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- Japan Fines 'Fat' People, Companies Must Measure Waist Lines…
- The U.S. usually steals the headlines when it comes to stories about being overweight. Obesity in the U.S. is no joke for sure. As I wrote a few months ago, 60 percent of adults and 16 percent of children are obese. But today, the news is…
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AlterNet- The Independent Path to the Blaine House
- Eliot Cutler has had a career that’s taken him from his home state of Maine to Washington D.C. to Beijing and back again. He’s now seeking to use that experience to claim the Blaine House and become the third independent governor in Maine’s…
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- Seasonal Flu Vaccine in Short Supply in Maine, Mills Says
- Maine CDC head Dr. Dora Mills says she's trying to shift available supplies of the vaccine to those most vulnerable -- the elderly. Maine is experiencing a shortage of vaccine not only for the swine flu but for seasonal flu as well. Maine…
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- see what Todd Harrison has written »
- Todd Harrison, founder and CEO of Minyanville, has 18 years of experience on Wall Street. After graduating from Syracuse University with honors (1991), he spent seven years on the worldwide equity derivative desk at Morgan Stanley (vice…
- Minyanville
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- 5 hours ago
- What's new in Olde Towne
- Throughout his hospitality career, David Cartier has been responsible for marketing destinations from Maine to Virginia. He will share the latest on the people, events and what’s happening in historic Olde Towne, Portsmouth. David, along…
- HamptonRoads.com
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HamptonRoads.com- The Stupak Speech Senate Dems (and Stupak Himself) Need to…
- No one reading this has forgotten that, a couple Saturday nights ago, the House of Representatives passed a healthcare "reform" bill that included your so-called Stupak Amendment. Yesterday, the remaining ballots were counted in the 23rd…
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AlterNet - Milford company banking on modular homes
- MILFORD – The president of a Milford company that recently purchased a Maine manufacturer of modular buildings said modular housing is the “wave of the future.” The R.J. Finlay Co., which owns a number of businesses in construction and real…
- Nashua Telegraph
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- 7 hours ago
- Here are the 99 Marathon city manager applicants
- Following are the applicants to be Marathon’s next city manager. There were 99 resumes submitted prior to the Nov. 20 deadline to apply. Here they are in alphabetical order: Garland, Texas, resident Scott Albert, whose last job at the…
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- Nov. 25 letters to the editor
- Though I am a registered Democrat I have always thought of Sen. Snowe as a compassionate, caring legislator. I was proud that she alone among her Republican brethren was taking an active role in the debate over health care reform. She has…
- Bangor Daily News
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- 10 hours ago
- Walmart supercenter slated for city
- NORTH ADAMS -- A Fairfield, Conn., developer plans to build a 160,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter at the old city gravel pit on Curran Highway (Route 8) at an estimated cost of $15 million to $20 million. Ceruzzi Properties of…
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