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6 hrs ago | WLBZ

UMaine Honors Former Professor

The University of Maine honored the memory of a long time professor Saturday. Edward "Sandy" Ives worked at the University of Maine for 44 years.

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15 hrs ago | WABI-TV Bangor

Reaction Mixed to Close Vote on Question One

In a close vote, Mainers approved Question One, rejecting the same sex marriage law the legislature passed earlier this year.

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Related Topix: Maine

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WABI-TV Bangor

Old Town Fire

Fire fighters battled a house fire in Old Town Friday morning. The call from a two-story apartment building on Main Street came in just before 6 o'clock. It started as a car fire, but the vehicle was parked next to the porch of the home, so flames quickly spread.

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Related Topix: Old Town, ME, Milford, ME, Orono, ME

TheWeek.com

How long can conservatives oppose gay marriage?

In Maine this week, opponents of gay marriage won a narrow victory at the polls.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Maine, Maine Government, US Politics, US News

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Bangor Daily News

Author: CIA case evidence of abuse of power

The news that an Italian court convicted on Wednesday a base chief for the CIA and 22 other Americans for the crime of rendition was evidence that the executive branch of the U.S. government has too much power, activist and author David Swanson told a small group of people Thursday afternoon at the University of Maine.

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Related Topix: Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME, US Politics, Dennis Kucinich, US News, George Bush

Mass High Tech

Maine: Hub of innovation?

Who says you need to be on either side of the Charles River to be the home of true innovation? After all Maine has a long history of inventing things you probably thought came from somewhere else.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Inventions

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Daily Kos

Cheers and Jeers: Wednesday

Postscript "Please, sir, may I have another?" The lesson we learned last night in Maine is pretty simple: if you want to deny the right of gay people to get married, just put it to a popular vote.

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Related Topix: Maine, Gay/Lesbian, Maine Government, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Wedding

Village Soup

Belfast's Matluk is Kennedy Center pick

WASHINGTON, D.C. : The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has selected Belfast's Bryan Matluk for its fellowship program for the 2009-2010 season as part of the Kennedy Center Institute for Arts Management.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Bangor Daily News

UMaine assault leads to charges

ORONO, Maine a ' An Augusta man was issued a summons for assault early Saturday morning after he punched two University of Maine students on campus.

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Related Topix: Orono, ME, Gay/Lesbian, Transgendered, Old Town, ME, Bangor, ME

Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Signal

A.G. attacks marriage

Last week, Attorney General Eric Holder made a strategic stop at the University of Maine, where he told the audience that the Defense of Marriage Act - which is under attack in the very state he visited - "is discriminatory and should be repealed." America's highest-ranking law enforcer made a stopover in Maine to campaign for same-sex "marriage" ...

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Bangor Daily News

Concrete pouring cited in accident

Construction on a Percent for Art project at the University of Maine's Dean Paul Cloke Plaza halted Wednesday afternoon when an arch form being filled with concrete failed, felling a second arch being used in the project.

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Related Topix: Pittsfield, ME

Sat Oct 31, 2009

WLBZ

Mills To Benefit From Federal Grant

Mills in Maine that produce organic wheat flour will be getting a major boost from U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Orono, ME, Baked Goods, Life, Food, Bread

Thu Oct 29, 2009

WVII

Bangor, Maine Wvii Abc 7 and WFVX Fox 22

As part of the Get Out the Vote Campaign students at the University of Maine joined State Representatives Wednesday afternoon, to urge folks to vote no on Question One.

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Related Topix: Bangor Metro, Bangor, ME

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Village Soup

Literary fest focuses on New Voices

CAMDEN : Maine Literary Festival Presents, a special event set for Saturday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Maine, Camden, ME, Arts, Literature

WCSH-TV Portland

UMaine: Semester At Sea Offered

The University of Maine says some students will be able to earn credits while studying at sea aboard a 19th Century schooner.

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

Bangor Daily News

University of Maine students urged to get H1N1 vaccine

Students at the University of Maine are being strongly urged to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, which has sickened hundreds of young adults at other college campuses around the country and in the state.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Orono, ME, Bates College, Bowdoin College

San Diego Union-Tribune

Anti-gay rights battle spreads to other states

Maine: Question 1. Referendum to overturn legalization of same-sex marriages passed by the Legislature.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, California, Sacramento Metro, Sacramento, CA

Charlotte Observer

Cougars without claws

Courteney Cox plays a divorced woman lusting for a younger man in ABC's "Cougar Town." http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2009/10/20/17/COUGARS.ART0_GBOS0JDO.1+Demi_Moore.JPG.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.jpg 385 Actor Ashton Kutcher is 15 years younger than his wife, actress Demi Moore.

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Related Topix: Cougar Town, Entertainment, Television, Ashton Kutcher

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Nashua Telegraph

Holder: Maine's Cohen was on VP list

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says former Maine Sen. William Cohen was considered as a possible running mate with President Barack Obama before the 2008 election.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Joe Biden

Sat Oct 24, 2009

WCSH 6 Portland

Old Town Mill Looking Ahead To Jet Fuel Production

Old Town Fuel and Fiber is celebrating surviving its first year in business despite the volatile pulp market.

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