now past, we’re on the down-slope of winter. What better way to accelerate the ride toward spring than a rollicking good comedy? That’s what “Death by Design” is all about: a wonderfully funny comedy – with a murder thrown into the mix.

Scott Andrews • Lifestyle •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 12:50 pm

The Universal Notebook: Nothing healthy about health insurance

Folks on the far-right fringe – tea partiers, libertarians, secessionists, etc. – were in open revolt against Obamacare until the Supreme Court told them what the rest of us already knew: the individual mandate is completely constitutional. While they were complaining that President O...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 12:30 pm

The View From Away: Gun control? First, control the rhetoric

The gun control debate highlights my main deficiency as a lawyer. I did not have a moral objection to learning to talk out of both sides out of my mouth – that is, argue either side of a case. I did not have a problem billing my time by the hour. With that training, any halfway decen...

Mike Langworthy • Opinion •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 11:40 am

Arts Calendar Feb. 6 - Feb. 19

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 2/6 Brown Bag Lecture Series: “Life Among Giants,” Bill Roorbach, 12 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq., Portland, 871-1700 ext. 723. ...

Lifestyle •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 11:30 am

Community Calendar Feb. 6 - Feb. 19

Greater Portland Benefits Friday 2/8 Fair Trade Friday Fundraiser. 10 a.m., Karma Fair Trade, 570 Brighton Ave., Portland, 831-4531. Percentage of all purchases go to the International J...

• Community •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 11:20 am

Short Relief: Background checks, education, licenses won't curb the 2nd Amendment

On my way down to New Jersey to pick up my mother for the holidays, I drove Interstate 84 past Newtown, Conn., where there was no joy this past holiday season. Once again, the combination of a high-powered firearm and a mentally ill person produced a bloody massacre. Anyone with an ounce o...

Halsey Frank • Opinion •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 11:10 am

Letter: LePage funding plan supports education

Edgar Allen Beem claimed Gov. Paul Lepage has shown nothing but contempt for public school teachers, students, administrators and schools (...

• Opinion •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 10:20 am

Letter: In defense of Falmouth's business climate

A frequent topic of discussion about Falmouth is whether our community is business friendly. The answer to that question is measured on a number of levels. First, the town staff is extremely responsive and helpful to business requests. In addition, the town has been engaged for some time in a tho...

• Opinion •
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 9:40 am
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