Maine Political Blogwire

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• Business of the Week: Son of a Ditch

  —The Rumford Reporter

  Son of a DitchCompact Tractor ServiceBush Hogging, Roto-tilling, Backhoe, & Rock & Stump Removal
  207-364-2095 [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 6:12pm EDT
  by The Rumford Reporter

• 4th July Solidarity Celebration

  —Turn Maine Blue

  Food AND Medicine and the Eastern Maine Labor Council invites you to attend our Ninth Annual ...

  FOURTH OF JULY SOLIDARITY CELEBRATION
  Featuring Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion with Slaid Cleaves

  PLACE: at the Solidarity Center, 20 Ivers St. Brewer, 04412.

  TIME: 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m Rain or Shine

  This year's Fourth [...]

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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 2:20pm EDT
  

• Week in Review, July 3

  —Portland Psst!

  Crops were rotting because of the rain (1), out-of-state aerial sprayers were authorized because of the rain (2), and scientists said this was the earliest late blight had spread across the Northeast because of the rain (3). Tuna at Shaw's was recalled because of its potential to [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 12:01pm EDT
  by Psst!

• 4th of July parades, events

  —Turn Maine Blue

  If you are looking for a way to celebrate the holiday, the Bangor Daily News has this list of communities holding 4th of July events.

  I'll also remind you of this post recounting last year's parade in Round Pond - if you look closely at the photographs, those dark' [...]

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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 11:00am EDT
  

• Robert Kennedy: A President Breaks Hearts in Appalachia

  —Turn Maine Blue

  Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has this piece in today's WaPo on mountaintop mining, and what must be done to stop it. It begins:

  Mountaintop removal coal mining is the worst environmental tragedy in American history. When will the Obama administration finally stop this Appalachian apocalypse?

  If ever an issue deserved President [...]

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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 8:43am EDT
  

• Do not upgrade to Firefox 3.5 just yet

  —Turn Maine Blue

  Firefox 3.5 is out, but beware - there is a startup bug. It takes about 5 minutes for it to load.

  Also, the right click mouse function no longer works.

  So if you're jonsing to upgrade, wait a few days and check their website to see if it has been fixed. [...]

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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 8:06am EDT
  

• Conservatives for Patients' Rights

  —The Rumford Reporter

  
  Conservatives for Patients' Rights is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and informing the public about the principles of patients rights and, in doing so, advancing the debate over health care reform. Those principles include choice, competition, accountability and responsibility. We believe the path to effective health care' [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 12:33am EDT
  by The Rumford Reporter

• This is Sad...

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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 12:30am EDT
  by The Rumford Reporter

• Elements of a Vibrant Community

  —The Rumford Reporter

  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 12:25am EDT
  by The Rumford Reporter