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IT'S SIMPLY GRAND! Burning down the house
Have you taken in a show our two at the Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre (aka Fire Hall Theatre)? If not, you don't know what your missing. This community organization has been a mainstay in Grea...
Posted on 10/25/11 at 10:11 AM
FATHER KNOWS LAST American Rallying Cries (Remember Pearl Harbor)
Remember the Alamo was the Texan's rallying cry during their war with the Mexicans. The Mexicans laid siege on the small Texan mission and eventually massacred everyone inside. This lack of mercy serv...
Posted on 12/7/10 at 8:51 PM
Sick child diverts flight to Maine 
An airplane en route from Amsterdam to Minnesota was diverted to Bangor International Airport because of a sick child on board.
By Associated Press , October 27, 2012
Minnesota, other states' gay marriage campaigns donations
The Human Rights Campaign is donating $225,000 to Mainers United for Marriage as part of its national campaign in support of gay marriage.
By Associated Press , October 12, 2012
90-year-old Maine man skydives for first time
A Maine man who learned how to use a parachute as a Navy pilot during World War II has finally made his first jump — at age 90.
By Associated Press , July 16, 2012
U.S. Sen. Snowe, Republican from Maine, leaving after 3 terms
With centrists becoming few and far between, Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe cited the increasingly polarized climate of Washington in abandoning the U.S. Senate after three terms, giving Democrats new hope of winning the longtime GOP-held seat.
By David Sharp , February 29, 2012
Romney wins Maine caucus, according to GOP chairman
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of articleMaine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster says Mitt Romney has won the Maine caucuses by a slim margin over Ron Paul, giving Romney a much needed boost following losses in three other contests in the past week. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich were shut out.
By Beth Fouhy and Steve Peoples , February 11, 2012
In Maine, Paul vies to extend Romney losing streak
Mitt Romney hoped to avoid a fourth straight election setback today in the GOP presidential nomination race, but feisty Ron Paul could extend that losing streak with a victory in Maine's caucuses.
By Steve Peoples , February 11, 2012
UPDATE: Police say windows were broken at missing Maine toddler's home
Police in Maine say someone broke two windows at the home where a toddler was reported missing seven weeks ago. Waterville police said today that the girl's grandmother called police late Friday night to report that someone was throwing things at her home.
By Associated Press , February 04, 2012
Police: No evidence to support Maine tot abduction; child's blood found in dad's home
Family members of a missing toddler in Maine were told by police that the amount of the girl's blood found in the basement where her father slept was "more than a small cut would produce" but police declined today to say how much blood was discovered.
By Associated Press , January 30, 2012
Kentucky, Mississippi voters electing governors
Voters chose governors in Mississippi and Kentucky today, casting ballots that could foreshadow the public's political mood just two months ahead of the first presidential primary and nearly four years into the worst economic slowdown since the Depression.
By Chris Sundheim , November 08, 2011
Power restoration in snowy East could take days; more than 2 million homes, businesses still powerless
VIDEO: Bottom of articleThe early nor'easter had utility companies struggling to restore electricity to more than 3 million homes and businesses. By early today, the number of customers without power was still above 2 million but falling. But officials in some states warned it could be days or even a week before residents have power again, even though crews have been brought in from as far away as Michigan and Canada.
By Dave Collins , October 31, 2011
Maine cops seek clues after body found in storage
Detectives believed a 29-year-old woman was the victim of foul play after she was reported missing in 1983 and they interviewed her boyfriend at least twice. But the case made little headway until last week when human remains believed to be hers were discovered inside a freezer in a rental storage unit.
By Clarke Canfield , October 25, 2011
MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY: Friday's results
By Herald Staff Report , October 14, 2011
Anti-Wall Street protests spread through U.S.
Hundreds of protesters dressed as corporate zombies in ManhattanProtests against Wall Street spread across the country Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, in a show of anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed.
By Chris Hawley , October 03, 2011
Paraplegic skipper lauded for saving lives off coast of Maine
A paraplegic skipper is being credited with actions that helped save the lives of all but one friend on his pleasure fishing boat as it took on water in rough seas off Maine.
By Clarke Canfield , October 03, 2011
UPDATE: Trucker distracted in deadly New England train crash, police say
UPDATED 2:25 P.M.A New Hampshire truck driver was distracted by his cellphone and driving 20 mph over the speed limit when he skidded into the path of an Amtrak train, police said today.
By David Sharp , September 26, 2011
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